Presenting the Beautiful Hodge-Podge Pots!

Hodge-Podge Pots

Raku & Stoneware Pottery

by Holly LaPonte and Anne Shelburne

hodge-podge@triad.rr.com

And, of course, sorry about my stupid shadow there in the middle of that last picture. I though about cropping it out, but didn't want to crop out any of the wonderful pottery!

And a few more pictures :)

More Pictures!

Pictures

Just a few of the pictures I took on Saturday- more to come, I promise :) I also may be getting some of the pictures that other people took, which will be a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, I do not have the sort of encyclopediac brain that knows who each and every wonderful artist represented here is- so if you see some of your work on here and want me to post your name and contact information along with the image, just email me, or leave it in the comments- something!

Love and hugs,
Kellie

The Show went wonderfully....

thank you to all of the Whimsicals who came, to all of our marvelous customers who came, and to Sunflower galleries for hosting!

Reminder!

Tell everyone, print this out and pass it around, and make sure you come yourselves!

Beautiful Jewelry by Mirinda Kossoff

http://www.mirindak.com/

And a link to all sorts of things by Mirinda Kossoff- some lovely collages, even more beautiful jewelry, and even some of her writings. Don't these pictures leave you even more eacgerly anticipating the Spring Sale? Very exciting!

Creative and Colorful by Elizabeth Miller!

http://www.creativeandcolorful.com/
Elizabeth Miller is a Whimsical who does great, vibrant cards and prints, and you should absolutely check out her website, Creative and Colorful. Her pieces are fun and quirky, their color and messages always bringing out a smile, and are always a joy to look at :)

Beautiful pottery by Andi Sobbe

Some images from the marvelous Andi Sobbe's information page ( http://www.trianglepotters.org/Member%20pages/andi_sobbe.htm ) at http://trianglepotters.org. I thought about including a picture of a beautiful teapot of hers that I own, but my pictures don't usually turn out as lovely and professional as these, so you'll just have to come to one of her shows to see them in person :)

Suzi Cook, Frills and Whimsy

Suzi Cook
http://frillsandwhimsy.blogspot.com
336-918-0244

And here is Whimsical Woman Suzi Cook, with her blog Frills & Whimsy- information about her, her work, and pictures of her beautiful and surprising jewelry and sculpture! It's really exciting to see her artwork presented in such an immediate way :)

Tabatha Renegar, Sign of the Chimes

Tabatha Renegar

http://signofthechimes.com/

336.416.1871

Tabatha just sent me this link to her website- she does wonderful work with the most unexpected objects, and it's always a joy to see what she's got going :)

You should definitely check out her website, and look forward to seeing her at the Spring Whimsical Women Show- should we start some kind of official countdown to the show date here on the blog?

"Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can."

-Elsa Maxwell

Kellie Hill, One Painting a Day

One of our painting Whimiscal Women, Kellie Hill has started a painting-a-day blog at http://kelliehill.blogspot.com/ , and a studio blog at http://kellie-hill.blogspot.com/ . Feel free to drop in and see what she's been up to!

What about you other Whimiscals? Any links to blogs, websites, or online galleries?

Shannon Whitworth, on tour!

Shannon Whitworth does lovely pottery as a Whimsical Woman, but she also sings and plays the banjo, and is currently on tour! If you're in the area for any of her appearances you should definitely attend :) Hurry, though- that first show is tonight, and any of them would be a fun thing to do for Valentines Day.

Tour Announcement
On The Road

Howdy Friends,
We sure hope this email finds you all well. Life in the mountains is treating us well. We've been praticing like crazy lately to prep for the string of upcoming shows. We're chomping at the bit to get on the road next week, and we've got some great shows to look forward to. Our First show is in Charleston at The Footlight Players Theater, on February 13. You can purchase advance tickets at the following link:
http://email.clearwire.net/hwebmail/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsletterbuilder.com%2F%2Frefer.php%3Fs%3D133561189%26u%3D17780183
Please come on out and join if you can. We'd love to see you. Thanks for your support.
The Band
Touring with Shannon on the upcoming run is a starstudded cast of top notch pickers. We are stoked to have the talented musicians on board.
Jon Stickley- (The Biscuit Burners, Colorado Playboys, & Big Fat Gap)
Matt Smith- (Pierce Edens, Trainwrecks, Kellin Watson)
Josh Haddix- (Greasy Beans)
Seth Kauffman- (Tyler Ramsey, The Chosey Beggars, Thad Cockerell)

Feb 13, 2008
Charleston
9:00 PM
Footlight Players Theater

Feb 14, 2008
Hilton Head Island
9:00 PM
House Concert

Feb 15, 2008
Chattanooga
9:00 PM
Barking Legs Theater

Feb 16, 2008
Johnson City
9:00 PM
Down Home

Some pictures taken at the Fall Winston Salem Show

Tim, the husband of one of our newest artists, Anne Shelburne, took these pictures at our Fall Whimiscal Women Show in Winston Salem. You can see her beautiful pottery in several of the images!

Upcoming Whimsical Women Show Dates

The Spring 2008 Whimsical Women Spring Sale will be in the Chapel Hill area at the Sunflower Galleries, a farm/gallery on highway 751, 10 miles from Southpoint Mall in Durham.

Sunflower Galleries

on Saturday, May 10th, 2008

10:00am to 2:30pm

The rain date, which we hopefully will not need, will be the following weekend on May 17th, 2008.

Block out your calenders- this will be the only spring show! We're alternating between Chapel Hill and Winston Salem for our spring shows since we only have one.

The Whimsical Women Fall Sale- there is only going to be one this year!- will be at Luli's farm in Pfafftown on Saturday, November 22th from 10:00am to 2:30pm.The rain date, which we hopefully will not need, will be the next day on November 23.