Artisan School at Maple Creek

The Artisan Center at Maple Creek, housed in a historic restored log building, is home to a 5000 square foot gallery where traditional handcrafted artists can sell and teach their craft. We encourage you to browse the Artisan Center at Maple Creek for the perfect one of a kind gift or accessory for your home. The forge and blacksmith shop, along with various artists are working here during special events and workshops. Enrich your life through art. We are just a short drive from Cincinnati and a true art destination!

Richard Schaeffer teaches the skills of the blacksmith. Dick is a retired engineer and is now happy making his art with his hands.

Bobby Edwards teaches White Oak Basket making. Baskets from this project are as much wood working as basket making. Beginning with a tree, each piece of the basket is split or carved from the tree. Bobby and Mik are patient teaches and enjoy passing on this Appalachian tradition.

Sherry Mummert weaves beautiful blankets, scarves, throws, rugs, and more. She graciously passes on her knowledge and tricks of the trade to her students. She will teach you to warp the loom, how read a pattern, create your own, and more.

Welcome to the Artisan School at Maple Creek

The mission of our school is to uphold the traditions of handcrafting functional and decorative art through teaching, emphasizing the hands on experience, with the hope of inspiring many new artists.

We currently have over twenty programs in existence and continue to develop more. Our class instructors are accomplished artists in their field. The artists are very dedicated to our cause, most selling their work professionally around the country, including here at Maple Creek. Many are full time artists and all of them appreciate the opportunity to help us continue the craft education process with their knowledge and inspiration.

Our goals for this year are set very high, and thanks to everyone's hard work, we can be very proud of what we have accomplished. We have only just begun; future projects and expansions are on the horizon. Following is a list of planned expansions that are already on the books.

Wood fired two chamber kiln – used to fire ash glazed and salt glazed stoneware. - Done.

A shelter over the raku and wood kiln site – to protect our current kiln investment and make use of more to the seasons.

Expansion of the Pottery Studio – encompassing all of the lower level.

Building of another beautiful log cabin to use as the fiber art studio – to be build just above the "office" cabin in view and accessible to the gallery (we already have the logs).

Sleeping room cabins for use as dormitory for out of town students and artist. A chance to "Live the Dream".

A post and Beam wood workers studio – for carving, turning, and furniture making classes (we have access to an old barn for this structure).

As you can see, we have a great vision and we are very to committed to accomplishing our goals.

We would like to ask you to help us with our goals in any way you can. Feel free to talk to Steve or our staff about how you can help support our cause, a particular project, or a favorite art form.