Cindy Groszkiewicz We did it! We reached our goal of 150 bowls! The Happy Potters and Kiln Krafters joined forces to donate 150 beautifully hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind bowls to a local charity called Empty Bowls of Denton, Texas. The bowls will be purchased by those attending their 25th annual fundraiser to be held on Oct. 12…
Patricia Bender, the education chair of the Happy Potters, hosts and facilitates many pottery workshops and demonstrations throughout the year. Although she is always excited to share “all things pottery” with the group, she is never more excited than when she gets to combine two of her passions: pottery and her favorite local charity, Empty…
Cindy Groszkiewicz Happy Potters members Paul Stolnacke and Carolann Boykin recently took a Throwing 101 class led by Cindy Witham. Our studio, located in the Wine Cup Room of the CATC, has four pottery wheels for use by trained members. If you are interested in learning the skill of throwing pottery on a wheel, you…
Cindy Groszkiewicz Two sessions of the Slip Trailing Workshop, led by Pat Bender, were held on April 4. Many workshops on various pottery-related topics are held throughout the year for club members. There is just so much to learn! Interested in joining the Happy Potters? Contact Club Vice President Dawn Michelson at [email protected] or President…
Cindy Groszkiewicz Taking care of our pottery studio and all the tools and equipment is a very important part of membership. About 40 members of both the Happy Potters and the Kiln Krafters joined forces for our semi-annual studio clean-up day held at the end of February. A lot of sweat equity was poured into…
Cindy Groszkiewicz The Happy Potters are already working on projects for the RR Women’s Club Holiday Market where we host a booth each year. A few special workshops were held to plan and make various beautifully hand-crafted and uniquely one-of-a-kind pottery that will be for sale at the Market. A sneak peek at what may…
Lynne Kelsey We may be sweltering, but the Happy Potters have the holidays on their minds! On July 17 the Pottery Studio was standing-room-only as club members took up clay to create a variety of Christmas trees for the Holiday Market. Some trees are reminiscent of a flatter triangle on a stick, and others were…
Lynne Kelsey It’s impossible to learn pottery from a book. Certainly, one can pick up tips and gain a basic understanding of the craft by reading, but it’s a skill that needs to be developed hands-on. We learn best by closely observing the hands of experienced potters, then taking up clay to imitate their actions.…
Lynne Kelsey Our Happy Potters are usually busy creating in the studio, but many seek out new venues to extend their skills and creativity. This was the case recently for several of our members. The Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST) held their juried 16th Annual 175 Mile Art Exhibit at the Gough Gallery, Patterson/Appleton…
Lynne Kelsey On Oct. 21 a group of 14 Happy Potters escaped the studio and headed for the hills—the Hill Country, that is—to attend the much-anticipated 30th Annual Texas Clay Festival in Gruene. Gruene is the historic German town near New Braunfels, built on the Guadalupe River. It is famous as being the site of…