Maxwell, Gardening, and Oklahoma

Ed and Gloria will be here in Seagrove taking care of Maxwell, shop, and the garden. Bruce and I are off to Stillwater, Oklahoma to visit family. I had plans to post pictures of the Cousins and let you know what an incredible weekend we had here. I still would like to do that and hopefully when I get back I will do this. To tell you the truth I don't know where this week went but we have been totally tired and can't even think clearly enough to do a good job of packing. We are going to take a vacation this weekend and visit our Cousin Mike out at his place and do the the Toe River Tour. Then its off to Asheville for the Studio Stroll, and to check out the Arboretum. Yesss... Our first time for these events. So please visit Gloria and Ed while we are away. I know they will enjoy seeing you. Jeffrey and Stephanie did a great post about Couins in Clay. To read about it until we get back check out Dean and Martin's Pottery blog.

What a fantastic song. Something we should sing everyday that we are alive.

Cousins in Clay

We had such a great time this past weekend. I really don't know where to start. Peter Lenzo (above) came into town for the event, and even brought some of his new work for us to see, as well as picked up a piece that Sid Luck had fired for him that was way cool.
There was a constant stream of pottery loving visitors that came to peruse the selection of pots on display.

More pictures later. Check out Tom Starland's blog... Carolina Unleashed for some details of the event. I will post more soon!

Cousins in Clay June 5 --2010

We are just about set up today. Getting ready with my coffee to head on out to finish up. Hope to see you today for this very special time with Val Cushing and Micheal Kline.

Bulldog Pottery E-Card

We sent this e-card out yesterday about our upcoming event called "Cousins in Clay"

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Hello Pottery Lovers,

"The Cousins" are coming --To Seagrove, NC. At Bulldog Pottery-Gholson/Henneke & Art Pottery-Johnston/Gentithes

On Saturday (June 5), "Cousins in Clay" begins at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and on Sunday (June 6) between 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

Seven potters -- Two Locations - June 5&6 - Saturday and Sunday - Seagrove- in central NC.

Val Cushing (Alfred, NY) and Michael Kline (Bakersville, NC) will be joining us -- Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke -- here at Bulldog Pottery.

Allison McGowan (Concord, NC) will be joining Fred Johnston and Carol Gentithes at their pottery.

We would like all of our Bulldog Pottery supporters to know that next weekend will be a very special time for us. Our teacher, Alfred University's Professor Emeritus Val Cushing, from Alfred, NY is coming to join us with his most recent pots fired specifically for the "Cousins in Clay" event.

Please take the rare opportunity to enjoy a visit with Val Cushing. Val has been a major influence on us, regarding our approach to glazes, glaze testing, and just a pure enthuisam for the alchemy of glazes.

We are very excited to be hosting our Mountain Cousin Michael Kline and our very special guests Val Cushing and his wife Elsie. The potters will all be present and looking forward to greeting and talking with you on Saturday or Sunday.

Bulldog Pottery will have a selection of our molybdenum crystalline glazed vases, along with cups, teapots, insect and fossil fish jars, and porcelain wall paintings.

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Cheers,

Bruce and Samantha

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Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke

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This Week's Peeks

We are busily glazing our work for our pottery event "Cousins in Clay"

Cousins in Clay June 5 & 6, 2010

We are in the throws of glazing now for Cousins in Clay. This is always such an exciting time for Bruce and I. We so enjoy pulling out our vases with our iridescent crystalline glaze. We will be working on some cups and wall glaze paintings plus some other pieces like teapots and mushroom jars with insects on them. Stay Tuned......