Jeanne Svien Aurelius

Jeanne is an artist, potter, and educator from Ellison Bay Wisconsin.  She received her B.S. in Art Education at Luther College in Decorah Iowa. Jeanne also studied with Bauhaus trained instructor,  Marguerite Wildenhain, in Guerneville California, for several summers. Marguerite was an invaluable mentor and influenced Jeanne in  her quest for creating beautiful pieces through the Bauhaus principles of attention to detail, observation, continuous learning, and devotion to hard work. 

She and her husband David have created over 20 large-scale tile murals in schools and churches throughout Wisconsin, working with hundreds of students, parents, and community members.

Jeanne has taught at the Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, The Clearing  Craft School, in Ellison Bay, and Corpus Christi, in Sturgeon Bay. 

She and her husband have had an apprentice program at their Clay Bay Pottery in Ellison Bay Wisconsin, which opened in 1976.

Jeanne loves to be with her family and dog, create pottery, garden, hike, bike, and swim.