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A Week of Celebrations
The Celebration of Seagrove Potters show is behind us and I am happy to say was a very successful weekend. It was our best show to date with good sales in our gallery, and online as well. The pot in the photograph is a collaboration piece that Jeff and I donated to the live auction that takes place during the gala preview party. We were happy that the winning bid was a little more than what we valued the piece at. It’s always disappointing if donations are under bid. For that reason, we are selective as to who we donate to.
When the show was over we had just a few days to unpack, clean the house, and grocery shop for the next celebration…
Moving Forward… Sometimes at a Snails Pace
Decorating a Big Pig
As soon as the piggy bank is assembled, I stamp the name on the side. I have a few sets of stamps, ranging from a snap together set made for clay, to a variety of rubber stamps in different fonts and sizes. If the pig is going to get a carved design, I cover him loosely with plastic and let the ears stiffen a little overnight.
Since creating the first leaf and vine design this fall, I have taken orders for three more pigs with it. It’s always fun to have something new to work on.
And lastly I have a Sophie cat update. She is doing much better. Practically back to her old self. I tried to take her photo and she ran away. If you look closely you can see she is camouflaging herself against the dining room table. She hates cameras. Thankfully she has been easy to pill and yesterday she was back to her normal eating schedule. Jeff and I are very relieved. A big thank you to all my readers for your kind words, helpful suggestions, and support.
Sophie
Fall Splendor
There were lots of salt pigs in this firing. Lately they have been outselling the piggy banks on Etsy. I have a few extra in this firing so that I can have some in stock and ready to ship. Today it’s back to piggy bank assembly. I have had a break from them for a couple of weeks and I am looking forward to getting back at it.
It’s Fixed!
I was really frustrated when my blog list disappeared a few weeks ago. I went to the forums to figure out the issue and found that it was a widespread glitch. Blogger was supposed to be working on and would have it fixed in a few days. I gave up waiting and started building my list again. My new list didn’t look like my old list. No preview, no updates, and the links didn’t open in a new window. AARGH!
I left it alone for a week. I was too frustrated.
Yesterday I decided to take a look again. With fresh eyes. I solved my problem! I had used the wrong “gadget”. I deleted the links list, added the correct “gadget” and it’s working! I am slowly trying to recover the blog list that I built over 8+ years. If you notice your blog isn’t there, leave a link in the comments so that I can add you back in.
Today is my birthday… Jeff wrote on my wall.
I am officially old enough to live in one those 55+ communities that I was selling in New Hampshire. Not quite ready for that!
Prep Work
American Craft Week Continues – Saturday, October 15, 2016
Wood Fired Teapot by Jeff Brown
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There are also some new cheese stones in the gallery.
And of course there are some nice pots with the ginkgo leaves.
Pigs and Plants
My new piggy bank design came out great!
Outside the pottery, I was totally surprised that one of our yucca plants bloomed this week!
We had yucca’s at the log cabin that never bloomed. This plant is one of a group at the end of our driveway. Jeff cleared the area of brush awhile back, maybe that helped. I also read that they need a special type of moth to pollinate them. There were lots of caterpillars and moths this year, perhaps we had just the right kind. It would be sweet if all of them would bloom.