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We fell in love with the Fancy Nancy books this year, about a imaginative little girl who “repurposed” things around the house, embellishes & “foofies” to make herself, and her room, and her family “fancy”.   At our studio, we organized a princess camp a couple years ago, where little princes and princesses  could dress [...]

Joann’s point of sale system has not yet gone green.

I never would have thought of this…thanks Katie for the very creative tip! Your private school kindergarten education is paying off!

I haven’t thought much about my grater/zester thingy until my 2 year old niece came to visit this weekend. “Miss Mia” was looking in my cabinet drawers of course for entertainment and found this lil guy. When I asked her for it, he stole my heart too when he beckoned me too. Those precious, piercing [...]

Visiting my mom and dad’s house today, Christmas Day, brings warmth to the heart and comfort to the soul…as well as creative found objects that have nurished that artsy side of me for 42 Christmases now.

Between chilly weather to cool our kilns faster and morning jaunts to the studio at 6am to glaze the prior day’s pieces and pull kiln cones, my wonderful staff and I have pulled off another successful Christmas season. Time to sit for an hour and 41 minutes with a cup of coffee under a blankie…atleast [...]

After i made sure my 5 year old daughter wasnt hurt, i told her “well its a good thing we own a pottery studio! Tears turned to excitement to go paint another one. Whew