homemade tastes better on handmade.: Open House, pt 2

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Open House, pt 2

Anne sent me some pictures, but I accidentally shut down my computer when it was downloading, so there may be a part 3 once I get the rest, but here's a nice collage of some of the fun from Saturday's Open House. Thanks again to all who came, all who decorated bowls for Empty Bowls and all the good wishes and great energy that you brought into my humble little studio and my grateful heart!

I left in some of the fuzzy photos just because I like them anyway ... and the shot of me popping the cork on the prosecco makes me giggle because I think Anne was ducking while trying to take the shot!

me & a French Broad....getting ready for the big open....some friends from Odyssey dropping by....

pop!....bowl table gettin' some action....Sam, our young artist featured in the pt. 1 post....

more bowl action....more gabbing....me & my friend Jane who is also my Mtn. Biz mentor-extraordinaire!

gentle accountant Glenda does a party bowl!....Steve really getting into the paints....me & Kyle talkin' pugmills (possibly the least scenic view in the studio...)

me & Anne, the official photographer of the Open House!

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Homemade: "made or prepared at home, or by the maker's own efforts." This includes wild concoctions inspired by random ingredients as well as divine multi-course sensory feasts. The maker could be a chef or just someone who loves food, from the look of a seasonally ripe vegetable to the aroma of freshly pinched herbs to the sound of a just right sizzle, and of course the taste. It's mostly small batch, done in a personal kitchen, but it could also be a small business that manages to keep the love inside each bite of what they serve in restaurants or pack into containers. It doesn't travel very far, if at all possible, and it involves seasonal ingredients. Every grain, leaf, teaspoon, pinch, and drip of goodness is touched by the maker, and the whole is a reflection of that heart and soul.

Handmade: "made by hand, rather than by machine." Pretty simple, and yet not simple at all. A wheel thrown bowl involves the combination and coordination of materials, physics, and aesthetics. It must survive the making, the trimming, the drying, the firing, the glazing, and then the firing again. Again the maker has touched every grain of clay, a thousand times over. And just as the heart and soul of the cook is evident in every bite, so the heart and soul of the potter is evident in the look, the touch, and the feel of every piece of pottery made.

When you put your heart and soul into making a meal, you want the dishes you use to be worthy of that meal. And when you make or use beautifully crafted, handmade pottery, you want the food to be worthy of its creation.

Life slows down when you sit at a table, in good company, and find it set with handmade lovelies that are laden with homemade love.

Homemade just tastes better on handmade.

homemade tastes better on handmade.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Open House, pt 2

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