Altadenablog welcomes its new sponsor, the Covert Potters Association!
The Covert Potters are having another happening on Sat., March 20 at Amy's Patio Cafe, 900 E. Altadena Dr.: "Soup's Up." For $35 ($40 on day of event), you can enjoy one of Amy's three unique soup choices along with zucchini bread and French rolls, presented in a handmade bowl you get to choose and keep forever. This follows last year's "Potter Picnic" at Farnsworth Park (where you got to choose your own plate) and the "Tea Party" at Amy's (where you could pick your own tea bowl, mug, or cup).
According to Sally Anne Stahl, the original Covert Potters are "a group of friends and potters. Most of us at one point worked out of the same studio, but we have fulltime jobs and are trying to make opportunities to sell our ceramic wares."
The idea to create an event that featured food and functional ceramics came when they noticed that in the hurting economy, craft sales were going down and artists were making less. "So we said, do we suck it up and assume it's going to be sucky and financially undoable, or do we just create our own events and our own excitement and see what grows from there?"
They approached Amy's with the idea for the tea party, because many of the potters live and/or work in Altadena. "The first sitting [at the tea party] sold out. just a lot of friends, a couple of strangers, and people sitting at tables with strangers and getting to know each other with tea -- it was lovely. It was loud and boisterous ... it was everything we could hope for. We were quite shocked." And Amy's said, "When are you guys coming back?"
Besides Stahl (who specializes in wood-fired kiln work) the other members are Chris McCormick, Celeste Iida (who is also President of the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter of Southern California), Evan Vieser, Heather Morrow, Philip Hacker, and Junzo Mori.
The "Soups Up" event will also have other works by the potters available for purchase, and the potters themselves will be there to mix and mingle.
So why buy a handmade soup bowl .. or plate, or tea cup? "We're saying, add that handmade enhancement to your life," Stahl said. "Take that daily ritual of eating and make it something special."
More information on the Covert Potters is here, and signup for the "Soup's On" event is here.
The Covert Potters are having another happening on Sat., March 20 at Amy's Patio Cafe, 900 E. Altadena Dr.: "Soup's Up." For $35 ($40 on day of event), you can enjoy one of Amy's three unique soup choices along with zucchini bread and French rolls, presented in a handmade bowl you get to choose and keep forever. This follows last year's "Potter Picnic" at Farnsworth Park (where you got to choose your own plate) and the "Tea Party" at Amy's (where you could pick your own tea bowl, mug, or cup).
According to Sally Anne Stahl, the original Covert Potters are "a group of friends and potters. Most of us at one point worked out of the same studio, but we have fulltime jobs and are trying to make opportunities to sell our ceramic wares."
The idea to create an event that featured food and functional ceramics came when they noticed that in the hurting economy, craft sales were going down and artists were making less. "So we said, do we suck it up and assume it's going to be sucky and financially undoable, or do we just create our own events and our own excitement and see what grows from there?"
They approached Amy's with the idea for the tea party, because many of the potters live and/or work in Altadena. "The first sitting [at the tea party] sold out. just a lot of friends, a couple of strangers, and people sitting at tables with strangers and getting to know each other with tea -- it was lovely. It was loud and boisterous ... it was everything we could hope for. We were quite shocked." And Amy's said, "When are you guys coming back?"
Besides Stahl (who specializes in wood-fired kiln work) the other members are Chris McCormick, Celeste Iida (who is also President of the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter of Southern California), Evan Vieser, Heather Morrow, Philip Hacker, and Junzo Mori.
The "Soups Up" event will also have other works by the potters available for purchase, and the potters themselves will be there to mix and mingle.
So why buy a handmade soup bowl .. or plate, or tea cup? "We're saying, add that handmade enhancement to your life," Stahl said. "Take that daily ritual of eating and make it something special."
More information on the Covert Potters is here, and signup for the "Soup's On" event is here.
