we're going back to Florida!
Yep, it's too darn cold & muddy in our WVa river valley, so we're driving south to sunny Florida!
We're looking forward to a week of fun in the sun on the Gulf Coast of Florida on Anna Maria Island, one of my most favorite places in the world!
Then we're heading northish, to central Florida and the Hoggetown Medieval Faire in Gainesville FL. That's happening the last weekend in January & the first weekend of February. Sadly, after that i have to go home to make more pots, but Darrell gets to stay in Florida- he's going to the Florida Renaissance Festival near Fort Lauderdale for five weeks (the rest of February & the first two weekends of March) poor soul!

Then we're all heading back to the Gulf Coast, though it'll be Mississippi this time. Yep, we're going back to Gulf Wars! You should come to, it's just about the most awesome SCA event i've ever been to. Come play with us! & buy some pots too, cause Mama's still without a Mac- yep, i'm still limping along on my refurbished $75 desktop PC & this just won't do! Buy pots, the money will go directly into the "get-Va-a-new-Powerbook-so-she-can-put-some-pictures-on-the-website-&-be-happy-again" fund!
Seriously folks, i'm dying here!

Speaking of computer troubles, here are some pictures for the good folks on the jury for Spoutwood Farm's Fairie Festival: Great pictures of our Leather & Pottery can be found here!

Hey Folks-
we're still alive in the real world, just not online for the next month or so whilst we struggle to fix our current computer mess...
Thus we're still not checking email in anything remotely resembling a timely fashion. If you need to contact us, please CALL 304-377-1952.

That being said, we've been on the road for most of December, the first half for business, the 2nd for pleasure. And we're not done yet. Heading up to Canada to visit some more, then back home to frantically make pots for our 2nd Florida trip of the season.

We're still broke & thus very open to any special orders you might have in mind. Call us. We'll talk!
And if anyone has a cheap MacBook for sale, please, by all means, let us know ASAP. I'm dying here without it...
Next post will have some pics, i promise.
That's all for now from us crazy pottery folks.
Keep on keeping on & remember that it's getting lighter every day now! Yay light!!!

holla to mah peeps!
just checking in, using my step-Mom's PC cause my much beloved iBook has died a horrible death. I did get 5 good years out of it, but am still stunned and saddened by its demise, which, like every computer death, ever, was bad timing.

It especially was bad timing because it means i didn't get to do any promotion for my annual Holiday Sale at the Art of Fire in Laytonsville, MD which happened last weekend.
Now, stop moaning & banging your head on the keyboard, cause it's also happening again next weekend. And that WILL be your last chance to shop Dancing Pig before the holidays.

So, be sure to come on out to the show THIS weekend: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 7, 8 & 9 from 10 til 5 each day.
Directions are here: directions to Art of Fire

We've got lots of pots for sale.
Great leather from GreenMan Leather & all sorts of great stuff from Tuatha.
There's even an extra special, previously unannounced special: we found & put together 4 Newgrange Lamps!!! That's right! If you act quickly, you can be the proud owner of one of these beautiful & very rare lamps. Complete your Newgrange collection & then collecting a new line of Dancing Pig Pots. We've got lots of Ceilidh & Crow pots & next weekend we'll have our first every casseroles, cookie jars & vases in both of those lines, fresh from the kilns.

Come on out & enjoy some holiday shopping with integrity. We're about as far from the maddening crowd at the mall as you can get, we've got hot cider, good cookies, a warm welcome & amazing loot for every Celt & anyone else with great taste on your list.
Plus, we're really, really broke right now & i really want a new computer-soon!. Please help support your friendly neighborhood freak... err, potter. oh, and get some great gifts for all the great folks on your list!

Thanks for your support & we look forward to seeing you this weekend!!!

PS did i happen to mention, in all my moaning about my computer's death, that i can't check mah email these days? Cause, well, i can't. So, if you want to communicate with me, please be old fashioned & call us: 304-377-1952. Thanks!

Arrrgh!
No, this is not the hangover from our moderately successful Florida Pirate Festival, it's my primal scream of frustration over my laptop deciding that since i was on vacation, it was taking one too!
Only, it seems that my motherboard is on a permanent vacation. Which it decided to take just as i was gearing up to do the mailing for our annual Holiday Open House.
So, until Apple mails back my G-4 with its THIRD new motherboard, this is the only place you can find the details about it.

Ahem.
Despite a stunning lack of publicity, we ARE having & inviting you to

our annual Holiday Open House.

We're setting up the Celtic Annex at Art of Fire in Laytonsville, MD on

Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 10 til 5 each day

November 30, December 1 & 2 and doing it all again December 7, 8 & 9

Dancing Pig is debuting our TWO (!) new lines of pottery, our Crows & my newest collaboration (w/ Jillian of Mydwynter Studios) our Ceilidh pots. Yah gotta come by & fondle the new pots with their cool carving & glazes!

GreenMan Leather is going to have new stuff to show off as well. Wooden sided bags perfect for protecting your cameras & laptops, Band Braces, Cigarette Cases, the list goes on.

Tuatha is going to be there as well, with everything else any Celt (or anyone with great taste) desires. There will be Stained Glass, Jewelery & great Holiday Greeting Cards.

And of course, just across the parking lot, there's Art of Fire, with their incredible glass & gift gallery.

If you can't find gifts for everyone on your shopping list, you need better friends!

Plus, there's the added bonus of our beautiful, serene, peaceful setting. All of this is happening far, far away from the craziness of suburban shopping mall hell.

You'll be finding gifts that come with a wonderful by-product: they're all handmade, by human beings, whose passion for their craft shines through in everything they do. It's integrity you just won't find at the mall. Plus, the parking is much, much better!

Come on out to the Open House & do ALL of your holiday shopping with us!
Directions to Art of Fire can be found on their website: http://www.artoffire.com/ or you can be old fashioned & call us for directions, special orders & other details.
You can reach Dancing Pig & GreenMan Leather at 304-377-1952
& Art of Fire at 301-253-6642.
remember, until my laptop comes back-- probably middle of next week, November 27 or 28, i'm without email, so call us if you need to talk!

See you the first two weekends in December!

Greetings from sunny Florida!
Dancing Pig Pottery & Greenman Leather are on the first leg of our southern winter tour. We just had an reasonable weekend at the Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Festival.
OK, it was better than reasonable, but for the first time ever, GreenMan Leather OUTSOLD Dancing Pig. By more than two to one!. While i'm grateful that Darrell's leather was there to make what otherwise would have been a disastrous show, moneywise at least, into a success, my pride hurts!
I'm trying to get over it. And i'm also uploading pictures from that show here, so the good people at the Florida Pirate Festival can see how wonderful we are & let us into their show which is happening two weekends from now.
We're all about the pirate thing, so we really want to be there. If you know anybody connected with the show, put in a good word for us, please and thanks.
Here's a link to their very cool site: Florida Pirate Festival
and here is a link to some pictures of our booth at Lady of the Lakes (and some extra pics thrown in for good measure): jury photos for Florida Pirate Fair
if you don't have enough time to see the whole album, here are a few of my favorites: