This year, we are working with Bonnie Mohr Studio and The Hog Shed to bring you 3 weekends of fun, fine art, fine craft and antiques and collectibles. The first weekend, October 26-28, overlaps with our Gallery Fall Open House. The we skip a weekend for
Seafoam Green
This post is for the readers of the ClayArt discussion group. This platter is glazed in Seafoam Green (turns out it's a Coleman recipe). Lots of running. We're going to try to tighten it up since you can get some great effects like putting some copper red
The Show Is Over
Well, at least the Art show season is done for us this year. Long weekend. We went to Bayfield WI, the gorgeous town that is the jumping off point for the Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. Lots of sailing (deep water). Should have been a
A Fascinating Visit
Today we had a fascinating visit. Dennis Berquist of the local Ridgewater College brings groups in from various countries to study, in this case, various dairy practices among Minnesota farmers. The ladies came from Egypt (Upper Nile) since the
The Road to Hell Is Paved…..
.....with good intentions! The art show season has started and we're in the thick. For what it's worth, right after our show this weekend, the StoneArch Show in Minneapolis http://www.stonearchfestival.com, I'm going to post an insiders view of the art
POTS AND LOCAL FOOD-Ceramics Monthly
This article recently ran in Ceramics Monthly. It says a lot about the connection between locally grown foods and handmade pottery. Katy Hemberger, who helps us out in both the Gallery and the studio during the non-farming months, and her husband,
Holy Moley It’s Been Awhile
BETTER KNOWN AS HOW THE SEASONS CHANGE...daily When last we posted, April 9, we had been through spring (ice out on March 28 see below), refreeze, and a couple of noreaster snow storms. The poor geese and mallards who chose our pond got started early
IT’S A REALLY BIG DAY!
If you live on or near a lake in the northern latitudes, 'ice out' day is a big deal! Second only to when the clouds switch from winter clouds to summer clouds. And today was the big day! This shot was taken about 9 am looking Northeast from the
Glass Paperweights
The Final Result! Paperweight by Alysa Tom Stopped by Foci Glass today (Thursday) to see what might be happening. Michael had been sick for a week so the paperweights needed grinding and Michael showed Tom how this works. Anyway...here are the final