Location:
8010 Illinois Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
260.432.5498

Hours:
During the 2009-2010 road construction on Illinois Rd. please call for seasonal hours or to make an appointment.

Nina Walz/Off The Walz Studio

Nina Walz resides in Bend, Oregon where she produces handmade, utilitarian ceramic sculptures at Off the Walz Studio. Nina studied professional illustration at the Art Institute of Chicago and pursued a career in commercial art in Negril, Jamaica, where she spent five years working in a variety of media. Nina opened Off the Walz Studio in Bend in 1995 where she was inspired by the majestic beauty of Central Oregon and the Cascade Mountain Range.

All of Nina’s individually handcrafted works are inspired by her interaction with nature, people and surroundings. The pottery is created for visual artistic enjoyment with functionality in mind. These unique and beautiful functional sculptures compliment any environment and are genuinely memorable pieces. Nina’s themes are simultaneously eternal and graceful, intimate and familiar. They stand as timeless and significant art pieces that will be remembered and passed down for generations

“All art products are individually hand crafted and painted with great care in my studio. I hope you will have many years of enjoyment from them, as I have had much joy in creating each piece. Each gourmet salad set is serial numbered and documented in the studio for collectablility. All of the utilitarian wares can be put in the dishwasher. Oven safe at any temperature – preheating wares in oven is best to avoid thermal shock. Platinum and gold accented wares are not recommended for oven or dishwasher use to ensure the integrity on the precious metals. Enjoy the beauty of art created from the earth.” — Nina Walz, Designing Artist


Featured Collections:

Alice Warder Seely/Urban Fetishes | Amy Odom/The Glass Café | Ana Maia/Viver De Arte | Bonnie Bond/Basic Basic Spirit | Bernard Katz/ Bernard Katz Glass | Holly Berry/Fresh Paint | Berry Silverman/Berryware | Cal Breed/Orbix Hot Glass | Kim Cassie/Bee Design | Sandie Charlton And John Moilanen/Charlton Glassworks | Christina Mayr/Three Crows Glass Studio | Alex And Viviana Santamarina/Club Mersa | Suzi Emley/Collem Designs | Daniel Pierre Lamothe/Dapila Design Tiles | David Desalvo/Desalvo Studios Save A Penny Banks | Duane Dahl/Dahl Glass | Eduardo Millieris/Watchcraft | Luca Prian/Murano Traditions | Emily Rossheim/Rossheim/Marrinson Studios | Gail Plaster/Gail's Nature Photography | Cathy Gerson/Gersonware | Guenter Scholz/H&K Steel Sculptures | Jennifer Northup/Silver Spoons | Joan Borders/"Feel The Spirit" | Maggie Lindley/Maggie Lindley Designs | Linda Wright/My Mother's Buttons | Nancy Brooks/Sleepin' Dog Studios | Nina Walz/Off The Walz Studio | Rosa Maria Piatti/Viver De Arte | Terry Pulley | Stave Art By The Barrel | Linda Levy And Debbie Graham/Twisted Sisters | Paul Willsea And Carol O'Brien/Willsea O'Brien Glass | Timmy Woods/Timmy Woods Beverly Hills | Fred Zarembka/Brass Oak Company