NEWS! – Winter is Upon Us

Posted on November 19, 2013 by pincupottery

Thank you to everyone who visited Pincu Pottery in 2013 – whether to browse, shop or play with clay. I really appreciate the support from locals and visitors!!! Thanks, too, to those that found me at the Southern Highlands Craft Fair or the WNC Pottery Festival!

The winter holidays are right around the corner and I wanted to let you know about some GREAT OPPORTUNITIES for you and your loved ones to make this season even more special!

GIFT CERTIFICATES are available!!

Any amount may be used towards a pot purchase OR a clay class. This is a GREAT gift for anyone aged 8 and up!

MAKE YOUR OWN POTTERY GIFT! …..

ready to be picked up Dec. 21^st

Friday, December 6 from 7-9 pm: CLAY PLAQUES (house # or name) $30 per

Adults only. Make a tile to hang on the wall – house number or name, initials, etc. Fine for covered outdoor walls.

Saturday, December 7 from 10-noon: CLAY ANGELS! $30 per person

Bring the entire family to make a family of angels!

Friday, December 13 from 7-9 pm: MAKE A MUG! $25 per

Make a personalized mug or cup to give to that special someone for the holidays!

SHOP!

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and ETSY.com Sunday!!!

I will participate in the Stecoah Valley Artisans Drive About November 29^th and 30^th. Stop by to enter a raffle to win a small pot.

I hope to open my Etsy.com shop on Sunday, December 1 for those of you that cannot make it to my shop for your Christmas shopping. Stop by my online store Sunday after noon. Gift certificates will also be available online for those vacationing in the area in 2014!

Up and Coming:

Throwing Kids Pottery Wheel Class

Fridays from 3:30 – 5:30 pm

January 3, 10, 17, 24

$90 includes everything!

Minimum 4 students, maximum 5

Reserve your spot NOW! 828-488-0480 or pincupottery@gmail.com

OPENING JANUARY 2014 – CLAY 5 WAYS

5 potters, including yours truly, will open a beautiful clay gallery in the River Arts District in Asheville for 2014. We are excited to be a part of this growing arts community! Make plans to visit the new gallery next year!

Did you know Pincu Pottery is on Facebook? See all the wonderful creations being made by students! Comment and post your own photos of your pots in use.

Pincu Pottery is also reviewed on Trip Advisor. Add your own review or read others’ reviews.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see you sometime soon!

Sincerely,

Elise Delfield

Potter and clay instructor

Latest News

Posted on October 7, 2013 by pincupottery

UP AND COMING!

Have you seen the changes? I am not talking seasons but surfaces. I am talking about MY POTTERY! Since studying with internationally known and admired ceramic artist, Linda Arbuckle, I have had a love for painting on pots. Problem is, I was too shy to take it to the market. Well, after suppressing my desires this long, it was time to get to painting on my hand made pottery!

My new series of work is titled my ‘Peacock’ Series because of the wealth of color. It is inspired, still, by my natural surroundings – that red dirt and lush greenery. I guess lately I have been noticing more and more flowers, butterflies and other brilliantly colored natural things around me.

: Cruet for oil, vinegar, or other sauce. Peacock series glaze.

SO DON’T MISS ME at these upcoming shows where I will display and sell my new work. They won’t last – the series seems to be a hit and it takes time to paint each pot to bring out its beauty.

OCTOBER 17 – 20

CRAFT FAIR OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS

Asheville, North Carolina – U.S. Cellular Center

10-6 Thursday – Saturday

10-5 Sunday

$8 admission fee

NOVEMER 2

WNC POTTERY FESTIVAL

Dillsboro, North Carolina

10-4 Saturday

$3 admission fee

ALSO, DON’T MISS:

CLAY OLYMPICS

Friday, November 1

Treehouse Pottery in Dillsboro, NC

Watch me compete against other potters for:

Tallest Cylinder

Widest Bowl

Blindfolded Throwing

Longest Pulled Handle

Last year I won the blindfolded competition and this year I am hankering to win the tallest cylinder!!!

Thank you all so much for reading this. Have a great FALL!!!

Muddy Summer Nights @ Pincu Pottery

Posted on May 11, 2013 by pincupottery

This Summer

4th Friday of the Month

7-9 pm

Join me to get muddy on a Friday Summer Night! Class size is limited. Register NOW! 828-488-0480 or email me!

June 28 – Buttons and such

Make your own clay buttons, ornaments, garden markers, pendants, etc. We will use cookie cutters, textures, letter and number stamps, etc. to produce personalized items. You can buy clay buttons for $4 or more online, or MAKE YOUR OWN –

10 for $15

July 26 – Cups & Mugs

Make your own cup or mug! Stamp, draw on or texture a slab of clay and shape it into a useful cup or mug. This is a great way to make a gift or just have fun and make a useful, beautiful item for you! In three weeks you will have a functional, personalized cup to use, dishwash, microwave….

$25 per person per cup/mug

August 23 – Plaques

Make a plaque to hang on the wall! Maybe your house numbers or your estate name, maybe a wall hanging for a friend….. you decide and I will help you make it in clay!

$30 per person per plaque

Not glazed, but beautiful! Handmade mug

The Landfords made their own plaque with sea turtles!