tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35053043539687985362024-03-13T05:15:30.507-07:00Virginia Piazza Potteryvirginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-31129397406047732832014-04-11T05:48:00.001-07:002014-04-11T05:59:23.255-07:00It has been a year that, more than most has been filled with extremes of great joy and great sadness.<br />
This has felt like the longest winter of my life, in more ways than one!<br />
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Spring has finally arrived and I look forward to the coming spring events which will begin soon.<br />
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New this year to our local area is the invitational Sunday market "Bazaar on Hudson" which takes place most Sundays, April-July at the Living Room, a lovely event space on Main St. in Cold Spring <a href="http://bazaaronhudson.com/">www.bazaaronhudson.com.</a><br />
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I will be there on April 13th & 27th-more dates (and images from the event) to come! <br />
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There has been much griping, etc. about the delayed spring. But this photo was taken several years ago in a warm corner of my garden-in the last week of March. This spot looks about the same this year, which tells me that spring is more or less on schedule. Last year it was very early. I love daffodils, and have several kinds planted. They can bloom anywhere from January into mid May. Last year spring was "compressed",<br />
so most of my bulbs and flowering trees were "done" by early May. <br />
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I prefer this year!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-49551024977346007192012-09-11T05:55:00.000-07:002012-09-11T05:56:33.744-07:00Eleven years ago today, I had just turned on the morning news, and had witnessed what I thought was an old disaster movie. I was on summer break from my 3 day schedule of teaching ceramics in Manhattan.<br />
I was really looking forward to the new term, and a fresh start. It had not been an easy summer-I had lost<br />
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two people in the previous months-my mother, and my studio partner-both funny strong women. I will always wonder how they might have felt on that day 12 years ago.<br />
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I received this book as a gift years ago, when I was deciding to become a potter. I think I read it through, and was very inspired, both by Eva's life an her aesthetic. Thank you, Eva, for all you have given to the world of design.<br />
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<br />virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-69216015944299896142011-09-01T14:39:00.000-07:002011-09-05T10:59:22.715-07:00One hand-Buttons!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Wlye2RTR4s/Tl_79xxhRrI/AAAAAAAAARU/-GF5Jg2VI3Q/s1600/IMG_1604.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Wlye2RTR4s/Tl_79xxhRrI/AAAAAAAAARU/-GF5Jg2VI3Q/s200/IMG_1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647509496497522354" border="0" /></a>
<br />Early this summer, while hiking in Maine on a lovely beach,
<br />I lost my footing, fell, and fractured a finger. My finger was put in a
<br />cast, and it was clear that I would not be working on the wheel for
<br />some time-6 long weeks!
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<br />Luckily, the finger was not on my "good " hand, so I decided
<br />to see what I could do with that. I did have a ton of bisque
<br />at home to glaze, so I started there; then I moved on to rolling out clay to form small textured plates and cups; finally, I moved on to -BUTTONS!
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<br />virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-64512415099467366422011-06-28T13:44:00.000-07:002011-06-28T13:51:21.627-07:00Early summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAcgFBLDsww/Tgo9nB2uRFI/AAAAAAAAARI/dKhVECS_Z0I/s1600/Copy%2Bof%2BIMG_1223.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAcgFBLDsww/Tgo9nB2uRFI/AAAAAAAAARI/dKhVECS_Z0I/s200/Copy%2Bof%2BIMG_1223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623374825447638098" border="0" /></a>It has been a wonderful spring this year-so many days of<br /><br />flowering shrubs, leafed-out hostas & ferns, roses and early<br /><br />lettuces. We ended our spring here with the second Beacon<br /><br />'Zero-waste" garden tour. Several gardeners shared their<br /><br />gardens-food and or flower. An amazing beginning for summer in the<br /><br />Hudson Valley!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-56505698251940474992011-04-04T07:09:00.000-07:002011-04-06T06:37:31.265-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KUg1EMk1Ccg/TZpFtB43w_I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/CWKDr74Q-_s/s1600/artist%2Bshowcase-byrdcliffe.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KUg1EMk1Ccg/TZpFtB43w_I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/CWKDr74Q-_s/s200/artist%2Bshowcase-byrdcliffe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591858527237293042" /></a><br />ARTIST SHOWCASE<br /><br /><br />On Saturday, April 30th, I will take part in<br />an " Artist Showcase " series at the Byrdcliffe<br />Shop, in Woodstock. I will be there from 12-6,<br />with a selection of new work.<br /><br />(If you have not been to Woodstock in a long time, it is still very<br />lively, with lots of places to visit, restaurants, etc.)<br /><br />byrdcliffe.orgvirginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-43035278080833683862011-03-23T06:41:00.000-07:002011-03-23T07:25:53.277-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JRIHXSLUWi8/TYn4kxiChwI/AAAAAAAAAQA/tMtXNq0txJs/s1600/euan%2Bcraig.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JRIHXSLUWi8/TYn4kxiChwI/AAAAAAAAAQA/tMtXNq0txJs/s320/euan%2Bcraig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587270123384899330" border="0" /></a>Potters have a very special connection to Japan;<br />I came across this image (every potter's nightmare?) on a blog post by Euan Craig, an<br />Australian potter who makes pots in Japan.<br />(euancraig.blogspot.com)<br /><br />(My teacher went to Japan as an American<br />soldier in the fifties, and returned to the U.S.<br />inspired to become a potter.)<br /><br />Euan's recent posts are a moving portrait of one<br />potter's experience of the recent quake.<br /><br />I had a small taste of this myself, having been<br />a pottery student in California, and having lost<br />quite a few pots in a not very serious quake.<br /><br />We can all help potters in Japan rebuild,<br />and several of us have undertaken fund raising<br />projects.<br /><br />Starting tomorrow, 3/24, HANDMADE FOR JAPAN will be selling the work of many fine potters<br />and other artists through an Ebay store.<br /><br />HEARTS AND HANDS FOR JAPAN, a raffle of donated items from various artisans, organized<br />by letterpress artist Lynn Russell, is available now at heartsandhandsforjapan.blogspot.com.<br /><br />On April 8th, ARTS & CRAFTS UNITED FOR JAPAN, will open an auction on Ebay.<br /><br />Japanese potter Makiko Hastings, who lives in England, is undertaking a project<br />entitled 1000 BIRDS FOR JAPAN. (makikohastings.blogspot.com).<br /><br />Finally, the POTTERS COUNCIL is accepting donations to aid potters in Japan; please visit<br />potterscouncil.org.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-19378826777081972892011-02-07T10:13:00.001-08:002011-02-07T10:18:58.708-08:00Coping with cold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TVA2frkDtWI/AAAAAAAAAPw/PhDPW8DaYiY/s1600/IMG_7695.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TVA2frkDtWI/AAAAAAAAAPw/PhDPW8DaYiY/s200/IMG_7695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571012656955110754" border="0" /></a>I read a post today from a blogger in Maine, who listed her strategies<br />for coping with the almost uninterrupted cold weather we have had<br />lately; at the top was drinking lots of tea! It definitely heads my list,<br />along with baking and soup making. It really is hard to plunge<br />my hands into an ice-cold slip bucket when the studio is not very<br />warm!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-37078395705238364312011-01-27T14:44:00.000-08:002011-01-27T14:49:56.337-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TUH1xcRWtCI/AAAAAAAAAPg/YIXdMwuIdRs/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TUH1xcRWtCI/AAAAAAAAAPg/YIXdMwuIdRs/s200/IMG_0523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567000844158022690" border="0" /></a><br />A New Year!<br /><br />The icicles are very prominent this year-this is the view from<br />the studio window. (There is even one which is about four feet<br />long!)<br /><br />Inside, I am finally feeling the energy to work on new ideas, and<br />to replace sold out forms for spring.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-87170062057501815982010-09-24T04:50:00.000-07:002010-09-24T04:58:25.093-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TJyQmDIANGI/AAAAAAAAAPM/yO-2xuw3g60/s1600/Open+studios-Gallery.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TJyQmDIANGI/AAAAAAAAAPM/yO-2xuw3g60/s200/Open+studios-Gallery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520446226597688418" border="0" /></a>OPEN STUDIOS- 9/25-26<br /><br />This year I will take part in the 2nd annual city- wide open studios<br />in Beacon. There are 80 artists taking part.<br /><br />At the left is a shot of the gallery at Hudson Beach Glass, a very<br />interesting place, an old firehouse which is now a working glass<br />studio, shop and gallery. In their gallery this month, they are<br />displaying one piece from each participating artist. Maps and<br />artists' cards are available at the gallery.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-90057575293351734192010-09-22T06:20:00.000-07:002010-09-22T06:26:47.394-07:00READYMADE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TJoC4Y3EFQI/AAAAAAAAAPE/yY3eqrqgkGA/s1600/READYMADE.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TJoC4Y3EFQI/AAAAAAAAAPE/yY3eqrqgkGA/s200/READYMADE.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519727461065299202" border="0" /></a>Recently, READYMADE MAGAZINE did a spot on Clay, Wood & Cotton.<br />Some of my pots were featured in the photo they took, and the writer<br />mentioned my mugs! If you are in the area, and have not visited, you<br />really must. They have a delightful array of gifts for the home, and<br />also carry an assortment of yarns for knitting. (Craft classes<br />are held on weekends, and there is a "craft night " most Thursdays.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-80766898618816422072010-08-24T07:23:00.000-07:002010-08-24T07:32:40.584-07:00Garrison Art Fair-The calm before the storm!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/THPWjomIXPI/AAAAAAAAAO0/FBlNotrevjQ/s1600/IMG_9610.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/THPWjomIXPI/AAAAAAAAAO0/FBlNotrevjQ/s200/IMG_9610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508982676885363954" border="0" /></a>This was taken Saturday. In all my years of doing this show-<br />the nicest weather. The next day, I left the camera home-<br />the forecast was for rough weather.<br /><br />The day ended with us clinging to the tent in raging wind and rain<br />(several inches fell in a few hours), while hurriedly packing up the<br />pots; amazingly, people came earlier and bought!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-69847601475613635782010-07-05T08:30:00.000-07:002010-07-05T09:19:25.911-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TDH682FIQbI/AAAAAAAAAOk/s-By0HOb1Hk/s1600/Summerware_Postcard_II_F.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/TDH682FIQbI/AAAAAAAAAOk/s-By0HOb1Hk/s200/Summerware_Postcard_II_F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490445343957467570" border="0" /></a><br />BROOKLYN SHOW!<br /><br />It will be great next Sunday, July 11th,<br />to be doing an event with other potters.<br />There will be various demos, as there is<br />a working studio in this large arts complex,<br />housed in a former factory.<br /><br />Also it is two blocks from the Park Slope Farmers Market, which is set up on<br />Fifth Avenue. There is a website set up for the market; it is <a href="http://ceramicsbrooklyn.blogspot.com/">ceramicsbrooklyn.com.</a>virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-65327367233980580552010-05-27T06:38:00.000-07:002010-05-27T06:50:08.833-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S_52MEzKQ_I/AAAAAAAAAOc/uiu53nq_azY/s1600/IMG_7411.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S_52MEzKQ_I/AAAAAAAAAOc/uiu53nq_azY/s200/IMG_7411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475944146747933682" border="0" /></a><br />SUMMER POTTERY SALE!<br /><br />We have referred to this as the the"solstice sale" for the past three years,<br />but it's still the same thing-our annual sale, featuring older work, discontinued items, samples, all well-priced-along with newer work<br />in the front gallery, and Nancy's full production line.<br /><br />We hope you will join us for tea, cookies, etc.<br /><br />This year we are very pleased to have with us two other potters-<br /><br /> local potter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pangea</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bohl</span>, and Paul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Boucher</span>, of Manhattan,<br /><br /> The event will take place at Nancy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bauch's</span> studio. It is located at 11 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Peekskill</span> Road, off rte.301,<br /> in Cold Spring. Hours are : Friday, June 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span>, 12-9<br /> Saturday, June 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span>, 10-5<br /> Sunday, June 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span>, 12-5virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-2374201125253203192010-05-11T07:30:00.000-07:002010-05-11T08:22:26.258-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S-lqt3rXzaI/AAAAAAAAAN8/AL0GozIoEgg/s1600/cwac_austin_03.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S-lqt3rXzaI/AAAAAAAAAN8/AL0GozIoEgg/s200/cwac_austin_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470020558690700706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S-lqHx1C2_I/AAAAAAAAAN0/xFxfF637Wkg/s1600/cwac_austin_03.jpg"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Image" title="Add Image" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addImage();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" class="gl_photo" border="0" /></span></span></a>GOING TO AUSTIN!<br /><br />Well, my pots are, that is.<br /><br />CLAY, WOOD & COTTON is taking the show<br />on the road this weekend.<br />Please stop by if you are in the area.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-58728016098748388292010-03-25T05:48:00.001-07:002010-03-25T07:06:26.116-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S6tcCyNWCOI/AAAAAAAAANk/yy602UUqkWI/s1600/IMG_8797.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S6tcCyNWCOI/AAAAAAAAANk/yy602UUqkWI/s200/IMG_8797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452552976769353954" border="0" /></a><br />SPRING!<br /><br />While out on a walk, and surveying storm damage around my neighborhood,<br />I happened upon a great pile of branches heaped outside one house on my<br />street. They included fat, fuzzy, gray buds. I helped myself to a small<br />handful, and put them in water. This was what emerged!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-30335919571608423022010-03-11T09:43:00.000-08:002010-03-11T09:47:32.756-08:00SPRING?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S5ksBesfzeI/AAAAAAAAANc/TPen58LVHV4/s1600-h/IMG_8634.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/S5ksBesfzeI/AAAAAAAAANc/TPen58LVHV4/s200/IMG_8634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447433628212514274" border="0" /></a>This was taken about two weeks ago, near my studio.<br />There are sightings reported of blooming snowdrops,<br />and crocus; however, most of my spring bulbs are<br />in my back garden, which is a "sunken garden" and is still under<br />2-4" of snow.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-3360268619769418472009-12-28T06:38:00.000-08:002009-12-29T21:07:44.793-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SzjDFGSPfFI/AAAAAAAAANI/0Kv68IBwLzg/s1600-h/IMG_8292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420296643894279250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SzjDFGSPfFI/AAAAAAAAANI/0Kv68IBwLzg/s200/IMG_8292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>I cannot believe that the holiday season (and 2009)</p><p>are almost ended. I tried something new this year-</p><p>several small events instead of one big one.</p><p>This image is from Camp Woods, taken during a holiday</p><p>sale I did there early this month. I am happy that I discovered this very special place!</p><p>HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-48150163755950411972009-10-23T05:34:00.000-07:002009-10-24T08:28:52.427-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SuGkA4zE-lI/AAAAAAAAANA/f3Cl5smTNN0/s1600-h/IMG_8039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395774163720141394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SuGkA4zE-lI/AAAAAAAAANA/f3Cl5smTNN0/s200/IMG_8039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>FALL</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Change is all around, in falling temperatures, turning leaves.<br /><br />I took this photo of our lilac, because the yellow against a<br />dark ground was so stunning.</div>virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-44256893893098451462009-08-24T08:40:00.000-07:002009-08-24T08:43:34.521-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SpK0dPeXskI/AAAAAAAAAM4/YvU5BCocpgI/s1600-h/IMG_7721.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555719869542978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SpK0dPeXskI/AAAAAAAAAM4/YvU5BCocpgI/s200/IMG_7721.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is an image from the summer show in Garrison,<br />with the Hudson on view fron my "back door"!<br /><br />It was well attended, but not enough people bought.<br /><br />I did well enough, but people were really not shopping,<br />in general.virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-84919382491694122592009-08-12T15:16:00.000-07:002009-08-14T09:03:36.697-07:00August Craft Show<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SoM_4XWJ7xI/AAAAAAAAAMo/YHMXWNN95NI/s1600-h/IMG_0352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369205418327928594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SoM_4XWJ7xI/AAAAAAAAAMo/YHMXWNN95NI/s200/IMG_0352.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have done the Garrison Art Fair every August since 2001; it can be<br />a very good one, and the quality of the work gets better every<br />year.<br /><br />It is held at the edge of the Hudson. There is a strong tie to the river-<br />rides on the sloop Woody Guthrie, and a kayak builder who will be<br />working on a project both days.<br /><br />Hopefully the weather gods will smile!<br /><br />See you there<br /><br /> Visit: garrisonartcenter.org for more information<a href="http://"></a><a href="http://"></a>virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-68085248290673599512009-06-18T13:55:00.000-07:002009-06-18T14:11:13.849-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SjqrR9NNaTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kxBsj9Fan9s/s1600-h/IMG_7411.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SjqrR9NNaTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kxBsj9Fan9s/s200/IMG_7411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348775832431978802" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SjqqrW_Q0tI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_e4XLtS82-0/s1600-h/IMG_7413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/SjqqrW_Q0tI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_e4XLtS82-0/s200/IMG_7413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348775169337905874" /></a><br />LAST WEEKEND<br /><br />The sale went very well; thanks to all of you who came by!<br />We were very lucky with the weather; we have had a crazy<br />amount of rain this week!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-64615349023239498852009-06-08T08:14:00.000-07:002009-06-08T09:51:27.660-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Si0rdC7gHXI/AAAAAAAAAL4/EC3ebm0-W8I/s1600-h/IMG_2694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344976110761287026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Si0rdC7gHXI/AAAAAAAAAL4/EC3ebm0-W8I/s200/IMG_2694.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>SUMMER SOLSTICE SALE 2009</strong><br />(third annual)<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Cold Spring potter Nancy Bauch and I are holding our<br />annual pottery sale this coming weekend, at her<br />studio, (White Forest Pottery)<br /><br />The studio is located at 11 Peekskill Road (at Pine St.),<br />off route 301 in Cold Spring, NY.<br /><br />We will be offering a variety of seconds and discontinued items,<br />as well as some new work.<br /><br />We are joined this year by Trish Wolfe, who will be selling her embroidered linens.<br /><br />Hours for the sale are: Friday, June 12th, 4-9 <br /> Saturday, June 13th, 10-5 <br /> <br /> <br /><br />We hope to see you there!virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505304353968798536.post-67560664136438908272009-05-29T06:43:00.001-07:002009-05-29T06:55:21.850-07:00BUTTER<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Sh_nQsm8X0I/AAAAAAAAALw/sdOaliEAwus/s1600-h/IMG_0579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341241957123120962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Sh_nQsm8X0I/AAAAAAAAALw/sdOaliEAwus/s200/IMG_0579.JPG" border="0" /></a> Butter seems to have become popular again and so have butter<br />dishes.<br /><br />I designed my version of the "French butter dish " a couple of<br />years ago, and am now in the process of creating a standard<br />(American-style?) butter server. (It is currently being tested<br />at our house).<br /><br />One of our newest vendors at the Beacon Farmers Market is<br />Scotch Hands Butter Co..They blend butter with herbs,<br />and other flavorings.Their product is meant as finishing<br />seasoning for vegetables and meats, as well as a spread.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Sh_nF8BHulI/AAAAAAAAALo/GiVJKbIffFo/s1600-h/IMG_0582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341241772280887890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-15tuPqUJIk/Sh_nF8BHulI/AAAAAAAAALo/GiVJKbIffFo/s200/IMG_0582.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>virginia piazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.com0