Our booth at SARCDA Trade Show, Johannesburg

I think that you will agree with me that our booth looked great at SARCDA. The original idea was totally different - the props didn't make it to Johannesburg and Calvin came up with this most beautiful and authentic Earthbutter look!

Happy New Year!

Ja, I know its late but I would still like to wish you all a WONDERFUL CREATIVE 2011!! We were asked to give a pottery demo at the Department of Sport and Cultural Affairs' Award Ceremony last week at the beautiful Kronenburg Function Venue outside Wellington. On the photograph from left to right: Cheryl, Petronella and Faheema. Thank you girls for doing such a great job that evening!

Raku workshop

The raku workshop during the Bollemakiesie Festival was hectic! The weather played along beautifully after two days of rain and we fired 30 pots with 100% success. Considering the high risk of breakage in a raku firing, it is quite an achievement.

Festive Season

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Xmas decorations at a shopping centre in Plettenberg Bay last week - it came as a shock that it's that time of the year again and inspired me to glaze a few red hearts. The Festive season is of course much more than cheap "made in China" decorations and silly songs - its also about appreciating life and spreading love to each and everyone who crosses our paths.

Herb Pots Project

One of the joys of my work is to introduce pottery to women who have never before had the opportunity to work with clay. The Breytenbachsentrum kindly funded 8 unemployed women and we've been coiling and pinching the past 12 weeks. The herb terracotta pots which they've made will be on sale during the Bollemakiesie Festival which takes place at the Breytenbachsentrum, Wellington from 8 - 13 November. For more information, visit their website www.breytenbachsentrum.co.za.

Wall Heart

This decorative wall heart with beads is one of our new products. It looks great against a patio wall or hanging in a tree.

New beads

It's hard to believe that almost a month has passed since my last blog entry! Sarcda was great and we will be busy working on orders for the next 6 weeks. In the meantime, I am also teaching ceramics and working on my entry for Ceramics SA's national competition...and enjoying every minute of it!!

Here's a few images of our new paste beads (dark blue) and others.