Monthly Archives: July 2015

Video blogging is easier than writing a blog.

I try to write a blog. I see things that are funny or interesting and I want to share it here. However, as you  from the frequency of my entries, I’m not that good at finding the time, or making the time to talk about my day.  I have added a couple of video blogs. It’s fun and a lot easier to stand and talk than sit and type.

 

 

 

 

We will unload the kiln today and I will post the results here.

Until next time,

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AKA Mrs. Clay

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Time keeps on slipping into the future….and Coutts Days….

Two months have come and gone since I last blogged. We have been busy in the pottery  studio. I have made lots of pots, Coutts Days, have come and gone. We have had company, then company and then company again. The old kiln is getting more and more moody and picky. We have fixed, coaxed, cajoled  and babied the old boy along with refires and shut downs.  Our yard is 11,000 square feet of looking after. I blinked, and 2 months went by.

The gym with tables waiting for the show.

The gym with tables waiting for the show.

The gym during the show. We had a great a turnout.
The gym during the show. We had a great a turnout.

We put together the first trade show to be held in conjunction with Coutts Days, and Coutts Days Art, Craft and Trade show was born. Coutts Days is when our little village comes alive.

The third weekend of June, we have , our local fair, slow pitch tournament and rodeo. Along with the baseball and rodeo, we have a parade, pancake breakfast, kid games, and fireworks. We thought it would be great to have a trade show in the mix as well. How hard could it be? As potters, we have attended many retail and wholesale trade shows, but it was our first time on the organizers side of the fence.

It was a great weekend.

The line up for pancake breakfast. .
The line up for pancake breakfast. .

What we learned was that it was a great weekend, but none of the groups worked together, that we could see. The slow pitch people did their thing, the rodeo people were independent, and there was little communication from the town to anyone else. Coutts Days just kinda happened. We plan to change that. We, with the help of others, will get a Coutts Day Committee and get everyone talking, sharing, working and promoting together. Next year will be different.

Hold on to more than your hat.

The slow pitch was fun to watch and I enjoyed the ballet method of pitching.

The wind up
the wind up
The pitch, the ballet. It is all in the technique.
The pitch, the ballet. It is all in the technique.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The parade was small this year, but here it is.

That was Coutts Days and some of what we have been up to in the last 2 months.

Until next time.

Cindy

 

 

 

AKA Mrs. Clay

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Out of the Fire Studio