About Our Featured Artists

Gerry Williams

New Hampshire resident Gerry Williams is a nationally and internationally recognized master craftsman, teacher, lecturer and author.  He is the founder of The Studio Potter, a nonprofit, membership organization and editor of The Studio Potter, a journal about the aesthetics, technology, and history of pottery and about the personal lives of ceramic artists.  On Februrary 19, 1998 he was appointed as New Hampshire's first Artist Laureate by Governor Jeanne Shaheen.

The Studio Potter


Emily Mouton


Jon Brooks


Henry Rousseau

Henri Rousseau, also known as Le Douanier Rousseau (1844-1910), was the most celebrated of naïve artists.  Detailed accounts of his life and works, as well as elementary school art activities inspired by his works are available on the web:

Elementary Art Lessons -- Look for the Rousseau Link

"Imaginary World of Henri Rousseau," National Gallery of Art, Schools Looking and Learning, March 1999 (Includes Resources for Educators)

The Artchive -- Works by Rousseau 

WebMuseum Paris -- Works by Rousseau

Information about Rousseau