Ceramics inspired by Midwestern landscapes
Angela Venarchik is a ceramic artist living on Lake Michigan in Chicago. Her work is minimal and neat, placing an emphasis on form and function rather than image or decoration. Mainly inspired by the landscape of the Prairie State and the Great Lakes, the wide-open spaces of the Plains are expressed through clean and minimal design. She works in a color palette that reflects golden native grasses, stormy summer skies, snow-covered urban landscapes and the saturated blues of Lake Michigan. Each piece carries a deep, clear sense of place. Angela Venarchik Ceramics is a celebration of design, craftsmanship & Midwestern life!
Shop the collections and support local ecosystems
Each collection features limited edition pieces created to celebrate specific Chicago area landscapes and solicit donations to help preserve them. A portion of sales from each collection is donated to the work of Healing our Waters- The Great Lakes Coalition and Openlands . This contribution, made quarterly, will help preserve crucial wildlife habitats, protect and improve infrastructure contributing to safe drinking water, fund efforts to eliminate invasive species and toxic algae threatening the Great Lakes and maintain the natural lands and public parks in the Chicagoland area.
Prairie Collection
Inspired by the colors of native grasses and prairie wildflowers
“So much beauty is found in simplicity, subtlety and repetition and our open lands are great a classroom for developing and deepening this perspective. Here, in the absence of spectacle, detail and nuance have a chance to make their case to captivate your imagination and stoke wonder.”
Read more of Angela’s thoughts on Midwestern nature here.
Great Lakes Collection
Inspired by the beauty of Lake Michigan and the rivers that flow into it
Behind the scenes in her Chicago studio
In The Studio:
Take a look at what is involved in making each piece
