January 28 through February 29, 2024
 
The Slater Museum has reinstated their annual Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition, now entering its 78th year. This is a juried exhibition open to all Connecticut artists representing all media and styles of art. This year's juror for 2024 is Dr. Tanya Pohrt, Curator of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.

The main reason I love winter is soup. I literally look forward to making and eating soups again all summer long. Plus, I love eating out of my handmade bowls.
Bonus reason to love winter this 2024 is our new wood stove insert. It adds so much more warmth to our house.

Get your own handmade bowl by clicking the link below.

Hi there,
As a mother of littles, I am slowly becoming less Grinch like. That means I now happily play Christmas tunes the entire month of December, and pull out Christmas decorations Thanksgiving weekend.
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Where are you on the loving Christmas scale?
Do you start Playing Christmas music come November 1 or do you protest having Christmas music play until the day of Christmas.

Spring has sprung and so has making flower arrangements from the yards flowers.

In this article they have a compiled a list of ideas of how to "bring texture" and in many cases artwork into your apartment. Under idea number 17 "Curate a collection of pottery pieces" they feature my interview idea of “My favorite kitchen trend is open shelving for displaying your functional pottery collection rather than their being hidden behind kitchen cupboards. I also like to incorporate storage containers such as a garlic jar, a bowl filled with your favorite fruits, and a vase filled with fresh flowers. The kitchen is the heart of the home and where so many meaningful conversations revolve around the act of eating and drinking.”

Click the link below to read the entire article.

Companion Gallery Hosts the ceramic art exhibition "Last Call" which is "​an annual survey of contemporary ceramic vessels exploring the storage & service of fine libations. Open to pitchers, bottles, jugs, growlers, flasks, beer steins, wine goblets, cups, shots, flights, ice buckets, liquor sets, etc." This Years juror was Chanakarn Semachai.

This mug and charcuterie board set will be part of a ceramic cup invitational entitled Brimful. The exhibition will be made up of "notable clay artists from across the country working in a wide range of technical processes. ...will be a showcase of contemporary and influential makers that will operate as a survey of styles and technical methods at a scope not  seen before on our campus. This exhibition will be on display at the Tom Thomas Gallery in Whitewater Hall on the IU East Campus in Richmond, Indiana from March 3, 2023-April 14, 2023, running parallel to the NCECA conference in Cincinnati."