Author Archives: potbelly@lablanchepoterie.com
Artisan and Craft Shows Right Around the Corner
It’s been a beautiful fall! It was so colourful out here in the woods. Most of the leaves have fallen off of the trees now and only the Beech tree leaves are hanging on, golden brown and rustling in the … Continue reading
Fall Open House Thanksgiving weekend 2014
On Sunday, October 12 and Monday, October 13 the pottery doors are OPEN, as in OPEN HOUSE. I’m hoping that the weather will be nice enough to have refreshments and to display things outside. So far the forecast is looking … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning All Year Round
I don’t often write pottery blogs, but have meant to all along. We get caught up in work these days, don’t we? Being self-employed isn’t easy. Well, part of it is. It’s really easy to be hard on myself and … Continue reading
And the Winner IS…
As a one-woman show sometimes I drop the ball. Hopefully those I may have kept waiting will be understanding and forgiving of me. Lately life has been hectic. On the last day of our annual summer sale (June 21-22) during … Continue reading
Pottery in The City
This spring I will be at several art markets and craft shows starting this weekend. I’m pleased to announce that I will be in Ottawa at the “Make It! Handmade Craft Show” on Saturday, April 5 with a great selection … Continue reading
Petroglyphs, Ancient Language / Sacred Art
It’s Throwback Thursday! Here’s a favorite piece from my past. I made this one while apprenticing at The Blue Door Clay Studio in 2000. I was completely influenced to copy the image from the book I’d been reading – a … Continue reading
New Year and New Frontiers
The past two years have been incredibly busy in the pottery and for that I’m really grateful. I had a record breaking year in 2013 and that came with a lot of hard work, but work that I love…mostly. The … Continue reading
Almost Spring!
It’s hard to believe that it is almost spring. We are just 17 days from spring equinox and there is so much snow it could be July before it all melts. Things have been going great the pottery for over … Continue reading
How I Made My Sign for My Business in 13 Not-So-Easy Steps
#1 Change your business name so you have to make a new sign. It came to my attention that the name Poterie du Lac la Blanche/The La Blanche Lake Pottery, although catchy, was not going to cut it anymore. I … Continue reading
Too Busy to Write? Oh yeah!
It has been a crazy, busy, productive spring and now it’s the first day of summer; the shortest night of the year. Through it all I have been highly productive and it will continue until Sunday, the last day of … Continue reading