Seriously...ETSY! and a new gallery too...

This is what I have up there right now...you need to go...at least make my a favorite or something so it makes me look good. : )

The bead store had the soft flex wire in sterling silver, and that stuff is so amazing to work with. nice and strong, it's 19 mini fibers bound into a cable wrapped in a soft clear coating. It is really flexible and soft. And now that I know it comes in sterling I don't think I will use anything else! Whoopie.

My student Melanie's pots came out of the kiln a few days ago..I will get you pics of that before she takes them home tonight.

I also just got into another gallery. This is the Lotus and Orchid in Keene, NH. They have an opening on April 3rd. If you are around you should check it out!

Okay...off to work!

I finally made it to ETSY!!!

You would think I would have gotten around to it by now eh? Not like I don't work at the worlds most wonderful yarn store full time, teach a few private wheel throwing lessons at night and work on my own stuff on the weekends. I have plenty of time for other ventures no?

For several years as a potter I have enjoyed the barter system for things I can't or won't make myself. One of the things I have enjoyed bartering the most for (aside from MMO's handknit sweaters) is jewelry. So, I set out to start trying my hand at making some jewelry. And not only making jewelry, but making the beads myself! What fun. And it is finally something I can do at home watching tv and not have to spend every night in the studio to accomplish.

My etsy page is: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7006053

My user name there is maleaspottery and I have only 2 things up right now, but a bunch to come. This ETSY posting thing is actually quite time consuming. You have to photo the work, every piece gets 5 pictures, so you take 10, pick the 5 you like and then edit the crap out of them. Then you have to price it and write the description...it can take hours to list a dozen things. Kudos to those who live off ETSY alone!

Here are some of the listings, and lots more to come!

This tree guy is already spoken for. But I have about 20 more waiting to be sanded and finished. More to come!

New Crafts Venue in Ludlow.

Greetings! If you happen to be in the area, I have put some of my work in a new little shop there. Trying to promote local (and women owned) businesses. Grand opening is February 28th.

Make a Smilebox greeting

If you around, pop in, or if you are a crafter she has really good monthly rates and takes NO commission! You basically just rent part of the space and she takes the rent out of what you sell, and sends checks out monthly. Miss Sara D...you should bring some of your little chickens over there!
And don't forget the Greenfield Seconds Sale coming up in 2 weeks! I have some REALLY cheap prices to get rid of the old so I can keep making new.
Info on the sale is on an earlier post. But I will post more closer to the date too.
Cheers!

Greenfield Sale-March 6th & 7th

Real quick post before I forget...from running around like crazy all the time.

The Greenfield Pottery Seconds and More Sale is:

Friday, March 6 from 6-9

Saturday, March 7 from 9-2

It is held at the Greenfield Highschool and features about 40 potters, glass blowers, jewelry designers, woodworkers and fiber artists.

It is a really nice show and all the monies raised go to the Greenfield Center of the Arts.

Please go. There are all sorts of great items and at every price range for any budget.

And sometimes the wood bowl guy gives away freebies!

Great New Stuff

So I just unloaded the kiln and am so happy with the new cups that came out! I have to share. So I am doing a mobile post, these are pics of the new potsm
, some of my student Jim's darker colored pots and my newest student Melony has the lighter colored ones.
Cheers!


Malea Rhodes
www.malearhodes.blogspot.com

Mom's a felter!

So my mom saw the pictures on this blog from my housewarming party and over the holidays expressed an interest in learning how to needle felt. I sent her a kit from work and this is her first project! Go mom!

Malea Rhodes
www.malearhodes.blogspot.com

Finally!

I updated my website! Go there. Go to the Contact page and email me with your feedback , or "sign the guestbook" just put guestbook in your subject line of an email and I will copy and paste your email to my webpage!

http://www.maleaspottery.com/

I will probably be continuing to do some work on it, but go in, click on all the links and let me know please if you find something that doesn't work, or if you seem to loop incorrectly. I think it is a little more contemporary and cleaner than my previous website. There is still a lot of room there for me to add things but I started simple so I could at least get it up and running.

Thanks in advance for takin' a look!

Tumbler $24

Stemless Wine $24

Oval Baker $58

Soy Bottles $32