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Anarchy
Our garden is a mess. I’ve ignored all convention when it comes to crop rotation, companion planting, and spacing – not intentionally. You know me, I have all the answers thanks to research, but I’m just a little shoddy on my application of it. Every nook and cranny is being stuffed with leftover tomato seedlings and various types of legumes. There are sunflowers popping up wherever the birds have pooped, which essentially is every 12″ on center. This morning I…
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Rock & Shop in Review
My table The Trotter Building First off, I was so honored to get to participate in the Rock & Shop market this year. I skipped a year due to some baby raising, and I’d only been to the one in Raleigh. I was excessively nervous the night before thinking of having to set up my table without the help of Joe, and I must have ran through all the details several times over in my head during his work party.…
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Pottery Preview
This morning we had one last kiln opening for the season. Tomorrow is the Rock & Shop Market in Durham, NC, and I’m happy to say I have plenty inventory for the show. Earlier this week I stopped by Helping Hand Mission and picked up a shelf that will give my table some more vertical interest and space for display. The good news about this firing is that the mugs were a success. I’m pleased with the weight and shape…
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Rock & Shop Market – Durham, NC – 12/17
I will be selling my wares this weekend! Come stop by my table and get a gift for someone you love. SATURDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2011, 12-6PM The 12TH Rock & Shop Market / BLOCK PARTY Motorco Music Lodge, Fullsteam Brewery & The Trotter Building, Durham, NC
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Lessons Learned from the Sale
First, I am so thankful for chance to be at this show. The Handmade Market is huge and well run, and getting a table can be very competitive. The Handmaidens are so professional and talented, and the day seemed to go off without a hitch. For me, the show went mostly well. I don’t think people were at the show to drop a lot of cash, but I managed to turn out a little profit and sell around twelve pieces.…
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Paige Puckett Pottery @ The Handmade Market










