Xiem Clay Center Fall Sale

Handmade Bowls, Homemade Ice Cream & Toy Trains

It's summer time and with the first heat wave of the season, we have been trying to figure out ways to cool off. What better way than ICE CREAM! A childhood favorite that must be indulged. We are pairing hand-made ice cream bowls with the home-made delights of the lovely Valerie Campbell who is opening her home ...and churning the maker for us! Come join us...Sunday August 22nd from 12 to 4 at 917 Alma St, Glendale, Ca. 91202.  Pre-order and save!!  tickets are $17.50 in advance, $20.00 at the door.  Just click HERE!
Lots of great flavors and toppings! Pick a bowl, handmade by a Covert Potter, enjoy some ice cream then take the bowl with you!

What are the flavors you ask?... We have all chosen one for Valerie to make;
Lavender Sorbet
Mexican Chocolate
Rum Raisin Vanilla
Pistachio
Watermelon Sorbet
Very Berry Strawberry
Margarita Sorbet

OOOoooooohhhhhh. Pretty! Ask A Potter

OOOhhhhhh. Pretty. Have you ever wondered what kind of pottery potters have in their house? Well I do? And I had to ask: What is your favorite pot that you own?

Sally Anne: When I thought about this question, so many pots went through my head. I have 94% my pots, 5% other peoples pots and 1% store pots. I have to admit, sadly, I am my favorite potter. I like to think it’s a good thing...hehehe. And as I thought about this question, I realized that I tend to love the last pots out of the kiln as my favorite. I’m in love with a little black mountain with a drippy korean blue Celadon glaze. It’s has a crazy stamped design and a beautiful round body. It’s perky. And it reminds me to make more, to push the decoration and to be true to myself.

Chris: Like many people/potters I collect.  So I have all these tea bowls, mugs and tumblers that I use on a daily basis. I enjoy choosing which to use on a particular morning.  It makes the morning routine a bit special.  There's a tea bowl from Tom Coleman, a Birdie Boone and many others.  And yes there is one of mine!  These are some of them.  This morning I enjoyed my Heidi Brandenburg!

Evan: The blue falcon.

So, what is your favorite pot/art work that you own?
We’d love to hear your questions for the Covert Potters. Please leave a comment with any question you may have and we will try to get them answered as quickly as possible! Thank you… read on.

What's Your Muse? Ask A Potter

Inspiration! It can be the muse that lets your mind run wild and your leads your hands to create with joy. It can knock you over, whisper in you ear or leave you high and dry. We’d like to know: What, if anything, do you consistently draw inspiration from?
Celeste: I am inspired by nature and by works created during the art nouveau movement.
Sally Anne: Food. Sometimes it’s what I’m hungry for or food I’ve been eating and I think: How would I serve this. And sometimes it’s just a need I have. I need plates or a butter dish. I’ll get on a kick and then walk away until I get excited about that form or idea again Nature. The clouds in the sky, bark on a tree, leaves, mountains, rocks, etc. I’m a big fan of seed pods. I like to keep track of the changing of the season’s via pods.  Conversations/interactions with people. Sometimes things happen between me and someone else and I will put a response in clay.  I’ll steal. Sometimes I see someone doing something or a piece in a shop and I think: I can do that better. And I’ll process it out in my head and do it.
And life in general.
Chris: The smell of the salt air as you approach the beach, orange blossoms in the morning or the innocence of the children at work
Evan: Nothing's consistent.
Is there anything in your life that always puts a creative thought in your head?
We’d love to hear your questions for the Covert Potters. Please leave a comment with any questions you may have and we will try to get them answered as quickly as possible! Thank you… read on