Black Cat Pottery
Where You Can Find Cheryl
Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, 2026. Wildflower Association of Michigan Annual Conference. Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, Michigan. As featured in The Detroit News "Homestyle" section, add a touch of nature to your home and garden with hand-crafted stoneware designs including our iconic Sunflowers and Gerbera Daisies, Bird Houses and Toad Houses, Lanterns, Bird and Bug Bowls and more. We will also be featuring special designs for the native plant enthusiast.
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 8:00am-4:00pm. Beyond the Bloom Gardening Conference. Garden City Garden Club. Garden City High School, 3500 Middlebelt Rd., Garden City, MI 48135. As featured in The Detroit News "Homestyle" section, add a touch of nature to your home and garden with hand-crafted stoneware designs including our iconic Sunflowers and Gerbera Daisies, Bird Houses and Toad Houses, Lanterns, Bird and Bug Bowls and more. Shopping is open to the general public 10:00am-4:00pm.
Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, 2026, 10:00am-5:00pm. Grosse Pointe Fine Arts Fair. Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236. As featured in The Detroit News "Homestyle" section, add a touch of nature to your home and garden with hand-crafted stoneware designs including our iconic Sunflowers and Gerbera Daisies, Bird Houses and Toad Houses, Lanterns, Bird and Bug Bowls and more. Find us at Booth 326.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:00-8:00pm. Oakland Township Parks and Recreation. Tentative Location: 4480 Orion Rd., Rochester, MI 48306. "Bringing Natives Home." Home gardeners are becoming more interested in gardening with native plants as they learn about the benefits to themselves and the planet. Explore some combinations—some planned, others fortuitous—of native species and traditional garden plants to inspire your own gardening adventures.
Thursday, April 9 and 23, 2026, 6:30-8:30pm. Anton Art Center. 125 Macomb Place, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043. "Original Sunflower Workshop." Suitable for the beginning or advanced pottery, this workshop utilizes basic hand-building skills, including scoring and slipping, to create a mini and tiny Original Sunflower using colored Mason stains and oxides.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10:30am-1:00pm. Rochester Garden Club. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow Ave., Rochester, MI 48307. Topic TBD. Cheryl will also be bringing a small selection of her garden-inspired pottery for show and sale.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:00-9:00pm. Indian Village Men's Garden Club. Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church, 2411 Iroquois St., Detroit, MI 48214. "Gardening for the Birds." Did you know that most of our native songbirds rely on native insects to raise their young? With the ongoing insect apocalypse, our native songbirds are at risk. Learn how you can help them through plant selection, garden design and maintenance protocols, making your garden a safe and welcoming oasis for all species. Cheryl will also be bringing a small selection of her garden-inspired pottery for show and sale.
Saturday, April 18, 2026. Central Michigan Daylily Society. Location TBD. Topic TBD. Cheryl will also be bringing a small selection of her garden-inspired pottery for show and sale.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 11:00am-3:00pm. "Art in the Trees." Palmer Park Community Building, 910 Merrill Plaisance St., Detroit, MI 48203. Explore the paved paths in the old growth forest at Palmer Park. Discover artists and temporary art installations. You can also find over 200 Aziza Doors. (Aziza are West African Fairies, over 200 of whom in the park. Although their houses are invisible, you can see the front doors.) Visit the blue tipi tent to make your own art projects. It's accessible family fun. Cheryl will be sharing her habitat-focused designs as well as her garden totems.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 9:00am-1:00pm. Detroit Wildflower Nursery Spring Open House. 27220 Bramwell St., Farmington Hills, MI 48334. Join us for the second day of Detroit Wildflower Nursery's annual Spring Open House. Cheryl will be sharing her habitat-focused designs as well as her garden totems.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1:00-3:00pm. Bloomfield Township Senior Center. Wildflower Tour of Balduck Park's Aspen Trail and Oak Savanna. Meeting at the intersection of Canyon and Lannoo Sts., Detroit, MI 48236. Private wildflower tour of the remnant woods of Balduck Park's Aspen Trail and the adjacent oak savanna. If you would like to book a private wildflower tour of Balduck Park or Belle Isle, e-mail Cheryl at cenglish@blackcatpottery.com.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 12:00-4:00pm. Circare. Black Cat Pottery Pop-up. 23024 Greater Mack, St. Claire Shores, MI 48080. It's a pop-up! Come see some of Black Cat Pottery's newest designs as well as some old favorites you may not have seen at Circare. Meet the artist and shop wonderful selections for adults and children at this unique east-side gift boutique.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6:00-7:00pm. Salem-South Lyon District Library. 2411 9800 Pontiac Tr., South Lyon, MI 48178. "Gardening for the Birds." Did you know that most of our native songbirds rely on native insects to raise their young? With the ongoing insect apocalypse, our native songbirds are at risk. Learn how you can help them through plant selection, garden design and maintenance protocols, making your garden a safe and welcoming oasis for all species.
Tentative: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 12:00-4:00pm. POST. Black Cat Pottery Pop-up. 14500 Kercheval Ave., Detoit, MI 48215. It's a pop-up just in time for Mother's Day! Come see some of Black Cat Pottery's newest designs as well as our old favorites. Meet the artist and shop wonderful selections for adults and children at this unique east-side gift boutique/studio/workshop space.
Saturday, May 23 (10:00am-6:00pm), Sunday, May 24 (10:00am-6:00pm) and Monday, May 25 (11:00am-4:00pm), 2026. Kensington Art Fair. Kensington Park, 4570 Huron River Parkway, Milford, MI 48380. As featured in The Detroit News "Homestyle" section, add a touch of nature to your home and garden with hand-crafted stoneware designs including our iconic Sunflowers and Gerbera Daisies, Bird Houses and Toad Houses, Lanterns, Bird and Bug Bowls and more. Stay tuned for additional information as available.
Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8:00am-1:00pm. Washtenaw County Conservation District Native Plant Expo and Marketplace. Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. The Native Plant Expo & Marketplace (NPEM) offers one convenient location to shop for Michigan native plants from several Michigan native plant growers, learn how to establish and maintain native landscapes and connect with companies specializing in planning native landscapes for residents in Washtenaw County and the surrounding areas. Cheryl will be sharing her habitat-focused designs and sharing a program on pollinators and plants as well.
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10:00am-2:00pm. 16th Annual Spring Open House. 3903 Grayton St., Detroit, MI 48224. Join us for our Annual Spring Open House, now in its 16th year! See over 200 species of native plants—from seasonal forbs, grasses and ferns to native trees, shrubs and vines—in this unique Detroit garden. Every year, regardless of the weather, the native plants thrive, despite the vagaries of the climate and the gardener's schedule, and the wildlife shows up, from numerous butterflies and bees to birds of many feathers. If you're interested in learning more about the beauties and benefits of including native plants on your property, join us!
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The tour also features our own garden-inspired art, including items from Black Cat Pottery's ongoing Clearance event. (See our CLEARANCE SALE! section on the menu bar at the top of the page.) Every purchase of Black Cat Pottery designs garners you a free Fairy House! We are also excited to feature native plants from Wild Ginger Woodlands​ grown by our friend Sally Garrod to help plump up your native plant garden (pre-orders will be available) as well as fabulous watercolorist Rebecca Frick Butler, who will be plein air painting in the gardens during the tour as well.
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This self-guided tour is free and open to the public; no registration is required.
Saturday, June 20 (10:00am-8:00pm) and Sunday, June 21 (11:00am-6:00pm). Ferndale Market Days. Ferndale Library Parking Lot, Lot #10, 222 E. 9 Mile Rd., Ferndale, MI 48220. As featured in The Detroit News "Homestyle" section, add a touch of nature to your home and garden with hand-crafted stoneware designs including our iconic Sunflowers and Gerbera Daisies, Bird Houses and Toad Houses, Lanterns, Bird and Bug Bowls and more. Stay tuned for additional information as available.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 6:00-8:00pm. Livonia Public Library. 3277 5 Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48154. "Clematis Care and Culture." So, you’ve been bitten by the bug and want to know more about how to care for your Clematis. From plant selection and transplanting to pruning and diagnostics, learn how to get the most from your Clematis selections.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 6:30-7:30pm. Brandon Township Public Library. 304 South St., Ortonville, MI 48462. "Wildflowers in MI Garden." Often considered too wild and crazy for the average gardener, wildflowers can thrive and provide years of beauty even in a small urban garden. Don’t limit yourself to the development of “well-behaved” “garden-worthy” cultivars. Learn how the species themselves can be a successful part of your garden while providing an attractive environment for our local fauna as well.
