About Us
We believe in the handmade; the handcrafted.  We believe in excellence; the finest of fine craft . . . the best of contemporary and traditional art . . . in work that's made with hands and with heart . . . near home . . . at a fair price . . .

At Bluestem we choose works of clay, glass, wood, metal, and fiber from established, nationally recognized artists, and from emerging craftspeople, students, and apprentices in our little part of the world – the Midwest. We bring you their work in our gallery and online.

We love and respect our artists, know most of them well, and hope soon to know every one of them personally. Some have been with us since day one! Others joined us last week. They're our extended family, our kindred spirits, people we want to know better and represent well. At every opportunity we seek to help our customers become acquainted with our artists.

We adorn our homes with the work from our collections. We live with and enjoy what we offer to you. Not all of us want every piece, but everything in our gallery has more than one's approval, someone has made it a part of her life.

We were trading fairly with our artists before "fair trade" was a cool concept; we were buying locally well before "buy local" became a slogan.
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We hope you enjoy your visit.