Welcome to Hawthorn Galleries
We offer an ever-changing collection of fine art from both locally and nationally renowned artists. Choose from original paintings, prints, sculpture, glass work, bronzes and a wide selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
Gallery Hours:
- Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm
- Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
- Phone: 417-866-6688
Featured Artist
Bryan and Zoë Keeland
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Zoë Keeland
Zoë Keeland was born in British Columbia, Canada, and raised in Fairfield, Iowa, a tiny town full of unusual people. She started college in Mankato, Minnesota, working on a degree in theatre. Pottery began as a hobby to relieve the stress of other classes, and quickly became a passion that she continued to pursue when she transferred to the University of Iowa. Finally, 12 credits away from a degree in theatre, and elbow deep in clay, she had to face the reality: She was addicted to pottery. Since there was no 12-step program to wean her away, she would have to make pottery for a living. Zoë moved to Missouri and took a job at the Silver Dollar City pottery shop as a production potter. There she met fellow potter, Bryan Keeland, and together they started Thorntree Pottery.
Bryan Keeland
Bryan was raised in northwest Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains. He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he majored in Engineering. He started making pottery before he graduated and realized that he had found his calling. They say, “Do what your good at,” but sometimes finding out what your good at is the hardest part. He began making pots as an apprentice in a pottery studio in July of 1991. He left engineering behind and has never regretted it. He fell in love with the immediacy of wheel thrown work and the process of creating unique, one of a kind functional pots.
Around this same time he was introduced to the Art Nouveau style that was popular around the turn of the century. He was attracted to the curvilinear lines and the organic forms of that style and has tried to incorporate these elements into his work. He uses the curvilinear lines as the profile of the pots themselves, and often uses organic forms in his work. “I feel that if I’m going to make anything then it should be the best that I can do. Every piece should stand on its own. I take pride in every piece that I make from the grandest teapot to a simple bowl.”