My Weekend Guild Show Purchase
Before becoming a member of the Colorado Potter’s Guild this year, I attended the show as a shopper for the past few years. This year I was both a member and a shopper. 
It’s hard to resist the temptation to buy everything, so I limited myself to 1 purchase. I bought the little soda fired wine cups above, by Jackie Harper and used them as soon as I got home from the show Saturday night. I suppose they could be purposed for tea or other beverages, but I knew that I was going to drink red wine from these as soon as I spotted them. It didn’t hurt that I was present the same day that Jackie was firing these little gems in the vapor kiln.
I love the look of soda fired ceramics and it looks like the guild is going to do a group soda firing this summer, so I’ll be able to get a couple of pieces in the kiln without having to sign up to fire the kiln myself. It will be a good way to try it out.
I want to thank those of you who were able to make it to the Guild’s spring sale this past weekend. Castle Clay artists have their show next weekend and I’m going to attend with a friend of mine. This year, they’ve invited some glass & jewelry artists to display their work at the show as well as a soap maker, so I’m looking forward to seeing what they produce.
Happy Monday,
~Cynthia
Colorado Potter’s Guild Sale Invitation
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
First Plymouth Congregational Church
3501 South Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO
May 1,2,3
Friday May 2 9:00am – 9:00pm
Saturday May 3 9:00am – 5:00pm
Press Release
Gee, time flies by when one has deadlines and shows lined up so close together! Whew, I’m looking forward to the opening and will breathe an equal sigh of relief when Sunday rolls around and I can spend some quality time with my family with no worries of work not yet done looming in the back of my brain. I will be at the show opening night and then have been assigned to work Friday evening and Saturday morning. I don’t have a lot of work – maybe only 40 pieces, about 20 cone 6 electric fired and about 20 cone 10 gas fired ones. But, I’ve seen everyone else’s work and it’s pretty darn amazing if you ask me!
Meanwhile, I was honored with a couple of blog awards:
Chris over at Socal Potters passed on the E is for Excellent award and part of accepting this award is you have to pass it on to ten of your favorite blogs. So here they are… Grey Matters, Pottery Blog, That Which is Not, Lapella Art, One Black Bird, Mud Stuffing, Peppa’s Studio, Tales of a Raku Artist, Judi’s Kiln, This Artist’s Life.
And Lynette has awarded me the ARTE y Pico Blog Award – Thank you!
The following 5 rules are attached to this award:
1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and that also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award itself.
4. The Award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte Y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. To show these rules.
I have selected the following five deserving bloggers: Angela Rockett, Jean Levert Hood, Kesha Bruce, Studio McCann, and Nancy Van Blaricom.
I would have like to have added my whole blogroll as recipients, but followed the rules.
Hopefully, next time I post, I will be able to share some photos of terrific ceramic work from the guild show.
Happy Wednesday,
~Cynthia
