The Willow Tree Shop located in Clarks Summit, is a specialty shop that
features home decor, artisans' goods, antiques and vintage, as well as retail items.
We currently have over thirty local artisans that sell their wonderful products at our store.
We carry a variety of products including candles, pottery, jewelry, wall hangings, home decor items,
handbags, chocolates, baby items. Melissa and Doug toys, gourmet foods and more!
features home decor, artisans' goods, antiques and vintage, as well as retail items.
We currently have over thirty local artisans that sell their wonderful products at our store.
We carry a variety of products including candles, pottery, jewelry, wall hangings, home decor items,
handbags, chocolates, baby items. Melissa and Doug toys, gourmet foods and more!
~Featured Artist Lenni~
When creating a functional piece of pottery on the potters wheel, Lenni is always keeping in mind how each creation can be a useful item as well as a piece of art. To her, that is the difference between something handmade and something mass produced in a factory. Her whole life has been about art. She started working with clay 10 years ago after selling her flower shop in New Jersey.
Each finished piece of pottery takes many hours of work. It all starts with a lump of clay, (stoneware or porcelain), and a wedge, then it's thrown on a potters wheel. Then she turns it over and trims well when it's as hard as leather. The piece must slowly dry before being bisque fired for 12 hours. Then each piece is glazed with multiple colors and fired at 2300° for an additional 12 hours. Lenni has loved working with clay from the first time
she sat at a potters wheel and it started to turn in her hands.
When creating a functional piece of pottery on the potters wheel, Lenni is always keeping in mind how each creation can be a useful item as well as a piece of art. To her, that is the difference between something handmade and something mass produced in a factory. Her whole life has been about art. She started working with clay 10 years ago after selling her flower shop in New Jersey.
Each finished piece of pottery takes many hours of work. It all starts with a lump of clay, (stoneware or porcelain), and a wedge, then it's thrown on a potters wheel. Then she turns it over and trims well when it's as hard as leather. The piece must slowly dry before being bisque fired for 12 hours. Then each piece is glazed with multiple colors and fired at 2300° for an additional 12 hours. Lenni has loved working with clay from the first time
she sat at a potters wheel and it started to turn in her hands.
