HELP!

There was an accident at the studio, and... uh... a truck crashed into the front of our building, and well now we can't make pottery there anymore. We need help!

Please show your support for Atlanta's little group of 9 artists by attending a spaghetti fundraiser supper at Stone Soup Kitchen on Saturday, Sep 6.

For more details, go to http://ccgw.eventbrite.com

and please tell ALL your friends!

Today was a happy day. I got to hang out in the studio with Jeanette and Tania. During the day. You see, I got laid off from my "real job" on Friday, so now I'm obsessed with celebrating my independence from "normal business hours."

Maybe it's my imagination, but I felt like it was way more fun to be in the studio during "normal business hours" than it would have been on a Saturday or Sunday.

Different strokes for different folks. Doing what I love to do when I want to be doing it, and not having to squeeze it into my schedule is "like totally major."

That's it. No more quotation marks today.

WOO-HOO

I think the only time I've ever heard that song outside of a hockey game was today on the radio. I love it, and I have no idea why, but its more fun to hear songs I haven't heard in a while when they come on the radio, instead of my iPod. The Woo-Hoo song reminds me of action and excitement and fun times.

That's exactly what's happening around the studio:

CCGW member Tania Julian has accepted a large order for her incredible wall tiles, and we are excited about welcoming our newest member Heather Cunningham.

Tania is hooking us up with a new sink and some more shelves. Heather is hooking us up with a big fancy kiln. Yay for efficiency!

Devanie has an awesome group in her wheel class, I happened to be in the studio during their last class and enjoyed conversing with these ladies, who told me about the farmers market in East Atlanta Village every Thursday starting at 4:30 PM. More classes coming soon, let us know what you want to take, and we'll let you know when the class starts.

The holiday sale is going to be November 29. The Gnomes said they want you to come.

PS. I talked to Jenny Runkel yesterday, the instructor for Beehive Co-op's Business Basics class. The class is taking place September 7, and I am so looking forward to it. I love Atlanta. We really are lucky to be in a city with so many opportunities for artists, and tons of resources for career development.

SIDEWALK SALE THIS WEEKEND. BE THERE!

I just got back from a trip to North Carolina, where my mother is renting a house in the mountains from a lady named Teresa who is a potter. Or maybe she refers to herself as a ceramicist or a clay artist.

I'm not exactly sure why, but I always get a big kick out of noticing how each clay artist has their own preferred terminology. For some people, the word "pottery" conjures up cheesy images of the 1970's. I happen to love the word pottery, it reminds me of cavemen. Or the scene in Pee Wee's Big Adventure where Tina is giving her "too-wer" of the Alamo.

For some people the word "ceramics" conjures up images of crappy porcelain poodles painted with shiny metallic pink glazes. Or it can have a very academic connotation, because a lot of colleges and universities will have "Ceramics 101" but not "Pottery 101" or "Clay 101."

One thing we do know is that IT'S CLAY. It comes from the Earth, and it is fun fun fun to play with. Or work with.

However you want to describe it is fine with me, just don't miss out on our Sidewalk Sale this weekend. We need to make room in the studio for our new fall inventory, so we will have some really good deals on our existing pottery/ceramics/clay products.

See you there!

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

Guess what y'all? Beehive Co-op is hosting summer classes on knitting, sewing, papermaking, handbag making, and art business basics.

I'm SOoo excited! I've already registered for the business basics class. One of my personal goals is to become a financially stable full time artist, and I know this class is going to have helpful information.

And don't forget that your friends at CCGW are hosting glass fusion, pottery and jewelry making classes this summer, too. Scroll down to the "Sizzlin Summer Classes" post for more info.

Please mark your calendar for the CCGW Sidewalk Sale on July 28.