I have an order for a couple of personalized piggy banks. It was a nice reprieve after making 30 pigs, all glazed in green and white. The most fun thing with the personalized pigs are the names that I stamp on them. You may remember the “Murray” pig from last fall, that was a fun one. This first order of the year are “Ruby” and “Talulah”. Aren’t those just great names?
Of course the big talk of the day has been the giant blizzard that is about to fall upon the northeast. I don’t even live there anymore and I am excited about it! I had a sudden need to dash off to the grocery store for bread and milk…. except I came home with bananas, a pork roast, and wine… as well as a nice IPA for Jeff. I hope that everyone in the great north weathers the storm, warm, comfy, and safe. Jeff and I will be living vicariously through your facebook posts, enjoying our libations, and not having to get out and shovel. Cheers!
I have a new book! Don’t you love the 500 series from Lark? Last night was the Carolina Claymatters Guild, post holiday meeting/party. Everyone gets a ticket upon arrival and after dinner they draw numbers for prizes. Everyone goes home with something, either a new pottery tool or book. I was so excited to receive this book.
Before heading to the party, Jeff took down the door to the kiln. It wasn’t as exciting as some firings, the majority of the shelves were filled with green and white piggy banks. This is our first wholesale order for UncommonGoods in NY. We didn’t unload them all but so far they look great. I did manage to get a few new bowls in the kiln. I have made the altered rim bowls in the past, this is the first time that I incorporated the Korean stamps into them.
Today it’s back to building piggy banks. Happy Sunday y’all.
Making a traditional Korean teabowl with the Jeff Brown twist was the mission. Learning about the Korean way of tea serving was my reward. Great food and friendly people was the bonus…
