A Serious Message

I have had great pleasure transforming my studio into a display space for my clay pieces this week, so I was dismayed by a letter from the Municipality today, two days before I was to have the Open Studio that read:








A BUSINESS IS BEING OPERATED AT [MY] ADDRESS IN EXCEPTION TO ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.

I must correct it before December 15, 2017, the letter reads.
Open Studio is Dec 2 and 3. What shall I do? I wrote back. Here is my letter:

Thank you for the communication from Mr. ----. I had no idea my activities were illegal. I have a small studio where I primarily spend time to occupy myself since I am on disability with Parkinson Disease. It gives me a purpose and I choose to do it also for the therapeutic value for my hands and for general wellness. If I can sell what I make I can pay for what materials I need. 

I will remove my signs if that is necessary but remain open for anyone to come see my work but not to sell it.I hope that will satisfy the zoning officer. Please advise what actions I can or cannot take to share what I make with the community. I certainly don't want or need to keep all the things I make.

Sincerely,

Elisa Hirvonen

Come get free stuff.

Lights for the Season

These porcelain votive candle holders are more quirkiness from the Edgy bowl creator.

They are made with a cream colored porcelain, not the pure white porcelain you usually see.









That creaminess gives the votives a lovely buttery yellow glow when a candle is lit inside.































The bottoms were dipped in silvery metallic glaze. Most of the 18 that I made have drips running up the sides (they were fired upside down).

The Edgy family now consists of bowls, sushi and tapas plates, and now votives. I love those edges.


Examples of all of new and old work will be for display and sale at Raisin Studio where El's Clay plies her trade. Three shelves of $10 ceramics and many in the 20-30 dollar range are priced to sell to clear the studio for New Work.


Come one come all - to El's Open Studio Dec 2-3, 10-5:00 138 John St., Princeotn NJ

Artisan Market 2017

I am ready to take my new wares to market. I have over 80 pieces priced and packed waiting to go.



There are tumblers....
















Edgy bowls ....

and edgy plates, in sets of two, three or four matching plates.

There are trays in high fire terracotta...

and the Solar Eclipse 2017 series, square dishes in various sizes.

Whatever does not sell I will bring back and put out for sale in my OPEN STUDIO event in December. There will also be lots of work that is not new, reasonably priced, and seconds that are dirt cheap. I have already started setting up for the Open Studio - I get a kick out of playing store now and then.







Meanwhile, time to load. The market is tomorrow at the West Windsor New Jersey Arts Council.

Artisan Market