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"!

An Etsy Treasury of Potters Who Blog

I created this Etsy treasury showcasing potters who blog and have an Etsy shop. If I read your blog and didn't realize that you have an etsy shop, I apologize now for the omission! Enjoy the beautiful work by this talented and diverse group.

'Pottery Bloggers' by meeshspottery

All of the fabulous work in this collection has been created by potters who blog. Each share a piece of themselves online, whether it's about their artistic process or a glimpse into the every day life of a ceramic artist.

mug with pig Rith $19.00	Natural Soap and Soap D... abelabodycare $24.00	Flying Purple Dragon St... FutureRelicsGa... $40.00	Multi Leaf Serving Disp... LindaStarrPott... $53.00
Pitcher (MK61) klinepottery $120.00	Nesting Lotus Bowls in ... whitneysmith $325.00	Tumbler with Tulips BlueHenPottery $25.00	Pottery Snowman Christm... baumanstonewar... $86.00
Lidded Box with Rabbit,... RonPhilbeckPot... $145.00	Twisted Stoneware Vase-... jeffbrownpotte... $95.00	Woman Woodfired Figure-... burntnormal $240.00	Flower vessel / vase (C... KiefferCeramic... $525.00
Blue Stoneware Platter ... kingscreekpott... $125.00	Christmas Red Salt Pepp... Creativewithcl... $42.00	Rustic Sunflower Honey ... DirtKickerPott... $45.00	Brie Baker and Cracker ... NewDayPottery $45.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

flash back to the 60's

If you read Gary Rith's blog, you know that he has been doing something called Time Warp Tuesday. I have been going through old photographs these last few months. I cam across this one tonight and since it's Time Warp Tuesday...

That's me... 1964! I have always been a fashionista :-)

and on a more productive note, I have been adding new things to my Etsy shop... the wood fired ovals are finally getting listed.

Scary Dreams

I have heard so many people talking about the television series, The Walking Dead, that I decided to add it to our Netflix streaming cue. I have always liked scary movies, but mostly old time scary movies... ghosts and hauntings, not blood and guts. Last night Jeff and I decided to watch it. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat but way too much blood and guts. Sure enough I had a frightening dream about creepy guys (just creepy, not zombies) trying to climb through the windows! I woke up just before Jeff was going to save the day... 

I would like to see more, just wish it wasn't so gory. 

On a brighter note, a friend posted this video on Pinterest yesterday. I am not sure when it was made, but it looks and sounds like one of those old film strips we would have watched when we were in school back in the 60's & 70's. Looking at the pots in this film, and the fact that Vivika and Otto Heino were living in New Hampshire, I would guess it was in the 70's. This is part one, if you are interested, you can find part two on Youtube.

More of what Jeff's been up to...

Jeff's had some cool orders to fill this holiday season.

A soup toureen... you may as well make a few. This couple has ordered one before and when they came to pick it up they bought another. So why not be prepared?

This one is getting ready for it's fancy handles...

On the left is a steamer, another special order. I will get a photo of the interior before it goes to it's new home.

How about a very fancy bundt pan? I found this order interesting, because typically you turn a bundt cake out of it's pan to be served, so no one but the user will see this beauty. Then again, maybe people use bundt pans for things I am not aware of!

In between waiting on customers, I finished my plain jane, small casseroles and started to load the electric kiln for a bisque firing. The weather has been beautiful and warm here in North Carolina. Perfect weather to be outside, loading the kiln... and I hear it will get warmer over the next few days. I saw on Facebook today that New Hampshire had an inch or two of snow. I am so happy for them ;-).