Ellen and Rogier Donker maintain studios in South Western Indiana on the banks of the mighty Wabash. Their compound and activities can be seen on their web site.

Both Ellen and Rogier helped with the organization of the very first Penrod and Broad Ripple Art Fairs in Indianapolis in the early seventies. When, after attending both shows for over ten years, their son Elias came into this world Ellen and Rogier closed their store and gallery in Indianapolis and moved to the country to raise their son. The pottery is now part of the total Donker Studio "endeavor".