Very much missing the Society for Creative Anachronism's Annual Gulf Wars this second week of March. Dancing Pig had been there for ~8 years in a row, I'd been there for the past 7 and @Apprentice Panda & I refer to it as our anniversary, because she and I bonded on our first trip to Gulf Wars 4 years ago.

The reasons we couldn't go this year are many and complicated, but boiled down to not having enough money for gas, not having reliable transportation for the 1100 mile drive (each direction) and not having enough pots because I've been working 40+ hours a week at my winter town job.

But we're going to do our damndest to be back in Mississippi next year, welcoming spring & celebrating our 5th anniversary. In the meantime, all y'all who did manage to make it to the friendliest war of all (really, it is a War With No Enemies) please be sure to pet the dogs, pinch the baker, enjoy the food, drink & friends & have all the fun you can stand, cause they'll surely make more.

Now I'm heading back to the studio to make more pots, because Spoutwood Farm's Fairie Festival is just around the corner....

from left: our friend (& maker of mead kits) Sherry, then Apprentice Panda, then me at Gulf Wars 2011. 

Holiday Shopping Update

We've just managed to relist yarn bowls in our Etsy shop. So, if you can't make it out to see us for the second and last weekend at Art of Fire Contemporary Glass Blowing Studio's Studio Tour THIS Friday, Saturday and Sunday December 13, 14 & 15 from 10 til 5 each day

Go buy them here: www.etsy.com/shop/dancingpigpots

Our Bug Dog, looking in vain for customers last Sunday at the Open House.
There's no snow forecast this weekend!

The Holidays are already upon us?!

And shopping opportunities abound.

You can always come shop at our favorite retail shop: A&A Village Treasures, in downtown Gettysburg. 

Our Steampunk Mugs, lined up in the window at A&A

Or, if that's too far afield, we're going to be at the Art of Fire's Holiday Open House, in Laytonsville MD for the first two weekends of December. This year that's Friday, Saturday & Sunday December 6, 7 & 8 and again December 13, 14 & 15. As always, Tuatha Gallery will be with us with their awesome Celtic Jewelry and Art and rustic wood treasures. And we'll have some new cheeky minion mugs:

A prototype of our newest Minion Mug

Arabesque Teaparty! 

As well as lots of Arabesque Pottery! It's the perfect handmade holiday shopping experience, far from the soul sucking chaos of suburban shopping mall hell. Come out to meet and support local artists. Our passion for our work shines through in our beautifully crafted, carefully curated wares. Wares that you can buy for yourself and everyone on your shopping list! 

And if that's not enough, I solemnly swear we'll have our Etsy store back up and running by the end of this week. That's November 8 for those of you keeping track. I'm doing my best to make it easy for you to give lots of Dancing Pig Pots this holiday season. I gotta go take more pictures and list more pots...

Old school teaparty

Old school teaparty, a photo by mudcelt on Flickr.

A snapshot from last December's Open House!

Forsooth! It's Faire Season Already?!

Yup. We're at the Virginia Renaissance Festival for their entire five weekend season this year, and it's already the second weekend. (Time flies when you're having fun!)

This weekend (May 18/19) has a Shakespeare theme! And this is the ideal Faire to go to if you enjoy interacting with the cast: so friendly, entertaining & just well done.


So, forsooth y'all. Come on out and play before the crowds figure out that Faire has started. And don't forget to buy pots. If you use the secret phrase of the week, um... "forsooth y'all" at our booth, we'll give you a 25% discount. Get out your garb, grab your friends and come on out to play. And buy pots!

See you at Faire!