Holiday Open House and Something New

In the rush to unload the kiln and pack up the pigs, I forgot that I actually had a couple of pots in there that weren't sold yet.  After making a mug order two weeks ago, I played around with a couple of tumbler shapes and decoration. I decided to add some slip trailing to the underglaze. I am pretty happy with the results.

Today is gallery cleaning/decorating day. This weekend we are having our holiday open house. There are quite a few potters in Seagrove having holiday events this weekend. You could turn it in to your own studio tour! Here is the list of potters having events:

Johnston and Gentithes Art Pottery (in their new location!)
Eck McCanless Pottery
Dean and Martin Potter
Latham's Pottery
Studio Touya Pottery (they have a new gallery this year!)
From the Ground Up Pottery
Windsong Pottery
Hickory Hill Pottery
Ben Owen Pottery
Chris Luther Pottery
Blue Hen Pottery
Bulldog Pottery

Holiday Open House this Weekend!

Michèle Hastings and Jeff Brown Pottery Holiday Open House

December 8th & 9th 2012

10-5 on Saturday, 12 -5 on Sunday

1423 NC Hwy 705 Seagrove, NC

We have lots of beautiful pots that will make great holiday gifts. 

Pottery will also dress up your own dining table all year round.

We've decked the halls, so come on out to Seagrove this weekend!

The Jeff Brown & Michèle Hastings version of a "Mug Tree"!

and the results are in...

Jeff's been making growlers. The shino glazed one on the right has some nice carbon trapping.

The piggy sugar jars all came out, phew... because one was a special Christmas order. These will also make great salt pigs. I'll get them listed in my Etsy shop this week.

The ash glaze decided to act up on some bowls. Icky bubbles.

Ash glaze over shino. One of the few without bubbles.

Carved vases were all fine... look at the little pig trying to get in on the photo, what a hog!

I am working at the Co-op of Seagrove Potters gallery today and Jeff is at our studio for the kiln opening. All the new pots are outside under the tent and there is a warm fire & hot coffee inside the log cabin gallery. We will start happy hour a little early today with wine and cheese from 3:00 to 6:00. If your in the neighborhood stop in and keep Jeff company... I will be home at 5:00 (and ready for a glass of wine).

Cheers!