About Sabine:
"I retired in 2000 and ever since have been making pottery.  I have a home studio and mostly electric fire to cone 5-6.  I hold an annual open house and sell my pottery at several local events.  I donate the proceeds from my sales to a local food bank."

​Do you collect handmade pottery?
"Although I don’t think of myself as being very materialistic, I have to admit that I like to buy pottery.  I have a collection of pots that I acquired from local pottery studios – e.g., Greenbridge Pottery, The Lion Potter, Susan Greenleaf (formerly at the Torpedo Factory), Matt Hyleck (Baltimore Clayworks), M4 Studio and Mea Rhee.  Just recently I visited the pottery studio of Allison Coles Severance near Frederick, Maryland, and bought two of her beautiful wood-fired bowls.  But I also pick up pieces while visiting art and craft fairs or when I travel.  Recently, I purchased several pieces from Mayumi Yamashita Ceramics in Japan through Etsy.  I greatly admire the work of Anne Mette Hjortshoj, a Danish potter whose studio is on the beautiful island of Bornholm (I visited the island as a child.).  She is represented by Goldmark in the U.K. and I purchased a small pot through the gallery."
 
Why do you buy handmade pottery?
"The reason why I buy pottery are three-fold:  1) I like to support local artists.  Working on pottery myself I appreciate the effort that it takes to create a piece of pottery.  2) I pick up pieces that intrigue me as to how they are made.  They serve as inspirations for my own work.  3) I just love a piece of pottery; that is, I either display it in my home or like to use it."
 
How did you acquire a Lisa York piece of pottery?
"I had seen Lisa’s work while she was at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland and really liked her pottery.  When I saw that she was giving a workshop at The Clay CoOp, a local pottery studio, I decided to attend.  She also had a small show at the venue and I bought my first Lisa pot, a dinner-size bowl, which I love and display on my fireplace mantle.  Subsequently, I purchased a teapot and a couple of cups.  I love Lisa’s atmospherically fired work.  I think how she hand alters her thrown pots and creates her unique surface textures and decorations works so well with the atmospheric firing processes – i.e., unique pots for a one-of-kind firing process.  This is very much in contrast to my work using an electric kiln firing to cone 5-6."

Joe Pinder and I are having fun Slinging mud, or rather sharing pottery making demos while selling art at stop number 3 on the self guided pottery tour. We are open all day today and Sunday.Keep in mind that 20 dirty hands is always the 3rd weekend of October to increase your chances of enjoying the beautiful fall colors of Galena while also enjoying pottery.

Ps. The pictures below are images of my newest pottery made in my new Milwaukee Studio. These will be exclusively for sale in Galena, IL...but don't worry I will probably make more in November for my online shop. I would love to hear what color and forms are your favorite!

Then come out to Galena, IL enjoy the changing of the tree colors with a beautiful country roads, and the 20 Dirty Hands Pottery Tour.
I will have my work including the newest pots made out of my Milwaukee studio that are colorful. I am at the Pinder Pottery Location.

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Quills Coffee is hands down the best coffee shop in Louisville. I had their seasonal Maple Spice Latte, and it was not overpowered by sugar; a nice balance between sweet with the flavor of coffee. Plus it's a really great atmosphere to work in. A nice industrial vibe with rustic wood and metal furniture.
And bring your own handmade mug with you to create an even better experience! I tote my own Lisa York Arts mugs where ever I go.

Ie. a delicious tumeric & vanilla spice latte from Safai Coffee. I always have my mug ready to try out some new drinks while traveling to new cities like Louisville, Ky.