Jefferson County Potters Holiday Sale!

The Where: Elkhorn Mountain Inn 

                  and the Montana City Store

                   1 Jackson Creek Rd

                   Montana City, MT

The When: Friday, November 30, 2012 - 5pm-9pm  Opening Nite/Sale

                  Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 10am-5pm Sale

                  Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 10am-2pm Sale

The Who: Gary Anderson, Chad Carignan, Lisa Ernst, Tom Jaszczak, Page Kelly Piccolo, Wiebe Pottery and Tara Wilson

The How: There's plenty of parking in the back, just come in through the motel entries. There are two doors on the front and one through the courtyard in the back. Come on in to the conference room, and spend some time picking the perfect HANDMADE gift for those lucky people on your list! There will be a lot of handmade items to choose from, and you'll be helping to support your local economy.

Please enjoy the images below, they give you a taste of the array of fine pottery you'll see at the show.

A group of cups and a lovely bottle.

I liked this one, it sparked the idea for the final

Playing with composition

The final postcard image

One of the postcard contenders

A collection of cups

The back of the postcard

Ringing Bells and Carroming Thoughts

I have been reading a lot of journals lately, and wanted to share with you a quote that I read in the May/June 09 issue of Clay Times:

"I really don't think there's any artist worth mentioning who hasn't been inspired by the natural world." -Peter Callas

For some reason this has been ringing in my head.


Thoughts of natural textures I use in my own work go carroming through my brain - How am I improving on this? Does it invoke nature as I intend it to? Can I make this have more depth, be richer?

I also decided to challenge myself to explore a single form. I am not restricting the size, in fact I am going to make as many different sizes as my skill will allow. Nor am I restricting the finish. I intend to explore deep textures as well as some abstract designs. The only restriction, really, is the form itself. A jug. A larger belly, narrow neck and mouth, and a single finger handle. So far I am 25 pounds of wet clay into this adventure, I will share the process with you in the next few posts.

Reading is a good thing, hopefully it inspires thoughtful contemplation of self and one's surroundings. Today, reading has caused ringing bells and carroming thoughts.