Brewery Pottery is an extraordinary place for numerous reasons. The rambling old brewery is a gorgeous, rare, inspiring, moving place in itself. And then to open the door is to enter an art heaven. The capacious space is sumptuously arrayed with all kinds of work of very high quality. I am talking about a large quantity of gorgeous, organic, functional pottery, paintings by an especially fine group of artists, photography, glass, jewelry, very fine wood pieces, staggeringly mobiles - on and on it goes. In addition, the pottery studio is fully in view in all its orderly grandeur. As I feasted my eyes, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting with Tom Johnston, a knowledgeable and open person of wide-ranging interests and a deep, respectful connection to the Mineral Point community. He and his wife Diana (whom I hope to meet some happy day!) are the potters/artists who own and reside in the old brewery complex, people who have earned their place in the history of Mineral Point. read more