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Sugarloaf Craft Show in Oaks, Pa This weekend!

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/oaks/fall/

November 5, 6, 7, 2010

Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

Oaks, Pennsylvania

How wonderful to be coming back to Oaks this weekend! It will be fun to see old customers and meet new, and introduce some new work fresh from the kiln.

How about a little chicken soup as the weather turns colder? It will be fun to serve it in this chicken soup tureen!

The tail is the ladle.

Chicken soup, anyone?

How about a fraggle of Frenchies? Great as a cookie jar or casserole!

Garlic has so many healthful qualities, and we have an assortment of garlic pots! Garlic dipping bowls, garlic roasting pots, and garlic storage jars! Both the garlic roasting pots (available in two sizes) and our garlic dipping  bowls come with cards and recipes.

garlic rubbing bowls

Our microwave egg cookers, that we’ve named bagegglers, continue to be the perfect gift. At $10, they come with a recipe card and whisk.

I hope to see you this weekend! Next week…Hartford, Ct….

My kitten Nova tried to pack herself in a box so she could come with us, but we found out in time. She said she could pose for my sculpture demonstration, but we had to say no…….

Nova...

We’ll be demonstrating wheel thrown pottery and sculpture at Oaks. See you there!

Helen and AL Weichman

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/gaith/october/

Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Gaithersburg this weekend!

October 8, 9, 10, 2010

Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Fri. & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5 • Under 12 & Parking FREE • Open Rain or Shine

Come see us this weekend in Gaithersburg! Our booth is in building 6A downstairs in booth 48  in the hall, and our demonstration booth is outside the building. Al will be demonstrating wheel throwing and I’ll be sculpting some new sculptures.

I’ve been working on new teapots for this show…my favorites are Peter Pan Crow teapot and my new vulture teapot, who has bones in one hand and calcium pills in the other….you can’t get enough calcium,you know.

Vulture TeapotPeter Pan crow teapot

Peter pan crow teapot

Chicken Little Teapot

Florist Chicken

Peacock Teapot

October 1, 2, 3, 2010

Maryland State Fairgrounds

Timonium, Maryland

Fri. & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5 • Under 12 & Parking FREE • All Indoors

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/timon/fall/

Come see our  new work at the Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Timonium, Maryland this weekend! It seems like such a long time since our last Sugarloaf show in the spring, and I’m really excited to be seeing old friends and customers again!

Al has been working hard on making functional work…our new bagegglers  have been really popular this fall, and a perfect gift, too! At only $10. each ,they come with recipe card and a whisk so you can start making perfect egg and bagel sandwiches right away. You simply whisk two eggs, place in microwave for 20 seconds, whisk lightly and microwave for another 30 seconds….and pop out two perfect eggs onto your toasted bagel…hole and all!

And fresh from the kiln….my new Chicken teapots!

JIve Chicken teapot

Timonium coupon!

Foundry Day Arts & Crafts Festival. The juried arts & crafts festival is held the first Saturday of June each year in this quaint Cumberland Valley site by the Appalachian Trail.

Boiling Springs, founded in 1845, is home to a number of historic restored homes, a 1785 grist mill, and was a site for the underground railroad before the Civil War. While retaining the mill, and was a site for the underground railroad before the Civil War. While retaining the historic beauty of the village, Boiling Springs is home to small shops, art galleries, bed & breakfasts, summer theatre. Gerald W. Putt, national wildlife and nature artist, annual Duck Stamps winner, has his studio there. Edward C. Campbell, master violinmaker, international gold medal winner, is located at The Chimneys. The Village Artisans Gallery, located in an 1832 church. is winner of national gallery awards. Boiling Springs Tavern, constructed in 1832,originally owned by Anheuser-Busch, is renowned for its outstanding food and wines.

Allenberry Resort and Playhouse, located along the Yellow Breeches Creek for 61 years is

known for its excellent menu and professional theatre.

The festival is sponsored by the Foundry Day Committee, Inc., in cooperation with Boiling

Springs Civic Association and the Yellow Breeches Chapter, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.

For information go to

www.ybcrafts.org or yellowbreeches@gmail.com

Sugarloaf Craft Festival

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/timon/spring/index.html

April 16, 17, 18, 2010

Maryland State Fairgrounds

Timonium, Maryland

Fri. & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5 • Under 12 & Parking FREE • All Indoors

What fun! I always enjoy doing this Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Timonium, Maryland! No concerns on fickle spring weather, since it’s all indoors, and there’s always so much to see and do at this show…….Al and I will be demonstrating wheel thrown pottery and sculpture, and there are demonstrations in wood carving, mobile making, paper making and stone carving! My friend Barry Leader demonstrates how he handpaints his funky and functional furniture, and where else can you see how traditional shaker boxes are made but here? William Richardson will be demonstrating how all weekend!

We have been really busy getting ready for the show. I really like my new bowl sets with a southwestern flair, and Al has made some great casseroles. I’m starting to think about parties on the deck with friends and family, so we’ve made some wonderful serving pieces. There’s something wonderful about eating from a stoneware bowl, isn’t there? It just makes everything taste better!

Print out this blog and bring it and  we’ll give you 20% off any of our pottery!

Here are some discount coupons for you to use:

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And the kittens are almost three weeks old! Only two more need homes…. See you at the show! Helen

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/gaith/spring/

We’re back in Gaithersburg this week! This is always one of my favorite shows…I get to see all my friends and old customers, and get to share all my new work! We have two booths…our pottery and sculpture will be inside, in booth 47, and we will be demonstrasting outside in booth D-4.

April 9, 10, 11, 2010

Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Fri. & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5 • Under 12 & Parking FREE • Open Rain or Shine

Directions: Follow I-270 to Exit 11, Gaithersburg’s
Montgomery Village Avenue (MD 124 North).
Turn right at MD 355. Turn right at next light
onto Perry Parkway. The Fairground entrance
is on the left.

Here are a few coupons for you to use.

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We’ve had a special event here at home, too! A stray cat followed our Saint Bernard home, and within a few days she gave birth to 5 beautiful kittens. It’s been a delight to watch them change every day, and slowly we are finding them forever homes. They are almost two weeks old now,  eyes wide open and quite vocal! I can see they will be inspiring new cat sculptures.

What sweet babies! And their mother is so shy. Poor little thing; I am so glad she came in and found a safe place.

Lots of new work this week! The new kilns are really helpful in allowing us to fire new work…we have casseroles, colanders, and lots of large platters! A new burgundy glaze adds new dimension to our work, too.

Come to the show and stop to say hi! You’ll find amazing artists here in all media……incredible jewelers like my friend Arlene Freed, the wonderful leather work of Sue and Bill Baldwin, and the unusual forged bronze jewelry and sculpture of HVQ Byrd!

Next week… Timonium!

Helen and Al