.....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
“No Knead” Bread
There is a recipe going around about "No Knead" Bread. A very simple recipe that just takes minutes to prepare. It apparently originally ran in the New York Times, and around here ran in the Minneapolis Tribune on Feb. 15. In the recipe the bread is
POTTERS TRY TO BURN THEIR HANDS
The Cool Clay Coyotes Take a Shot At HOT GLASS! Where We Take a Field Trip To FOCI GLASS in Minneapolis Merry Christmas! Betsy went really creative and gave the whole gang a trip to FOCI GLASS to try our hand at hot glass
Educating About Pottery
Betsy and Tom recently hosted about 50 art students from the Dassel-Cokato School. Betsy showed them around our gallery where she could use the work of 160+ North American artists to emphasize the many genres that artists are working in today. We carry a
Tom’s Triumph Lives
Despite the freezing cold weather Tom and Betsy took the Triumph for a spin. Tom purchased the 1960 Triumph TR3 a year ago and it finally lives and breathes and drives (with much thanks to Darrell Dressen of Darrells's Auto Repair). Spring is just around
