Show Schedule

I am not doing as many shows this year.  Here is what I have scheduled so far.

Home Show at Carly's

Feb 19th 10am to 3pm

6808 E Mantova St.

Long Beach, Ca 90815

I will be in the backyard so just come on back

                                             

March 10th and 11th

Contemporary Crafts Market

Fort Mason Festival Pavillion

San Francisco

10 am to 6 pm daily

go to www.craftsource.org for free admittance tickets and more info

April 22 23 in Redondo Beach  (this is tentative.....I have not registered yet.)
 

May 12th 13th

Mother's Day weekend

Studio City Art Fair

Moorpark Park ( Laurel Canyon & Moorpark)

10am to 5pm

June

Santa Monica Contemporary Crafts

more info to come

August 25th and 26th

Palo Alto Steet Fair

more info later

Click on the links for more information.  

I will continue to update this as I get more information.  You can always find new pottery on my etsy page.  I list multiple items throughout the week so check back regularly!

The Continuing Saga of the Refugee Dogs

My dogs got out twice today. Dave digs a hole under the fence and gets his skinny little nose between the rebar that has been pounded in place under the chain link. Then Layla takes over and makes her escape...but today I was vigilant, interrupting my work. It was too quiet out there so I checked on them and caught the act! I spent lots of time filling in holes and pounding in more rebar. Layla knows she is bad, she hides under my bed. Dave is wholly unrepentant and thinks it is his right to dig, maybe it is. Stella is the police, when they are caught, she tries to punish them. What a scene.

I finished painting a load of pots today and will fire the kiln tomorrow. I wanted to throw some "butter boxes" today.(my teller at the bank is from England and requested I make one!) I made five and will finish the lids and knobs for them tomorrow. I also threw 2 platters and I hope the will not freeze and crack.

I have been helping my handyman paint my cabin. It is 90% done. Yippee! I never want to paint trim again. I don't like that kind of painting. But, I painted a "mural" on the inside of the dungeon door...a bird on a branch. There are no windows in the studio so perhaps this will make it seem there is one.

I have not left the house for days now, so don't have any wide world news. Except my sister Cathleen bought a new Subaru Forester . I have not seen it yet and I want to go for a ride!

Valentines Day.....Seeing Red

I have been working tirelessly in the dungeon making new pottery in preparation for Valentines Day. Working in the cold temperatures has proven difficult. It take me 2 to 3 times as long to make a pot because the clay takes so long to dry now.

As you search for Valentines gifts remember that red roses are beautiful but will only last about a week. Pottery with red roses is also beautiful but will last a life time. Treat yourself or a loved one to a one of a kind piece of pottery. Thanks for looking!




Click on photos to be taken straight to the listing!

NEW STUFF!

In my last post I told you about all the pitchers I was making. So here are some pictures of my new pitchers, lidded jars, spoon jars and other pieces that are now out of the kiln. I hope you like them! All of these are available on my etsy page.

HOME SHOW

My first show of the year will be a Home Show. It will once again be at my Daughter Carly and son-in-law Aaron's house in Long Beach.

February 19th
10 am to 3pm
6808 E Mantova St.
Long Beach, Ca 90815

Show will take place in the backyard. Just come on back.

If you have questions email me at sandykreyer@aol.com

Hope to see you there!!

Check back regularly for more upcoming show dates and to find out what I am up to.

A Day in the Life of a Potter

After much thought I have decided to try blogging. I'm not sure where it will go but here goes...

I am recovering from last weekend's show...Contemporary Crafts Market in Santa Monica. This is an amazing show with 250 artists participating. The show promoters (Roy Helms & Associates) are more than wonderful. It is a long weekend (set up on Thursday, then Friday , Saturday & Sunday) and exhausting. It rained, and combined with,the bad economy, just wasn't as pleasant as it could be.

I drove down the mountain on Thursday, set up and then did some errands. I went to Target and bought an electric blanket (my first!). When I finally got home Sunday night (after worrying all weekend that I could not get home because of snow) I was so tired, forgot the blanket in my truck. Sheesh! It was so cold in my bed I couldn't move for fear of hitting a frozen spot. Monday I re-made my bed with the blanket, turned it on, then got in. Paradise! I didn't get out of bed all day! I was finally warm.

I stayed with my daughter, Carly, and her husband Aaron on Thursday night. It was very good to see them and I wish I could see them more often. The other nights I spent with my friends Diane & David. They live closer to the show...one half hour or so, depending on traffic. It was lovely to visit, and they fed me, too!

I woke up this morning , fed the dogs, found 1/2 inch of ice on their water bowl. It freezes???? This is weird. I hate that. It was way colder than it has to be, what's up with that? I went into my studio, and my throwing water was frozen, too. No way am I making pots today. I will do a bisque firing, then glaze and paint tomorrow. The plates I threw last week before leaving cracked, I guess they froze, I have no idea. My work week is much different than I thought it could be. I am not sure I can work in this cold! Maybe I will get used to it, but I think not. I bought some oil paints this morning so at least I can entertain myself. I have never used oils, and as long as they don't freeze, I am looking forward to having a bit of paint-fun.

Other than the cold, I like living in the mountains. It is very quiet, and I rarely drive faster than 30 miles an hour. There is NO traffic. I have dozens of huge pine cones from my trees that I can use as kindling, when I finally decide to start a fire in my fireplace. I just don't sit in the living room much. Now that I have my electric blanket, I will probably read a thousand books in my bed!

Sandy Kreyer Making Pottery.mov