🍁Forage Studios Decal Special🍁

by | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Forage Studios is a having Decal Printing Special of sorts to keep the printers purring and the laminator, glaminating your decal designs.

So, in order to keep the lights on here and your ceramics lookin’ their fine decaled selves, I set aside a portion of the next shipment of supplies to dedicate to this little special. Instead of the usual $25 CAD + shipping per page, prices will drop to $20 for a very short time or until the page count is reached. (For those of you in the US, currently this price in USD is about $14.05 + shipping… what a deal!).

There are some guidelines though and they are as such. Many for understanding:

• Minimum of 2 sheet per order
• Maximum of 5 sheets per order
• Pages must be print ready and no alterations will be made. The usual color calibration efforts will be made for you, but any extra graphic work will be subjected to the regular $15/ page fee.

If this steal of a deal is of interest to you, please navigate to the link into my IG profile (or head to www.foragestudios.com) and get yourself over to the Copy and Paste page where you will find all sorts of info to get you going. Then drop me a line to mariko.foragestudios@gmail.com and I can set up for your files for you so they are ready to go! (The shipment from Germany should be here next Monday or so.).
As a small business established to serve other small businesses, I super appreciate your help staying afloat during this current state of uncertain affairs.

Much decal love,
Mariko and her hairy assistants ❤️

https://www.foragestudios.com/decal-love

Garth Johnson live object study class this friday online!

by | Mar 26, 2020 | workshops

Join Garth Johnson tomorrow (Friday, March 27th) at 1pm EST for a live experiment (link below).

“This semester, I FINALLY got to teach my dream class… an object study class for Syracuse University, taught at the Everson with objects from the collection. Thanks to Covid-19, I no longer have access to the museum, so I’m having to lean on special guest scholars, artists, and collectors. Syracuse University and the Everson Museum of Art are making the session available live via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to anyone who would like to join. This week, we’ll be talking ’70s studio pottery. I’ll keep doing this throughout the quarantine, even if it lasts longer than our class”

To join, just click this link at 1pm on Friday. You don’t need to install any software or sign up for any accounts. See you on the interwebs! https://us.bbcollab.com/gu…/414564fc1a1040b7a1efebe381d1d4f6

NCECA LIVE ON INSTAGRAM!

by | Mar 26, 2020 | workshops

The NCECA Gallery Expo provides the opportunity to engage with the artwork of so many wonderful ceramic artists. We may not be able to gather and enjoy the objects and artists in person, but some participating artists will give live talks via Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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During this challenging and isolating time we can come together as interdependent communities to create continuity of care and mutual aid to support one another. Please join the conversation, ask questions, and listen in. Check the schedule for the artist’s talks and times.
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To view talks, log into instagram on your mobile device and go to the scheduled profile. When their profile picture says “LIVE” you can tap to watch!

movie day: Potter Linda Sikora & Alfred University, TEACHERS episode of Craft in America

by | Mar 25, 2020 | movie day

 

Potter Linda Sikora, Alfred University, Wayne Higby, Andrea Gill, John Gill, Matthew Metz segment. TEACHERS episode PBS Premiere: September 15, 2016.

For more on Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org
All Craft in America programs are now viewable on www.craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app and video.pbs.org/program/craft-in-america.
To purchase DVDs: www.shoppbs.org

Thinking of You Sale at Mill Creek Pottery

by | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

7 am (CST) Wednesday March 25

We want to give thanks with you.

 

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We are all sheltered here at our home or huddled together at the pottery, not going out; beyond attempts to not drive each other crazy. We are missing working together and we are missing our friends and family. The speed at which the world is changing, the data on the number of people dying alone, and the unknowns about our economic futures are all overwhelming. Add to that the isolation necessary to limit the damage of this pandemic and loneliness floods in. Connection and gratitude are the salve to fear and frustration. I was talking with my apprentice Daniel Pfohl about these things and he spoke of a conversation he had with his father. Dan’s father runs a foundation that promotes the care of caregivers (DavidsRefuge.org) where he suggests that if we each call one person we have been out of touch with each day, and they call one person each day, and so on a radiating spread of love and connection will emanate forth building and growing, supporting and unifying us all.

We want to join you in saying, “I am thinking of you.” to all the people who’s presence has gifted us. On Wednesday, March 25th, Mill Creek Pottery will be having a “Thinking of You” Sale. As always you can brighten your own day with a purchase of handmade, woodfired clay made by Daniel Pfohl, Brian Chen and me (we did just have an excellent firing). But we want to encourage you to share connection and gratitude with special discount codes set up for this sale. If you are sending it as a gift to a friend, enter the code CAREPACKAGE and we will support your effort by taking 20% off your order.

 

WWII era African American Nurses, From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

WWII era African American Nurses, From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

We are also in tremendous debt to medical workers who will be pushed to the limit to test, care, educate and save us. They are working such long hours and risking exposure to do so. We honor them by staying home and not spreading the virus. We want to also share our appreciation with you all by offering a 50% discount off any purchase you make as a gift for anyone in the medical field. Send a mug to a doctor, a nurse, an EMT, a hospital administrator, an orderly, or a hospital custodian. Send them some love. You are helping support Dan, Brian and me, and partnering with us to say thank you. Enter the code MEDICAL and receive 50% off your order. (feel free to use this to gift yourself if you are working in the medical field)

Enter a note in the comment section and we will add a hand written message from you. Let’s lift each other up and make this historic time one where we draw closer.