Look at the Christmas miracle that came out of the kiln! Given that he has no beard, this Monkey must be an Elf, not a Santa, and speaking of hard-working elves, this Elf is slaving away in back of a hot wheel making pots for the holidays. I’m a bit late on the sale this year, but can guarantee that I’ll pack up the boxes and send them your way in jiffy. Mostly I’m making cups, bowls, and various sized plates- all handmade, all unique in the world, and all special of course.
During Thanksgiving weekend, November 26-27, 2011, CRAFTED: Handmade in the Hudson Valley will return for its second year at my old church in Cottekill, NY. Co-organized with my friend, Ken Greene, this year the roster is so great I can hardly wait to shop at my own sale! In fact, for the past few weeks, I’ve been neglecting my studio to work on the website which has kept me engaged at every turn. The contact page gives a good example of how I sketch out all the graphics which I then scan and clean up in Photoshop for elements online but also for things like decals. We have a dozen local artists plus we’ll have wooden ornaments from Paul O’Connor, porcelain ornaments from Jen Woodin, chocolate from Lagusta, and squash cake with sage frosting from Sweet Maresa’s Upstate Cupcake among other treats. Come see colored garlands of Christmas lights strung across a cozy space with a wood stove and my cute new puppy named Clover. For those of you concerned about Poncho’s adjustment, he did have a temporary bout of crankiness but is also now playing some good tug with her.
Clover says "I'm a Boston Terrier, not a Frenchie, and I love to eat leaves".
Mid-Fall Pottery Posting
Thursday, Nov 10th, noon EST
On Thursday, November 10th at 12:00 EST, I’ll be doing a posting of both earthenware and porcelain pots on my new web shop. I’m excited because the process is easier, I have more options, the pictures are bigger, and all in all I think the whole experience will be much better for buyers. Since it’s a whole new system, old customers will be asked to create new accounts. My output this year has been a less than the norm because of all my side projects, so get these rare beauties while you can! I’ll do one more online posting sometime in early December. The preview is up now for the Mid-Fall Posting.
Back by Popular Demand
If you’re in the market for a “Ceramics and I had a fight but we still love each other” t-shirt, I’m now selling them on Cafe Press. Only available in women’s right now through Cafe Press.
