New Ornament Designs In The Making!

Sorry I have been so quiet all week.. I've been pretty busy working on some new ornament designs at the studio, and helping a friend with a Cancer benefit taking place tonight. I sat and marked off my shows on my calendar and counted down four weeks to my first holiday sale!!! Yikes! Its going to come up fast so I have to start cranking out work so I will have enough for all of them! I have a list of my current shows in my "shop near you" section here on my website www.chrissyannceramics.com. I am still waiting to hear back from a few.. I hope to add on to that list!

For those of you that are local.. I will be at Fairhaven's Indoor Farmers Market tomorrow from 1-4pm. It is our first indoor market taking place in the Nemasket Gallery 56 Bridge Street on the corner of Green and Bridge. I will have some of my holiday designs on hand for those of you who like to get a head start! Here is their blog fairhavenfarmersmarket.blogspot.com/



I need to grab a BIG cup of coffee now since I just woke up after staying up late at the studio last night carving pumpkins with some friends for the Cancer benefit that is taking place today. My pumpkin is the frankenstein ish one.. I saw a pic of someone carving one so I sketched it out a similar design on my pumpkin and carved away adding some stars in the round.

If you are in the New Bedford area.. you should come out for a good cause! Full proceeds go to the Cancer Society.. Check out the details on their facebook page here

Have a great weekend! xoxo

Massachusetts Farmers Market Week!

Did you know that it is Massachusetts Farmers Market Week? Head out and shop local at your town's market this weekend!

If you are in the Fairhaven area.. Come out and visit me at Fairhaven's Farmers Market on the corner of 6 and Main!

Here's their blog for more info! http://fairhavenfarmersmarket.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you!

First Farmer's Market..

So, I set up at my first ever farmer's market today.. I've done open air art markets many times, but never a small local farmers market. The forecast had said rain, but we lucked out and had a beautiful sunny day with a cool breeze. There were a total of maybe ten (give or take) vendors set up. A mixture of fresh organic vegetables, handmade soaps, home made honey, fair trade goods, and my pottery.

I decided to try it out and downsize my display quite a bit. I brought only one table with minimal shelving, one bin of pottery, with a few back up designs, lots of business & postcards, and a positive friendly attitude.

The market set up at noon and closed at four o' clock. What a treat! I typically do shows that set up at 8am and tear down at anywhere from five to seven pm! Its really nice to sleep in a bit, enjoy a nice breakfast with the beau, then head out to mingle in the sun while selling some work..

In the past few weeks, I had chatted it up a bit with some of you from this arts & crafts online community about farmers markets in comparison to larger 2day events. Some loved them, others disliked them, and most of you had not yet tried. From my experience today. . I would say ABSOLUTELY try your local farmers market as a vendor this year! I met some great happy people who loved to hear about my work and my process, and made some good sales in spite of it being slower than what I am use to. It was a nice pace. Relaxing and laid back! I generally feel like some larger shows are about "entertainment" where as the people you meet at these local farmers markets are their to shop and to support their local artisans. I had a great time and so did my other half AND we made it home in time to watch the end of the world cup match! Viva Espana! :)

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported everyone at the market! I will see you again in two weeks!

Cheers! xo

Getting ready for my next show..

I've been working up a storm getting ready for my next few shows in a hot and humid 88 degree stuffy studio..

Pheww~

Here's a peek at some tapas stock I made last week. I have some new designs I'll be testing out this coming Sunday at our local Farmer's Market here in Fairhaven.

I will be setting up for the 1st time! Its an easy 5 blocks from my house and I'm sure they get a lovely crowd! They host the market EVERY Sunday from 1-4pm. For updates check out their blog here at www.fairhavenfarmersmarket.blogspot.com. And show your local support on their facebook fan page here.

So back to the studio I go.. I might take a "lunch break" for a little dip in the pool today.

Have a great week!

xo, Chrissy