Nepean Sportsplex Christmas Craft Sale

I think it's been about 20 years since I participated in this show, but I'll be back this year....this week!  In years past I had a booth in the lower level hall/rink on the ice surface.  This year I'll be upstairs in the warm carpeted environment.  I'll have new soap dispensers and oil/vinegar dispensers along.

Fall shows continue....

The first year at the Aberfoyle Potters Market (near Guelph) at the end of October was a respectable debut.  A couple of musicians entertained the customers throughout the week-end and when we were hungry, we enjoyed some amazing food from Terra et Silva.  The date/nut braided bread was particularly yummy!

Wouldn't you like to wake up to this view every day?  Thanks to everyone who came out to the Marlin Orchards pottery sale Thanksgiving week-end.  What a spectacular location overlooking the St. Lawrence River.  We're still enjoying the apples & honey I purchased there.

Pottery Sale at Marlin Orchards

Hard to believe this will be my 7th year at this lovely show in Summerstown, just east of Cornwall. Beautiful setting, beautiful pottery.  Pottery displays (over 20 potters from the region) are set up in the empty greenhouses, right beside this building (where you can get just-picked apples, pumpkins, mums, bulbs, etc. etc.)

Making, making, making.....

It's a busy month in the studio.  No shows this month, but I've been restocking the stores who carry my work and am busy filling my shelves with pots to take to fall shows, which begin Thanksgiving week-end.  Here are a few shots from the studio in the past couple of weeks.

mugs and butter pots drying

spray glazing berry bowls

finished pots ready to be unloaded from the kiln

End of Summer Shows for another year

What turned into a fine day at the Central Experimental Farm brought my summer show season to an end for this year.  It's been a good year, with only one day of steady rain and no disastrous direct hit storms, thankfully!   You never know with outdoor shows what mother nature will hand you...best to be ready for anything.  I'm already gearing up for fall shows which start Thanksgiving week-end.  For more on what I'm up to you can always check out my facebook page.  Like it and share it with friends!

Art on the Farm

Last summer show of the season!  Art on the Farm is a little gem of an outdoor show at the Arboretum.  I'll be there Saturday 10-4.

Art in Strathcona Park this Saturday

Art in Strathcona Park is organized every year by the Mental Illness Caregivers Association (MICA) here in Ottawa.  I'll be there Saturday from 10 til 4, along with over 100 other vendors of art and crafty things.