http://blog.jeanelton.com Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:48:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday and Saturday is the 2011 Annual Open House featuring Jean Elton art, dinnerware, and ornaments, as well as baby star bibs, burps, and blankets and handcrafted jewelry.  Not quite sold yet on coming?  Here are some pictures to help convince you! [gallery order="DESC" columns="2"] http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/11/2011-jean-elton-annual-open-house-a-preview What a sweet email from a customer! Ken and I were eating the same thing, cereal with bananas and strawberries, hot coffee in our painted mugs and blueberry muffins on one of your square plates waiting to be savored with our coffee.  Ken looked over at my placemat and said "Wow, your ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/11/husband-now-on-board Ever wonder something about making pottery? We'd love to hear from you and answer your questions! We recently received one about whether or not a backyard, wood-fired oven could also be used as a kiln to make pottery. Here is the response, written by Bill Barker, co-owner and founder of ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/11/backyard-kiln We are excited to once again be a part of the Bridgeport Rescue Mission's event this October. This year, the tables have our pitchers as the centerpieces, and everyone gets to take home a coaster. This video shows the process (from beginning to end) of how the coasters are made. http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/10/new-item-coasters I've been doing a lot of painting recently. It all started when we got two large orders for hand-painted pitchers, so I was working on those for a while. Then Hurricane Irene hit, and we were without power for a full week!  I couldn't do much work in the studio, ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/09/evolution-of-painted-pitchers Today we will be exhibiting at the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Show in Bellefonte, PA.  Hours are 10am to 8pm today, and 10am to 5pm tomorrow. We will also be exhibiting at the Suffield Arts & Crafts Show in Suffield, CT on September 9 and 10. If you're in the area of ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/08/upcoming-shows When we last left them, it was 1979 and Bill and Lois of Jean Elton Studio had moved to Hanover, New Hampshire.  Bill was studying for his MBA and Lois continued her pottery. In 1980, Bill graduated from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and they moved to Simsbury, CT. ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/08/jean-elton-through-the-decades-the-80s The first half of the year 2011 has been an eventful one for us here at Jean Elton Studio! In case you aren't following us on Facebook, you may not have realized that in addition to our online store and gallery, we are also now selling on Etsy!  We made our ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/06/an-eventful-first-half This is an addendum to our last post, Jean Elton through the Decades: The 70's. In 1978, while living in Quechee, NH, Bill attempted Raku in a garbage can in the back of the house. First he put sawdust on the bottom of the can, then placed the piece inside, ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/06/jean-elton-through-the-decades-the-70s-contd We were happy to be a part of the Fairfield Arts and Crafts Fair this past weekend. Even though we did not make our goal for the show, it was still a lovely day to just be outside! The weather was beautiful, the other vendors very pleasant, and ... http://blog.jeanelton.com/2011/05/in-the-paper