tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46420373493846203622024-03-14T03:48:42.491-04:00crazy green studiosCGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-2886193848113248402018-03-26T16:23:00.000-04:002018-03-26T16:23:26.326-04:00homemade tastes better on handmade IS crazy green studios!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you've been following either or both my blogs, you know I am sometimes challenged to keep up good content. Anyone who runs their own business knows the time challenges, and in a nod to not trying to do it all, or at least not all at once, I'm combining my two blogs into one, so if you've been following me here, just head next door and get the same great, sporadic posts and perhaps even more often! And thanks to all who HAVE been following along!</span></div>
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<br />CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-32787534899803845202017-03-08T15:20:00.001-05:002017-03-08T15:20:23.008-05:00Happy International Women's Day!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm wearing red in the Gallery today - our small business did not close to Strike, but we support those who did, and we are all grateful to those who are bringing business to our Village that is owned and operated by six fabulous women and one incredible man who has earned honorary womanhood for today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's also very appropriate that International Women's Day falls in March, which is also my mom's birthday, and if you have my <b><a href="http://www.crazygreenstudios.com/monthlyplanner.html" target="_blank">Monthly Planner</a></b>, you know it's also the month I brag on her and feature her Chicken & Onions recipe, which is one of my all-time favorite dishes of food, ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My mom is my first and still favorite role model in life, and I think I must be living my life well as I think about the many, many incredible women that I count as the closest of friends, mentors, clients, collaborators, co-conspirators, and the truest examples of love and of what is good in this world. Much love to you all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From the 'Homemade Tastes Better on Handmade' Monthly Planner, February:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once again it blows my mind that time can pass so quickly between posts! It's fitting that the last time I posted here, it was to wish a Happy Mother's Day, as now I'm in Florida helping my mom for an extended bit of time. It's also fitting that here we come to February 14, which in addition to that very well marketed 'love' holiday is also the anniversary of my mom's US Citizenship. Much love to be celebrated all around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my Monthly Planner (available at my <b><i><a href="http://www.crazygreenstudios.com/monthlyplanner.html" target="_blank">website</a></i></b>!), I advocate showing some local love for your romantic plans, be they for yourself, with a loved one, or a group of beloved family/framily/friends. That is still my suggestion, and if I may be even more self-indulgent, I encourage you to shower some local love (or mail order love, if you're not in Asheville!) on those very dear friends, colleagues, and clients who have allowed me, either by their good graces, steadfast business, or pure generosity, to be here with my folks as they need me. T</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">hese are but a drop in the bucket of love and support that I have received. I am grateful for it all, grateful for all to come, and humbled by the community that surrounds me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/shop/" target="_blank"><i>The Village Potters</i></a></b> - my studio tribe, the very reason I am able to be here. While my fabulous assistants are helping me keep some work in production (if I learn of any shows they're involved in, you'll hear me shout about it!), I am not there to keep new inventory going into the gallery. That being said, I would be deeply grateful to go home to empty shelves, and would love to see the love shared with those incredible artists who are giving me so much support. Shop online, or visit our galleries Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.tandemcarrboro.com/" target="_blank">Tandem Restaurant</a></i></b>, in Carrboro, NC. A bit of a drive from Asheville, but SO worth it, and when you tell them so after you've enjoyed one of Chef Younes' exquisite meals, I hope you'll mention how lovely the food looks on my <b><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHqGm6Oh7XS/?taken-by=tandem.carrboro" target="_blank">handmade</a></i></b>, as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.sensibilities-spa.com/" target="_blank">Sensibilities Day Spa</a></i></b> in two locations in Asheville. No better way to treat the one you love most (yourself included!), and their attention to detail starts the moment you walk in the door and extends throughout your visit, including the lovely and refreshing <b><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDO5SsURoMr/" target="_blank">cup of tea</a></i></b> you may enjoy before or after your treatments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.biltmorevillageinn.com/" target="_blank">Biltmore Village Inn</a></i></b> in Asheville. Romantic is what they do, and they do it well. And you can commemorate your experience with a <b><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNjvmojghkm/?taken-by=homemadetastesbetteronhandmade" target="_blank">lovely mug</a></i></b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://budyfinch.com/" target="_blank">Budy Finch Catering</a></i></b> is based in Flat Rock, NC, but they'll come to you and boy will you be happy they did! The love they put into every morsel shines even more on my <b><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGKmL6aAIIw/?taken-by=budyfinch" target="_blank">handmade</a></i></b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Mother's Day to all who are or have a mother, but most of all to my wonderful, beautiful, loving, hard working, funny, supportive, heroic, talented, creative, and stunningly gorgeous mom! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">My own love for a life creative got its start in my mom's kitchen, and watching her craft her businesses as a designer, dress maker, sales person, and entrepreneur. I couldn't have had a better role model!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll celebrate in person later this month when she and Don come for a visit to Asheville (my best birthday gift!), but I never want to miss a chance to celebrate her every and any day - I love you Mom!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And a special shout out to my sister, Becky, who has been a stellar mother to her three boys, and now gets to enjoy a special first Mother's Day as Grandma! </span><br />
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<br />CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-82876177074409333762016-01-02T14:10:00.000-05:002016-01-03T07:49:01.569-05:00A Circle of Gratitude<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am once again surprised that with all my regular posts and online sorts of chatting, I managed to neglect my faithful little blog at the end of the year. I don't know if this makes any sense, but I always feel a sense of sitting with a good friend when I come to write here. It's ready to listen, and the way I write and pause and read, it often gives me feedback in those second thoughts and revisions. So when I get too busy to get here to post, I feel a little like I've neglected a good friend. But like a truly good friend, there is no judgment, just a welcome page ready to listen again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last year at this time, I started a '<b><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GilbertLiz/photos/a.356148997800555.79726.227291194019670/751735861575198/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Happiness Jar</a></i></b>', based on a re-post by my friend Jen of a post by Elizabeth Gilbert (yay social media!). I took a nice, big jar and designated it for the purpose, and prepared a smaller covered jar with lots of small slips of paper and a pen, ready to record any thing, place, person, or event that caused me happiness during the year. I renamed my jar the 'Gratitude Jar', as that was my word/theme for 2015 (plus, everything that makes me happy makes me grateful!). Last year, my meditative tool in setting all these intentions was the <b><i><a href="https://www.greatcosmichappyass.com/shop/coloring-book/" target="_blank">Great Happy Ass Adult Coloring Book</a></i></b> (if you don't have one, get one!), and after completing a page titled "Squeeze the Day!" I attached it to my Gratitude Jar for further inspiration. In grabbing this picture for today's blog, I am reminded that when my Atlanta framily was visiting over the 2014 holiday, we started a large puzzle of a lovely mandala, and I worked on it well into the new year. Several milestone breakthroughs, in fact, are noted in my Gratitude Jar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On New Year's Eve afternoon of this past year, I first took a moment to be grateful that I had a very full jar to empty. With a nice cup of coffee and a few sugar plums, I emptied the jar and started reading back through my year. I had already been thinking about how I might want to commemorate this years worth of Gratitude, and while I was reading I was imagining mosaic collages and mini-origami projects. As I was pondering this, I picked up a slip that said "got to see Karen Crane!", which is a happy moment in itself as she, like my blog, is a good friend I don't see as often as I'd like, but when I do it's immediately comfortable and free of any guilt for our mutual absence. But I digress - another happy memory that came to me in thinking of Karen, an artist and Art Therapist among many other dazzling talents, was that of another visit she made when we made Mandalas. Nothing fancy, rather quickly done and that was that, but mine still hangs in my studio and I often doodle in a similar way when I need a momentary meditation. I immediately saw how I could capture the spirit of my year of Gratitude while enjoying a full meditation on each entry as I recorded them into a Gratitude Mandala. It also gave me the opportunity to sharpen some of my colored pencils, so I felt incredibly efficient as well as indulgent in spending a couple of hours writing in a growing circle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was a wonderful meditation, and I happily had more entries than I had room on one page! There were many repeats throughout the year, like time in my studio, my wonderful studio mates, my furballs at home, and a host of other delights, surprises, and wonders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I see that my last post was just before I made my annual pilgrimage to Sandbridge Beach, so here are a few images of other events of the last quarter that also made the Gratitude Jar. I know I'm not listing everything, and perhaps that's another reason to be grateful! Here are a few:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Most recently, and several slips into the Gratitude Jar worthy, I had my pots gracing the cover of <b><i><a href="http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?pbid=241bbb12-ba78-484a-9b9c-d9e37ccf4782" target="_blank">Plough to Pantry</a></i></b> magazine. I was also among some other very talented potters profiled in a lovely article inside (page 36, because I know you were wondering!). It was a wonderful experience from start to finish, with an incredible team of thoughtful and caring editors, writers, photographers, and gracious clients, too! Spreading the message about how handmade ceramics is the perfect partner to homemade/chef-made dishes is an ongoing quest of mine, and one that will see me expanding production in the new year to design and develop forms to attract partnership with others who believe the same. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.thevillagepotters.com/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a></i></b> wrapped up the year with another fabulous Holiday Market with our neighbors at Riverview Station, and it saw the opening of our new Independent Study & Mentoring Program studio. New kilns are still being built, expansions being completed, and more new artists are bringing great energy and passion in clay to the studio with us daily! And for me, every day in the studio with these incredible artists and people brings multitudes of gratitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is happily becoming an annual pilgrimage of sorts: my three weeks at Sandbridge. Sandbridge is a series of three, consecutive, week-long retreats for hammered dulcimer players, and I get to cook for them! Outside of a few marketing duties that seep in and compete for my attention, pretty much all I need worry about for three weeks at the beach is planning menus, shopping the local farmstands, fish and other markets, and creating meals for 24-29 people each day. And this year, I even snuck in several secret lessons on the hammered dulcimer for my grand debut of 'Twinkle Twinkle'. Recording contract is certainly soon to follow... My working vacation always feels more like vacation than work, but I'm extremely fortunate (and grateful!) that most of what I get to do daily, be it in the studio or the kitchen, is such a joy to me that the hardest days in either are better than most days doing anything else. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have already started making entries into this years Gratitude Jar, and as I set my intentions for the new year ahead, I am excited, eager, and more than anything, grateful. </span>CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-43584845273425282562015-09-11T12:22:00.000-04:002015-09-11T14:03:25.059-04:00Pig Out at Cúrate!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-48017873679661144052015-07-11T10:54:00.000-04:002015-07-11T10:57:32.383-04:00It's Big Crafty Time!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't get out to do shows much anymore. I love getting to chat leisurely with folks about my work and watch them find pieces they love - not something I get to do when I'm not in the gallery. It's fun, but it's exhausting, and happily my own gallery keeps me busy filling inventory, plus I have an eclectic mix of clients that grace me with many opportunities to design and make new work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year will be a bit different in two ways: my usual cohort and table partner, <b><i><a href="http://www.beetlesagogo.org/conversation-plates.html" target="_blank">Holly deSaillan</a> (clay & mosaics by Holly de Saillan)</i></b>, will be at The Big Crafty, but she's filling her own entire space this year, and I can't WAIT to see her new work! I'm still happy filling half a space, so I was thrilled when <b><i><a href="http://flycoopstudios.com/" target="_blank">Angelique Tassistro</a> (Fly Coop Studios)</i></b> agreed to apply with me and share the space. And even better, we're right next to Holly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The other difference this year is that I'm taking the opportunity to try some new designs out on my work that I bring to the show. To keep myself from going too crazy, I limited myself to drinking vessels - in fact that's all I'll have at this show: mugs, tea bowls, tumblers and cups. I'll have a few of my current designs, but I'll also have a larger grouping of sgraffito and relief-carved pieces in new designs. Some will enjoy their fun at The Big Crafty and happily retire, but some will find their way into other facets of my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Big Crafty</i></b> is on Sunday, July 12 from 12-6pm in downtown Asheville at the Asheville Art Museum. Vendors will be outside and inside, and you'll find me and Angelique inside, on the lower level, at space #48.</span>CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-11586693082054792652015-06-26T16:51:00.003-04:002015-06-26T16:51:52.603-04:00200 Mug Challenge!!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're making 200 mugs to celebrate the first firings of the <b><i><a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/pottery-classes/help-us-build-a-kazegama-kiln/" target="_blank">Kazegama Kiln</a></i></b>, and if we can get 200 donations at the mug level on our <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/501059539/help-the-village-potters-build-a-kazegama-kiln" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a></i></b>, we'll pretty much be able to build this kiln!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To that end, we're growing to meet the needs of more visitors, new accounts and new students. We'll be expanding into another 2000 sq ft at the end of the year, and we're in the process of launching a new Independent Study & Mentoring Program. This invitational program will allow 1-2 year study for students wishing to sharpen their skills for their own pleasure or to develop a portfolio for professional use. Regular mini-workshops, mentorship, critiques and even exhibit opportunities will be available for participants. If you happen to be an interested artist, you can get more information by emailing 'info' at 'thevillagepotters.com' and asking for an Application to the IS/M Program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that's not all! We're also expanding our fire power by making plans to build a 'wood-influenced' Kazegama Kiln. This small kiln will allow us to fire in reduction with gas, and then add wood ash and even soda ash into the environment to create wood-fire effects while allowing us to fire within city codes. By building the kiln on a trailer, we also have the ability to protect it from any rising tides, as we're in the flood plain, and we will also be able to travel with the kiln to conduct workshops at other locations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because we have been so fortunate to have so much support from our community of friends, family and collectors, we are asking for help in building this segment of The Village Potters. We have established a Kickstarter Campaign for the Kazegama kiln, and with your support, we will be able to have our first community firings by the end of the summer, and have it fully functioning for the first class of participants in the Independent Study and Mentorship Program! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And your donation will garner you any number of lovely rewards from each of The Village Potters. Some are available in the classic glazes you already know and love, and some are planned for the new kiln. And each and every donation comes with our deep and sincere appreciation. "It Takes a Village" is a fond refrain often heard around the studio, and we've done so much with our Village, we thank you for what has been and we thank you for what is to come!</span><br />
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-36735426161421852182014-12-01T11:26:00.000-05:002014-12-01T11:27:31.959-05:00Riverview Station Holiday Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Village Potters will be taking part in the First Annual Riverview Station Holiday Market, and we hope you'll come kick off the holiday season with us! Our Feature Gallery will feature wonderful holiday gift ideas, and we'll have our festive best out for you, along with some light refreshments and holiday cheer. And Santa himself will be there too! Join us at <b><i><a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/upcoming-events/2014-riverview-station-holiday-market/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a></i></b> and wander throughout <b><i>Riverview Station</i></b> on Friday, December 5, from 4-8PM!CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-32722458865651636292014-09-18T08:57:00.002-04:002014-09-18T08:59:57.390-04:00What a Summer, and What a Fall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I was amazed to see my last post here was in June, and more amazed to think about all that's happened since then:</div>
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Glaze testing continues on the Potters Mark glazes. I may have mentioned it's a slow process. I may never match the glazes, but I'm getting close to getting ... something.<br />
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I feel grateful every day that I am working at what I love to do, and even more so that I get to do it in a studio with people I love and respect. Studio traffic has been steady and Gallery sales continue to grow as we prepare to celebrate our third anniversary at <b><i><a href="http://www.thevillagepotters.com/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a></i></b>, I am happily working hard just to keep up with inventory demands. It gets even better when I look through the work I make for my clients, who are all inspirations as business leaders and as people. If you're in my area, you should check them all out:<br />
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These little piggies are on their way to <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.6000003814697px; text-align: left; text-indent: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><i><a href="http://heirloomhg.com/curate/" target="_blank">Cúrate</a></i></span>!<br />
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And add to that, The Village Potters have been named Finalists for Martha Stewart's American Made Awards in the Crafts Category. It's an exceptional opportunity, and we are humbled to be considered and thrilled to be among so many fine Makers. Did you know you can<b><i><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/96285/crafts/the-village-potters" target="_blank"> vote six times a day</a></i></b>? </div>
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You know I believe "homemade tastes better on handmade", and I've been fortunate to have some good experiences on the 'homemade' side a bit more lately. I cook regularly at the studio, to a ridiculously receptive crowd, which only makes me want to do it more (hmmm... I see their plan!). And I was honored to cook a love-filled special meal for a good friend, and with a good friend. It got even better as we got to pick from the absolute cream of the crops and design the entire meal around what was fresh from the Farmer's Market. Watch the <b><i><a href="http://www.homemadetastesbetter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">homemade tastes better</a></i></b> food blog for recipes from that.<br />
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And now I'm off on another culinary adventure: I'll be cooking for private groups of eclectic folks gathering to study the hammered dulcimer, and I'll be doing it for three weeks at Virginia Beach. A reasonable question would be 'why am I leaving the studio for three weeks?!' In the final analysis, I tried out two statements: "I got to cook for folks for three weeks at Virginia Beach" and "I passed on a chance to cook for folks for three weeks at Virginia Beach". Adventure wins. And this wasn't a bad motivation either:<br />
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And when I get back to Asheville and back in the studio, I get to dive into crazy production to make pots for the holiday season and refill inventories. It will no doubt be highly stressful, extremely exhausting, and at times a tad bit frustrating, but I still wake up every day and think "I get to do this!"CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-49209588335750149972014-06-02T16:51:00.002-04:002014-06-02T16:51:54.093-04:00Continuing a Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am indeed honored and very excited about what possibilities lie ahead with this opportunity. Currently, I'm in the process of testing two of the most popular glazes, their signature 'Red', and the 'Spirit' glaze. The first tests of using these glazes on my clay body in a different kiln were very encouraging, but I won't begin regular production in any of these glazes until I have consistent results in several firings. After I nail down these two glazes, I'll test through others. While I may not carry items in every glaze, my plan is to be able to fill replacement orders for long time collectors in any glaze they have. I will only produce bodies of work in 2-3 glazes for show and sale in <a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/the-gallery-at-the-village-potters/resident-artists/lori-theriault/" target="_blank"><b><i>The Village Potters</i></b></a>' gallery and in other regional galleries, all under the name "The Potter's Mark Line". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The overall list of items that will be offered will be less than what Marty and Eileen originally carried, as they, working together full time, were able to carry over 50 items, many available for wholesale as well as retail. I will have to pare down that list as I will be working solo. I'll also be carrying on my own work - if you check out my website '<b><i><a href="http://www.crazygreenstudios.com/portfolio.html" target="_blank">Portfolio</a></i></b>' link, you'll see that I've added a section for The Potter's Mark. As I continue the tests and achieve consistent results, I'll begin posting samples of the glazes that will be available. But testing is imperative, and cannot be rushed! If you'd like to keep up with my progress, I invite you to join <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/52152/join" target="_blank"><b><i>The Potter's Mark mailing list</i></b></a> for monthly updates and opportunities to win very special, very one-of-a-kind test pieces during this process. You'll also get first dibs on placing orders once that time comes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The standing bowl, above, is The Potter's Mark signature Red Glaze. On the right, first test firing in my kiln. Encouraged to get red at all, but still some work to do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For those who have been collecting The Potter's Mark wares, I will be carrying the most popular forms, and while I will make every effort to stay true to the spirit of Marty & Eileen's forms, they will be different as different hands are making them. I would never attempt to copy their style - indeed, one of the reasons I have been given this great honor and opportunity is because our styles, while different on the surface and in our decoration, have much in common when you look at the base forms. I believe that when current collectors see the range of forms available, that they may not have or may not have considered, with Potter's Mark glazes, they will be very pleased to add them to the collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just a few thoughts on Mother's Day, about my own gorgeous mom, my lovely sister who is a super-mom, and so many other women in my life who exemplify what it is to be a mother, whether they have children or not. I count many as dear and vital friends, I've adopted many of them, and I admire them all (and if we know each other and you're wondering if I'm talking about you, I am!). But my own mom is the one who gave me my first and lasting definition of 'mother', and I have found myself 'mothering' in many times/parts of my life, and if I do it right, it's because of what I learned from her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― <i>Washington Irving</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love. It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star.” - <i>Edwin Hubbell Chapin</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin.” </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― <i>Mitch Albom</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them." - </span><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/v/victor_hugo.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Victor Hugo</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.” </span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― N.K. Jemisin</span></span><br />
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<br />CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-74143528560940769932014-03-06T23:33:00.002-05:002014-03-06T23:54:34.530-05:00Pop Up Spring Cleaning Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm cleaning the studio and making room for new production, this is true. It's also true that winter is a bit slower, and I've got some piles of pots that are just lovely, but they really aren't a part of my regular inventory for one reason or another. Some were glaze tests, and progressions of firings as I work through glaze tests. Some were demo pots for various occasions, some were duplicates made when filling commissions. Some were just for fun - trying something new but not intending to continue, and some just haven't found their forever home yet and are of a style I might not continue. All lovely pots, looking for a new home so I'll have room for all the pots on my current production list, as well as the ideas swimming around in my head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seems the same is true for my studio-mate <a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/the-gallery-at-the-village-potters/resident-artists/197-2/" target="_blank"><b><i>Judi</i></b></a>, so we're having a little pop-up sale in the new<b><i> <a href="http://thevillagepotters.com/the-gallery-at-the-village-potters/the-feature-gallery/" target="_blank">Feature Gallery</a></i></b> at <b><i><a href="http://www.thevillagepotters.com/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a></i></b>. Our sale begins Friday, March 7 and runs through Saturday, March 22 or when we run out of pots, which ever comes first. Pots, both functional and decorative, are priced to help motivate their transition to good homes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Come and get 'em. All sales final, and no wholesale purchases on sale items.</span><br />
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<br />CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-70424267027324068352013-12-31T19:52:00.003-05:002013-12-31T19:53:38.226-05:002014: CreateThat's my word for the new year. I used to do this every year, but I think it's been more internal over the past years, as there always seemed to be too many things to keep up with to focus on just one word. Without dwelling on the 'looking back', which has its place and benefits that I know are often lauded at the end of the year, I choose to stay looking forward. Although I will say that the past year was one that really felt like it had movement, and I'm grateful for every moment, and for every person with whom I had the privilege to share any moment. All so good.<br />
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Onward, and for 2014 I choose Create. When I think about all my intentions for the new year, I see this word in many facets. It's not just an idea to make more work, although that's definitely on the list. I can create more work, but I will also create better work. I will create deeper relationships. I will create new opportunities. I will create a great balance in work and life. I will create good new habits. See what I mean? I invite any and all to pick a word and join me. Once you do, you'll be amazed at how you start to see things in terms of that word, and what kind of domino-effect it can have on your thinking.<br />
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-86070405584675091892013-10-24T00:17:00.002-04:002013-10-29T22:37:26.252-04:00Fall and Holiday Shows<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The crisp chill of fall with a few hints of winter are in the air, and I've been in a flurry in the studio getting ready for a series of seasonal shows. Come see me at one or more of the following events, and not only can you satisfy your need to support American-made artist entrepreneurs, you'll also find some darn nice pottery!</span><br />
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A few months back, in the heat of the summer, a lovely gentleman from Louisiana and his daughter visited us at The Village Potters. The gent, Emile, had a mission: he wanted a ceramic bowl to feed the rabbits that lived inside his chicken pen. He had been "all over, lookin' for a good rabbit bowl"! His daughter was sure we would have beautiful work, but that he wouldn't want to pay our prices. So I asked him how much he wanted to pay, and he said, without hesitation: $3.<div>
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Pictured above is one of my bakers, and he liked it a lot, in spite of the fact that it had superfluous decoration (my coneflowers) inside the bowl. In our conversations, we also learned that it was his birthday that day, so I offered him the baker for his rabbits as a gift. He kept asking me how much it would cost in the gallery, but I didn't see any point telling him as it was definitely more than $3 (it's a funny thing, isn't it ... I'd rather give it away than take less than what I deem it to be worth!).</div>
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He said he wished he had something he could give me in return, and talk got around to the wonderful gumbo that he makes with those chickens, and how you just can't get good Andouille outside of Louisiana, or good file, so I told him he could send me some gumbo! He has family who live in the area, so I said the next time he or any of them come near, he could send up some gumbo. After he left, several of my studio mates commented that I was not likely to see any gumbo.</div>
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I was so sorry that I wasn't there to greet his daughter and send my thanks back personally, and unfortunately, she left before anyone could get any contact information from her or for Emile. So if anyone knows Emile Kugler in Louisiana, please send him my sincere thanks from Asheville, along with a message that he was indeed correct: this is the most delicious gumbo I have ever had, and I feel like I came out way on top in this trade!</div>
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-70729187353445453992013-07-03T10:58:00.002-04:002013-07-03T10:59:59.188-04:00Sunday, July 7: The Big Crafty!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Where I'll be this Sunday:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the only thing more fun than returning to The Big Crafty is doing it with with a good friend! I'm very pleased to be sharing a booth with the excessively talented and lovely Holly de Saillan of <a href="http://www.beetlesagogo.com/?page_id=964" target="_blank">Holly de Saillan Clay & Mosaic</a>. Come and see us, along with over 100 other fabulous indie artists and craftspeeps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thebigcrafty.com/" target="_blank">The Big Crafty</a> happens this Sunday, July 7 from 12-6pm, downtown Asheville, at the Asheville Art Museum. Admission is free and in addition to a celebration of all things handmade, you'll find local food, beer, and some toe-tappin' tunes. </span></div>
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-17396136918038651402013-06-13T08:42:00.000-04:002013-06-13T08:47:01.733-04:00smokey shino<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A look at the new Shino application on some sake sets and bottles (above) and other new service/dinner ware (below). I moved recently, and because of a busy studio schedule I was lamenting not being able to just stay at the house and get settled. Be careful what you wish for - significant plumbing needed doing, so I've been at the house most of the week and will be most of today. Not able to really settle in until the plumbing is done, and definitely not able to tend that busy studio schedule! So I'll just look at the pretty pots and make longer lists of what's to come...</span></div>
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CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-47888936902031424252013-06-08T07:06:00.002-04:002013-06-08T07:08:07.135-04:00River Arts District Studio Stroll This Weekend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">returning to an old favorite: personal sake sets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It seems to be in the air, as many if not all of my studio mates at <a href="http://www.thevillagepotters.com/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a> are also exploring new forms and designs. These pots are all cooling in a glaze kiln today, and tomorrow I'll get to see how they look!</span></div>
<br />CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-72407548389820292842013-05-12T09:07:00.002-04:002013-05-12T09:07:42.546-04:00Happy Mother's Day!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Mother's Day Poem to my Beautiful Mother:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dear Mom,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love you, Happy Mother's Day! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">xoxoxoxo</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span>CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-67085417285519088192013-03-27T11:42:00.001-04:002013-03-27T11:42:10.451-04:00Come Brainstorm with Me!<span style="background-color: white; color: #118d46; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 26pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 20pt;">1-on-1 Artist Business Brainstorms</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15pt;">On <b>Friday, April 19</b>, join Lori Theriault (that's me!), potter at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.crazygreenstudios.com/" target="_blank">Crazy Green Studios</a></i> & <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.thevillagepotters.com/" target="_blank">The Village Potters</a></i>, for <b>"Social Media for Marketing: the Facebook Edition".</b> Here's a little more about the session:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 15pt;">More info about the Business Brainstorm Sessions: </span></i><span style="line-height: 15pt;">One-on-one brainstorm sessions will be held between 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on specific Fridays at the <b><a href="http://ashevillearts.com/artist-business-brainstorm-sessions-2013/" target="_blank">Asheville Area Arts Council</a></b> (346 Depot Street, Asheville, NC 28801) in Pink Dog Creative in the River Arts District. Inclement Weather: if Asheville City school is cancelled, the brainstorm sessions for that day are cancelled. Please check your email the morning of your session for any updates.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15pt;">The sessions are free or by donation. Any donations will be given to the Asheville Area Arts Council. If you sign up for a session and skip it without 48 hours notice, you will not be permitted to sign up for future sessions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">DATE: </strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">4/19/2013 (Fri.)</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>TIME: </b> 9:00am - 11:00am (sign up for a 30-minute session)<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">LOCATION: </strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">Asheville Area Arts Council</span></span></div>
CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-28358570298304196442013-03-19T09:52:00.000-04:002013-03-19T09:52:03.826-04:00teach to learn<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Teaching, and giving demos, are great ways to explore and re-visit forms that may not get much attention when in the flurry of filling orders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used to make sake sets on a regular basis and just might start again, AND they are great for demonstrating the fun of throwing off the mound.</span>CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642037349384620362.post-47090801740869304332013-03-17T23:09:00.003-04:002013-03-17T23:14:39.547-04:00Taking a New Look<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">... at glazes I've been working with for years. They've been great for wax resist designs, but what about just the glazes? I had explored it several years ago when I made service ware for <a href="http://www.rootsfood.com/" target="_blank">Roots </a>Cafe. Their food was always delicious, fresh, local, seasonal - everything you want from a local cafe, and it looked spectacular in my bowls. The Cafe had to close as a growing pain of Roots Foods, which I understand and support, but oh how I still miss that Breakfast Salad! I lost some images a few hard drive crashes ago, so I won't torment you with pictures of mouth-watering foods from that time that are no longer available. Here are some quick shots of those glaze combinations, slightly updated in recipe and on a new clay out of the last kiln:</span><br />
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<i>yes, homemade tastes better on handmade. :)</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the course of the last year or so of testing and adjusting my glazes with clay bodies and the new kiln, it's been a joy to rediscover the depths of the glazes I've been looking at for several years. I think it's finding that great fit of glaze and clay body that has me revisiting looks that worked so well in the past, if for no other reason than to see that they look even better now! So a new round of testing, with some motives for what I'll do with this line, but more on that another time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I still love my trees and they're looking great on the new clay, but I'm also enjoying thinking about new forms and anticipating each firing with glee. yes, glee. </span>CGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073741519220163535noreply@blogger.com1