Just in Time for Christmas

While we were traveling in Ireland, I had to find a potter to visit. So we visited Coolavokig Pottery in West Co. Cork, which has the oldest wood-fired Kiln in Ireland (built in 1977). It is a traditional two chambered climbing Kiln. A beautiful Kiln...

We pulled up and met with Meredith Flandreau and she showed us around the Kiln and their wonderfully quaint shop. Very nice people with a beautiful setting for making pottery! Here is a link to their website: Coolavokig Pottery

So just in time for Christmas, a package was delivered to my door from Meredith in Ireland which contained this wonderful wood-fired "Failte" plate! (Failte means welcome in Gaelic)

 Thank you so much Meredith and we hope to visit you guys again!

Anagama Video

Here is a short video done by my fiend Phil Cole about the building and firing of my Anagama Kiln. We used this for the "Resilience" Exhibition opening back in November.

Magical Ireland

We were lucky enough to spend one week in Ireland this last November! What a wonderful experience...

Christmas Shopping?

This Holiday Season my work can still be seen and purchased in a few locations.

Main Street Gallery in St. Clairsville: (here is a link with info, hours, and directions) http://placestobeintheov.blogspot.com/2012/03/main-street-gallery.html

Wheeling Artisan Center in Wheeling, WV: (here is a link with info, hours, and directions) http://www.artisancenter.com/

Or feel free to contact me through my email: silverfoxpots@gmail.com
We can set up an appointment and I can show you the Ramsey Anagama Kiln!

4th Annual Pottery Sale!!!

Join us at the Black Sheep Vineyard on Saturday November 24th from 1:00 till 5:00 for our annual pottery sale! We will be featuring new work by both Ben and Melanie Steffl Thompson from the Ramsey Anagama Kiln.                                                                     

Stay for the evening at the Vineyard and be entertained by music from the Gypsy Cowboys, starting at 7:30!

Here is a map for directions to Black Sheep Vineyard. Or check out their website for more info: www.blacksheepvineyard.com                                                

Newpaper Write Up

We had a very nice write up in the Wheeling Sunday News Register by Betsy Bethel-Mcfarland! She, very eloquently, put the story of the process together with some great photos.                    

                                                                                                               You can also go to the newspapers web site to read the article here:  http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/576476/Fired-Up-.html?nav=528

Hope to see you all Thursday Night!!!!

"Resilience" Exhibition

Upcoming Ceramics Show!

 This Thursday, November 1st at The Main Street Gallery in St. Clairsville, Ohio from 6-9 

 Featuring new ceramic work from the third firing of the Ramsey Anagama Kiln.

 Also enjoy Bagpipe music from 6:30-7:30 by Betsy Bethel-McFarland

Third Firing Success!

The Third Firing of the Ramsey Anagama Kiln was a success! We fired for 62 hours total. The images are of the firing and a sneak peek into the Kiln at the finished work! We will unload tomorrow.

October Kiln Firing

                                     Dersu with some of the wood for the firing

Welcome to our firing....October 14-17th. We will be there 24/7 feeding 6 or so cords of wood into the kiln, so follow the signs and join the big fire.

 Directions from Wheeling/Bridgeport area: Take State Route 250 North from Bridgeport 12 miles until you reach State Route 150. Turn Right onto 150 and travel about 3 miles, look out for a sharp left hand turn onto County Road 6- before the power lines. (If you've come into Mount Pleasant, too far, turn around.) Follow this twisty road all the way down to the bottom of the hills and make a left onto Township Road 129. The kiln is about a mile and a half up the road on the right hand side. Its a gravel drive straight back into the woods! Look for signs all along the way. Please try not to drive onto our neighbors lawns. We have parking past the stone wall. Thanks!
Need more help getting here? Email planetxpotter@yahoo.com

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