Recent Uploads

Some recent i-phone uploads for you.  The orange Vespa is in constant need of repair, but it looks oh so cool.  The kitty is well loved and is enjoying the outdoors now that the weather is better.  And coffee with a friend does wonders!
Anyways, I hope you have a wonderful long weekend!  If you are passing through the Airport, I just dropped off a bunch of work! And the up-date on the Anthropologie Store (great post on decor8 with photos on the new shop) was that my vases are selling quickly! Thank you Vancouver for such a warm response!  I also just dropped off more striped bottle vases down at Room6 in Deep Cove.  Megan is just about to launch her new website- can't wait to check it out!

Things are growing

Hello!  How was your weekend?  Around here things were pretty low key.  You know, a walk to the library, attending a history fair, watching movies, dinner with the neighbours, floor hockey for the boys, and some serious gardening when the rain finally let up.  With all the pruning and weed-pulling, and planting, the garden is finally starting to look ready for growing!  Now all we need is some sunshine and warmth, of which we have had very little.  Nope, not complaining, just wishing...

I'll be working on a few things at the studio this week- namely getting some new work finished for the Crafthouse YVR Airport Shop and the Gardiner Museum Shop.  In the past couple of years I've begun to realize there are seasons within my work: show season and shop season.  I'm currently in 'shop season' or wholesale season, which means that the bulk of my studio time is spent filling orders for galleries along with a few online orders that come by.  And while I was hoping to do a show this spring either at the studio or somewhere in the city, I don't think I'll be planning for it this year, considering that things are so busy already.  I'm glad to have some time on the weekends to spend with the boys, work on the garden and hang out with the neighbours. 

Have a Happy Weekend!

Photo in film via Sherri Koop Photography

My good friend and photographer Sherri Koop launched her new blog this week with the image above- recognize the cake plate? Beautiful! That's what it's all about for me- ceramics that celebrates life around the table!

Speaking of which- I am pulling out 3 shop-orders (2 new shops for me- tba next week:) from the kiln this morning and will be delivering new work to the Gallery of BC Ceramics and Crafthouse YVR today, so if you are heading into or out of Vancouver this week for spring break, be sure to check out my new lovely pots over at the airport!
I should also have a few extra bottle vases up for grabs on my Etsy shop this weekend- they have been a hit!  Check out some lovely mentions this week on Modish, Birch and Bird, and Somewhere Splendid (where they spelled 'dahlhaus' wrong, but put together a lovely plug nonetheless..:).  Thank you all!

Fall Ramblings...

Well it's back to school for the kiddies officially today- Johnny's first full day where they finally tell him who will be in his class and who his teacher will be, and Sasha's first little intro to Kindergarten! Wow- the summer went by fast! This year's Kindergarten year will be a challenge to get to school and back 3 times a day for drop-off and I'm already feeling overwhelmed by the idea of getting to the studio enough, especially in the coming months.
I've been getting back in the studio quite a bit over the last 2 weeks and just pulled out 2 kiln loads. I've been doing a bit more experimenting with new glazes, and while I don't have any pictures to show for it, I'm getting some cool results. Testing glazes is something I like to do when the studio is fairly quiet, and when I have my enough of my tried and true glazes for the pieces that are for shops or orders. The worst time for me to be testing new glazes is November or something- in the thick of Christmas where every pot counts.
So my order for the Gardiner Museum Shop is getting shipped off to Toronto today in time for a big opening launch for the fall season! I also received word recently that the Crafthouse YVR (Vancouver Airport) shop, opening later this month, has accepted my work for their shop! It's an exciting venture considering the Olympics coming up!
Anyways, busy day, I'll have lots ready for the Poppytalk Handmade Market's Mixed Tape stint coming up in a week or so, so stay tuned!
Off to walk up to school!