I'm always trying to figure out ways to reduce clutter in our small house . . . a couple of mini pumpkin and a bud vase - already on the table - ended up atop the cake stand. [...]
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Allow me to preface this post by saying that Nathan and I make a real effort to keep our blog and Facebook page from being too sales-oriented. (Which is actually kind of funny, when you think about it, because we only get to be potters because people buy pottery.) But we really don't want to be too in-your-face about selling or buying. We do, however, try to tell our story in an honest and open way, which is why I wanted to highlight this little exchange.. . .
I had forgotten how much I love 'discovering' a new piece of pottery slowly over many mornings. Seeing it in new light, turning it over to find new fingerprints left from its maker, the sustained pleasure of determining which tea tastes best. I slow down a little. As a maker, it is so nice to be reminded of these simple joys. I imagine others, in sunny kitchens or home offices, slowly discovering the joy of something we have made.. . . .
The days following our biggest show of the year are ones of re-setting and attempting to ground ourselves in our life and our home. Pushing to get the kiln finished and two large firings loaded and fired and packed up and the booth built and set up and the nine days of retail sales did amount to some fatigue. I imagine it's something like trying to stop running after a long race . . . kind of hard to slow down mentally, even when the body is exhausted. ...
The story of our mid-summer is best told with photos . . .
