Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Food and Pottery

Thanksgiving is the ultimate food and pottery connection.  Choosing the best food to serve on your favorite pottery is one of the many joys of eating well and buying handmade.  Setting the table for a gathering can initiate talk about the upcoming feast and discussions like... "Where did you get this beautiful patter?' - tell me the story....

Here are some of the food and pottery connections I'm thinking about for my Thanksgiving table...
a perfect little plate for gathering an appetizer ... leaving another hand free for your holiday "spirit"
bowls for all the sides you'll be serving!
A platter for the turkey
a big bowl for stuffing...and my favorite!
choosing the best vase for a centerpiece bouquet of flowers


When the meal concludes and there are a mound of dishes still to be done: stop... sit.  Fix a warm cup of tea in your favorite handmade mug and take stock of all that you are thankful for this year.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!



Thursday, October 6, 2011

Turkey

 I was out for a walk yesterday morning when I came upon a party of wild turkeys.  They started following me down the road.  I find myself both fascinated and fearful of these gobbling birds. I had to take a few photos and then I quickly made my escape...

I have been very busy getting ready for my studio, Potters Place fall show and sale.  There are just 2 weeks left to have all our bisque ware dried for firing... a difficult prospect when it keeps raining, and raining, and raining. 

The theme of this year's show is "Festive Feasts" and takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving on November 18, 19 and 20.  I'll be alternating my blog entries between writing about my own work for show, and, talking about my fellow Potters Place artisans in the weeks leading up to Show.

But before then, I'll be selling at Powessit Farm Stand next Tuesday, October 11th from 1:30-6:30 pm in Dover.  This will be the final sale during the regular distribution season.  Hope to see you then and if not, mark your calendars for Potters Place Open Studios in November.

A "Festive Feasts" Platter