I spent an hour yesterday afternoon in the ceramics room at Falmouth High School, doing a throwing demonstration for the clay club there and for a number of other art students who stayed long enough to watch me throw mugs and bowls and talk about some pretty basic throwing principles. On the shelf behind me were several Doug Fitch and Hannah McAndrew pots, made a year ago during their workshop presentation in the same classroom. Tough work to live up to.
I volunteered a few weeks ago when teacher Corine Adams came out to the studio and she promptly got me in there and throwing. The audience was a quiet and attentive bunch and it appeared none of them fell asleep during the presentation, or had a long cellphone conversation.
I will also add a selection of teabowls from the POTS gallery in Seattle, set up during NCECA. Most of these pieces are, I think, by Steve Sauer of Port Orchard, Washington. Nice stuff.
9 comments:
congrats on your first etsy sale.
Those "sold" emails are awfully gratifying. Heres to many more sales!
Oh no, you are making want to give etsy another go! Congrats on the sale, it is fun to get those sold emails, like Anna said. Love that platter, I have some similar bowls :)
Yes you have to o to the bother of photographing every pot you post, from different angles, and measuring it and packing and weighing and doing the sums....but once that is done, it is easy!! Congratulations!
You are a world famous local potter...glad to see you're being appreciated
My first etsy sale was to Hawaii- a little outside the average shipping cost I had figured on. I googled the address and saw that my pot was going to a very beautiful resort. I will picture that jar as being on permanent vacation.
they love red in Texas- we shipped off a nice iron red vase that direction last week- love Texas.
this week Pa- Etsy sales come and go.
It is time to list more on ours.
well in blogland you have travelled the world Hollis! congrats on your first sale :))
Good choice, Texas artist! What a lovely plate. Congrats Hollis! Here's to many more--and yes, I think the key to doing well on etsy is to continuously post work...I'm aiming for a piece a day, but...I figure I can manage a couple a week, for sure.
congrats on the first etsy sale, listen to Ron he has great advice. It gets easier with practice. etsy sales helped Jeff and i get through the slower home gallery sales this winter.
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