Holiday Open House Weekend in Seagrove

Put on your flip-flops and head to Seagrove, NC this weekend. Temps are predicted to be in the 70's and lots of pottery shops are celebrating the season with a Holiday Open House. Listings for all the events can be found on the Seagrove Potters facebook page. Be sure to "Like" it while you are there.

Jeff and I will be serving blueberry bars and homemade brownies, along with hot coffee... perhaps I should rethink that and make it ice coffee! Jeff has some really nice wood fired tea pots and tea ware in the shop, along with the Gong Fu Tea Set in the photo above.

The piggy banks have been flying out of here this month, even the ones that didn't have wings. Out of the kiln this week came these two sweet piggies that weren't spoken for. I am sure they will find new homes by the end of the weekend.
Here are the details:

Michèle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery

505 East Main Street

Seagrove, NC

You will find our new home in between Pottery Junction and the Big Red Barn

Saturday, Dec 12th 10am to 5pm

Sunday, Dec 13th 12pm to 5pm

Seagrove Weekend Update...

This week I decided to try out a new form. 

Cheese boards... but can you really call it a "board" when it's made out of clay?

They are obviously very simple to make. My only problem was that I underestimated the amount of clay I needed. The one in the photo is smaller than I would have liked. The subsequent ones are the size of the bat. The first one I made was way too thin. They need to be hefty because the idea is that you can warm the "board" in the oven and place a slice of brie on it or chill the "board" and serve cheese and fruit. They will also make good trivets.

I will admit that I wanted to make these because I want one for myself. I rarely make things that I want to keep but we are cheese lovers and I know I can put it to good use.

 Yesterday I took a break from the work day and took a drive over to Bulldog Pottery. It was their "Cousins in Clay" weekend. There were some fabulous pots there by Samantha, Bruce, and their "cousins" Michael Kline, Dan Anderson, and Blair Clemo. I wanted to get there early because I needed to to replace a Bulldog Pottery tumbler that had met it's demise last year. My goal was accomplished!
"Cousins in Clay" continues today with a potters potluck at noon and demonstrations by guest "cousin" Dan Anderson from 1:30 - 2:30. Jeff will head over there this afternoon, while I keep the gallery open.

I couldn't resist snapping this photo of Samantha and Bruce's beautiful bamboo stand on my way out.
Happy Sunday to all. I hope you enjoyed your weekend.