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Mother’s Day

May 1, 2019 By Eric Lofdahl

Mother’s Day is next Sunday. You probably have an idea of what you want to get for your mom or have bought it already, but maybe you are still looking for a unique gift to impress her this year. We’ve got that covered here at the Clay Coyote. Our wide variety of handmade art, both from our own potters and the featured artists we carry in the gallery, has something for everyone.

Chef's Line of FlamewareIf your mother is a home chef, consider picking up a piece from our Chef’s Line of flameware pottery. Full of unique, versatile pieces there is sure to be an item that will fill a gap in your mom’s kitchen or upgrade a piece of cookware she already has. Each piece of flameware can be used on the stove, whether it’s an electric, gas, or glass top stove, as well as in the oven or on the grill. My personal favorites are the Clay Coyote Flameware Cazuela, the Clay Coyote Dutch Oven, and the Clay Coyote Tagine. The Cazuela features deep sides, a short handle, and a tab on the front to make it easy to move the pan between stovetop and oven. It will become the workhorse of your mom’s kitchen in no time. The Dutch Oven holds about three quarts, and is made entirely of Clay Coyote Flameware. Our Tagine, on the other hand, features a flameware bottom and a stoneware top that is available in four colors. The Tagine is a true statement piece. We have cookbooks that pair great with both the Dutch Oven and Tagine and will give your mom some inspiration for delicious new recipes.

Clay Coyote Dutch Oven and Souped Up cookbook
Clay Coyote Tagine in Midnight Garden and Tagine cookbook

Maybe your mom is more of a baker than a chef. Lucky for you, we have great baking dish options here as well. The Clay Coyote Bread Baker and the Clay Coyote Baking Dish are a covered and open baking dish option from our potters. We also have numerous baking dishes from our featured artists such as the Campbell Pottery Pie Plate and the Sunset Canyon Pottery Lasagna Baking Dish.

Bread bakers in Joe's Blues and Yellow Salt
Clay Coyote Baking Dishes, Soberdough bread mix, Tait Farm Foods berry sauce, and easy gluten free cookbook
Sunset Canyon Lasagna Dish and other pieces in Aztec Sunrise

Jewelry always makes a great gift, and we have plenty of that in the gallery as well. Some new jewelry has come in over the past few weeks, so if your mom is a fan of Clay Coyote but hasn’t been out to the gallery recently, you can surprise her with something she hasn’t seen before. Spirit Glassworks and joeyfivecents are a couple of the exciting new artists we have in the gallery. Or maybe you know she has had her eye on a specific piece from an artist we have featured for a while such as Desert Heart Jewelry or Ten2Midnight Studios.

Desert Heart necklace on display
Desert Heart triple wrap bracelets and earrings
Ten2Midnight earrings and necklaces
Ten2Midnight earrings and necklaces
joeyfivecents earrings
joeyfivecents earrings
joeyfivecents necklackes and leather wrap bracelets
Spirit Glassworks matching necklace and earrings

Whatever you decide on it is sure to a be a quality piece of handcrafted art. I could go on for pages highlighting the unique pieces we carry in the gallery. Instead, I’ll encourage you to come out to the gallery to see the pieces in person. I have already picked out something for my mother, but I can’t tell you what it is because she reads this blog. I gift wrapped it here, and I’ll be happy to do the same for the gift you pick out. 

Not in Minnesota? If you order from our online shop, you can leave a note for us to gift wrap and include a personal message with your gift. Happy shopping!

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Filed Under: On the Horizon, Pottery, Recipes, The Gallery Tagged With: baking dish, Bill Campbell, bread bakers, cazuela, chef's line, cookbooks, desert heart, dutch oven, flameware, gift wrapping, home chef, jewelry, joeyfivecents, Mother's Day, mother's day gifts, spirit glassworks, Sunset Canyon, tagine, Ten2Midnight

Bold North Road Trip: Super Bowl 52 Weekend Edition

February 1, 2018 By Morgan

How to get from US Bank Stadium to Hutchinson Minnesota Are you coming to Minnesota for Super Bowl 52? Cool. 

Literally, we mean it’s going to be cool. So pack extra cloths. We’re a hardy bunch, so the negative degrees won’t be fazing us. But you’re going to want to consider some long underwear. It’s more stylish than you might be thinking. There are even leggings with fleece lining. You can get some at Lillian’s in Hutchinson. The owners Stacey and Danielle can hook you up. There are a few little boutiques on that block and a great local bakery.

Speaking of hooking up, I mean Hutchinson, we’ve got a lot going on here in our town and if you want to get outta the Twin Cities for a mini-road trip, you should come here.

Besides stopping into Lillian’s for your new pairs of leggings, you might want to head to our county Fair Grounds on Saturday, February 3rd for Winterfest. It’s more than just a Hallmark movie thing, we actually have one. There will be dog sled rides, opportunities to have your photo taken with Elsa, Anna, and Olaf from the Frozen movie, hot chocolate, and you can make a clay snow person at the Clay Coyote table. By the way, this event is free to attend and a blast for kids of all ages.

Clay Coyote Flameware Commemorative LII Grill Basket

Speaking of the Clay Coyote, we’re here in Hutch. We have been making pottery on our 54-acre hobby farm for more than two decades. Our pots are hot, we were even named to the Super Bowl 52 Business Connect Resource Guild as VIP gifts. We have a few of our commemorative, Limited Edition LII Grill Baskets still in stock (as of typing this there are 11 in the Gallery). The Clay Coyote makes the only handmade clay grill basket in the USA. We use our own special clay and glaze that’s designed to take direct, extreme heat. We also make other items with this special clay/glaze combo that are in our Chef’s Line. And have many other cups, plates, mugs, and (super) bowls handmade right here at our Studio. We offer free tours every day, no appointment needed and can show you how we make the pots. Not to worry, we offer shipping anywhere so you can pick all sorts of great things out and we’ll have them set to meet you at home. No need to find extra luggage space.

Speaking of cooking, you’re going to want a few good meals while you’re out and about seeing the Bold North.  If you’re in Hutch you can’t miss these great local faves:

  • Zellas is a farm to table restaurant that serves lunch and dinner, Ian, Clay Coyote’s co-owner and unabashed Patriots Fan (he’s from Cape Cod, Massachusetts), would strongly recommend the meatloaf and a Todd the Axeman beer from Minnesota brewer Surly. I’m a big fan of the wedge salad and a wood fired pizza, ask for the Italian Stallion, it’s not on the menu, but all the insiders know what it is and you’ll be rewarded with a great pizza. Two can get a full meal and a beer/wine for about $50.
  • Landy’s Lodge is a pub that has a great local atmosphere, good burgers, and a nice selection of local Minnesota beers. Get the burger, go for the onion rings (come on you’re on vacation) and talk your companion into getting the waffle fries with the special sauce. The burger meat is never frozen and provided by Benny’s the local butcher, so you’re in good hands. Two burgers and beers will be under $30.
  • Crow River Winery is on the Highway as you’re coming in and out of Hutch, it’s a great place to stop for a tasting of local Minnesota wines. They’re a little sweet so if you’re used to dryer variety then I’d recommend their Marquette red that has a lot of cheery and dark undertones or the Frontenac Gris which is sweet and made from MN grown Honeycrisp Apples (fun fact the University of Minnesota bred the honeycrisp to be the perfect apple, and we’re pretty much on board.  Massachusetts visitors might appreciate some of the wines that have cranberry notes). The Winery has a Bistro where you can get a really nice cheese plate and other snacks. Tasting plus a cheese plate will run you about $25.
  • I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Hutch Cafe, celebrating it’s 50th year. It’s what you on the East Coast would call a greasy spoon diner. Much like the Amish counter in Reading Terminal Market these stools have heard a lot of stories. (Note, see Philly I din’t forget about you, I’ve got to say as a Viking fan we’re sad not to be there, but your boys played a hell of a good game and so when I’m in Philly over President’s Day weekend I will be back at the RTM getting me some scrapple and eggs.) This is the kind of place where you can get an amazing breakfast for $10.
  • McCormick’s Family Restaurant was named best Eggs Benedict by WCCO and so we had to go try it out. It’s good, but they use over easy instead of poached eggs, so you can be the judge about that. They’re also pro-sauce, so if you’re hesitant you might want to take that into consideration.

If you’re planning to stay over in Hutch you’re probably at the Hutchinson AmericInn ($125 night this weekend) or the Day’s Inn ($89).

There are other sites to see in Hutch, we’re the home to the biggest 3M plant, we’ve got tons of sculptures placed around own, we have more parks per square foot than anywhere other than NYC, and there’s a good exhibit at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

CEO Morgan Baum was showing off our Limited Edition Clay Coyote Flameware Grill Basket VIP gift at the culmination event downtown Minneapolis. Get your ultimate tailgating tool! The Clay Coyote is open daily 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday and noon-4pm on Sunday. The best way to get here from the Cities is to take Hyw 7 West for about an hour, just don’t follow GPS cuz they like the back roads. I was just down by the US Bank Stadium last night and the dive home was 1 hour 6 minutes. Hop on 394 West to 494 S, to Hyw 7 West and one hour later you’ll be in Hutch.

The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce has a saying that there’s #muchinhutch and that’s 100% true. I hope if you want to get out and about and see a little more than just the Super Live Experience or the Mall of America you’ll consider Hutchinson a destination not to be missed.

And on Sunday, we here at the Clay Coyote are rooting for a great game. We’ll welcome you wherever you are from and whoever you root for as long as you love pottery and art.

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Foodie News, On the Horizon, Our Story, Potter's Life, The Gallery, The Studio Tagged With: Chamber of Commerce, chef's line, crow river winery, dog sled rides, food, LII, limited edition, local restaurants, muchinhutch, new england patriots, Philadelphia eagles, super bowl, Things to do this weekend, vikings, winterfest, Zellas

Clay Coyote’s 2018 New Year’s Resolutions

December 31, 2017 By Kylie Lawson

As the New Year quickly approaches, we thought we’d get a head start on our list of resolutions here at the Coyote. Here’s our list we’d like to share with you:

  1. Go to the Super Bowl….possibly to deliver some Super Bowl LII Commemorative Grill Baskets?!?!
  2. Host 35 potters for the 7th Annual MN Pottery Festival (July 28-29)
  3. (re)Introduce new products to our Clay Coyote Chef’s Line – Dutch Oven, Small Saucepan, Veggie Steamers, and Mini Cassoles
  4. Add new potters, jewelers, woodworkers, and metal workers to our Gallery – we want to introduce at least one new artist per month!
  5. Take the Travel Mug on more adventures! It already has plans to hitch rides in a few folks luggage to NYC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Duluth, L.A, San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Solvang, Portland, and maybe Africa and Thailand!
  6. Spend more time cooking with family and having fun!
  7. Learn to salsa dance…or just make/eat more paella in the Cazuela!
  8. See the movie The Post (I mean who doesn’t love Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks?!)

We’ve had a wonderful 2017 thanks to all of our awesome supporters. We couldn’t have done it without you. We hope to see you in 2018, and can’t wait to bring in the New Year and see what it has in store for us.

Happy New Year and best wishes on your New Year’s resolutions!

 

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