John Bowers Garage Studio Open for the MKE Studio Tour 2024

Along with participating in Wisconsin Craft’s Morning Glory Art Fair, John Bowers is Tour Stop 14 on this year’s MKE Studio Tour

Bowers owns his own pottery company called JBC Pottery. He makes food-safe, functional ceramic dishware, and has a line of decorative ceramic lamps with stained glass in the lampshades.

“For me, creating pottery and art is exploring and pushing your boundaries and trying new things,” he said.

Bowers has been working with clay and creating designs for over 50 years. He said it’s always been a passion of his, but took a back burner as he pursued a more traditional career in the trades. He spent his career working full time in plastering, construction and carpentry.