Crozier Studio

12/23/2023

Title - Levi Balmer house, Date - 1982, medium - watercolor on Arches paper. -- I haven't posted any artwork for a while. -- This watercolor hangs on a wall in the lower level of our house. -- During that period of time we operated our pottery shop on Water Street, and I was a bus driver for the Nauvoo Colusa school district. -- There were several old buildings on the routes I drove that were inspiration for painting. This house was a favorite subject of mine. It was located south and east of Nauvoo. It was torn down and hasn't been there for years. ---- One Christmas, one of the students that rode my bus gave me a present of some Arches watercolor paper. Their mother was a good friend and knew I liked to paint. It was a great gift. --- Merry Christmas to all.

11/29/2023

This Keokuk casserole was purchased in Fairfax, VA recently. -- The people that purchased the piece found us by searching "Crozier Studio. com" on the internet. It was made in 1993, 2 years after moving to Missouri, which makes it 30 years old. ----- Thank you for emailing the photos of the piece to me, I appreciate it.

10/03/2023

I always liked making wind chimes. I have no idea how many I've made; they were always different in style. ---- This one belongs to my cousin who lives in Iowa. I never dated them, and rarely signed them; although, some have "CROZIER" stamped in the back. -- Anyone out there have a wind chime I made?

09/18/2023

Another piece of pottery I designed as a lamp, from the mid 1980's. Created with the Nauvoo era theme. This piece belongs to our friends in California, and they shared the photo with me.

08/30/2023

This 1982 cup was a specially made for a friend of ours from our time in Nauvoo, Il. -- Our friend owned a business that specialized in heating, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing. He now lives in California. This is a 42-year-old-cup. -- I do believe that no matter what kind of coffee you drink, it will taste best from one of my cups. ---- Thanks for sharing the photos. Ray

08/23/2023

Today I received an email with a photo of a pottery piece that I made in 1974. -- 49 years old. -- It was originally designed as a wine cruet, with a stopper. ----- It was recently purchased at a thrift shop in the Newnan, Georgia, area south of Atlanta. ---- In 1974 our pottery shop was on Water Street, in Nauvoo, Illinois. ----- I always appreciate it when people that find pieces of pottery that I've made contact me and share photos. ----Thank you for sharing the photo and contacting me.

03/28/2023

Another pottery piece from our time in Nauvoo. This one is a small pitcher, dated 1974, that resides in Chatham, Ill. --- 49 years old. --- The owner found our "Crozier Studio" Face book page and shared the photos with us. --- Thank you for sharing the photos. note, NP stands for Nauvoo Pottery.

02/27/2023

Watercolor on Arches paper. -- One of my Favorite watercolor paintings from that time and used on our business cards. -- Title - "Payne Homestead" date 1982 -- Wow over 40 years ago. -- This is an imaginary farmstead of my grandparents. -- My mother was born in a sod house on a farm around Tryon, Nebraska, in 1912. --- She told of gathering cow chips for the stove and of her father taking a team and wagon to North Platte for coal. -- She also mentioned one of her duties was to clean the coal oil lamps in the mornings with newspaper. ---- Hard to believe this kind of life today in 2023.

01/11/2023

Our grandkid Pidge Crozier is majoring in Film Studies at UMKC. This is a documentary they worked on last semester.

This is a student made documentary of Marvin Crozier and the story of how he started his Pottery business, what his plans are moving forward, and how he is p...

06/21/2022

Every so often a new, old, pottery piece that I made comes to light. --This one was found at an estate sale in Washington state. -- Originally designed as an oil candle with a bead and fiberglass wick. These pieces also worked well as a small bud vase. Made in 1985 at our studio shop, Nauvoo Pottery, on Warsaw St, Nauvoo, Il. --- The person that bought it found us on our "Crozier Studio" Face Book page -- It's 37 years old and looks good. ---- Thank you for sharing photos with us.

02/11/2021

Every once in a while an older piece of pottery I made shows up. This one showed up closer to our current home. --- The owner lives in Overland Park KS. --- I occasionally see a piece of my pottery on a FB page called "Studio Pottery Identification". This one was made in 1973, as noted on the piece, and the N.P. was our first shop name, "Nauvoo Pottery". The signature is pretty much the same as today. I think this is the oldest piece I have seen. It would have been the summer of the first year we had a shop in Nauvoo, on Water Street, 2 blocks west of the Mansion House. --- "This piece is 48 years old.