Treasury Tuesday: Blue Skies and Sunshine

We usually think of all Red, Orange, and Yellow when it comes to fall colors, but I think this treasury (featuring GoldhawkPottery), with its muted blue and yellow color scheme, is perfect for those sunny, blue sky fall days. It just makes me want to jump into a pile of yellow leaves!

Blue Skies and Sunshine featuring GoldhawkPottery

Be sure you click on the links below and go see more treasuries that feature some of our other awesome RNEST members! (if you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• A Halloween Wedding featuring LoveAnd Whiskers
• Cuddle Me Panda featuring PeachesProducts
• Shades of Gray featuring HeatherVitticore

Curated by RNEST Members:

• Bread by SoftShellCrafts

* If you make or find a treasury that features an RNEST member, or if you are an RNEST Member who makes a treasury, post the link on the wall at RNEST's Facebook Page. Your treasury could be featured on the next Treasury Tuesday!

Friday Fashion Fix

My daughter is always leaving her earrings and other jewelry in random places around her room...

This jewelry dish would be the perfect fix for this habit. Besides the fact that her favorite color is green, she would enjoy being able to see her earrings so beautifully displayed as well as any of her other favorite bobbles!

Love, love, love this simple and very clever solution to the jewelry dilemma in our house!

If you know a certain someone who needs some help finding her favorite bobbles, visit Goldhawk Pottery and gift this pretty little dish!

Wednesday Wellspring Pre-Game: Winner of Goldhawk Pottery Giveaway

And the winner of Goldhawk Pottery's gorgeous bowl is:

#23 Ohkeeka

Thanks for playing and stay tuned for this month's team challenge and next week's Wednesday Wellspring giveaway featuring Merv And Dolores!

Wednesday Wellspring: Goldhawk Pottery

Congratulations to #1, lexacd, for winning the a beautiful photograph of your choice from Aimee Maher!

And bubbling up from the well this week, is Wednesday Wellspring's first potter: Goldhawk Pottery! This RNESTer is offering A gorgeous Festive Turquoise Dipping Bowl to one lucky winner! This small but sturdy blue and black bowl is perfect for dipping sauces or serving nuts, olives or many other snacks. It was dipped in black glaze on the outside and painted with a turquoise glaze on the inside and fired in an electric kiln, making it food, dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe!

And now for the rules (This giveaway is open to the US and Canada!):

MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to Goldhawk Pottery, heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.

MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Follow the Goldhawk Pottery blog.

2. Follow Goldhawk Pottery on Twitter.
3. "Like" RNEST on Facebook.

4. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a comment here with the link.

The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, March 22 and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.

Jack's Pick: Pottery Plates by Goldhawk Pottery

Each Friday I select an item created by a member of the Rochester NY Etsy Street Team(RNEST). What criteria do I use? I look for great looking items that I think are well made offered for a great price!

I'm very pleased to introduce you to another new team member of RNEST this week. Sara Goldhawk of Goldhawk Pottery is not just new to RNEST, she is new to Rochester as well. Sara moved back to the greater Rochester area after spending some time in Washington DC. She is putting her BFA to work, as she sets aside her Masters in Education to make pottery her full time pass

ion. I say the Capitol's loss is our gain!

Just look at this great example of her work; a set of serving plates. Sara's work

is in a style I just find so visually interesting. These serving plates have an eastern edge to them, with a great use of complimentary colors. Her glazes are nice and sharp and precise, and I can totally see this on my dining room table for a simple Sunday dinner, or a special holiday gathering.

On an aside, my wife loves pottery. She loves this type of glazing as well. So when I see it, I pay attention. I am very happy to now know someone who she can go to when she needs a piece of show off. I am happy to know I can just stick them in the dishwasher too!

Great job Sara, and welcome to RNEST.

Make-it Mondays: Studio #6 Goldhawk Pottery Etc

I am excited to profile a very new member of RNEST this week, who is working from a newly set up studio as well. Sarah Goldhawk, of Goldhawk Pottery Etc is our first ceramicist to be interviewed here on the blog. I have a soft spot for clay work and can tell you there is nothing like drinking coffee from a nice, heavy, hand thrown mug. Make sure to visit Sarah's shop and show some love. So without further ado....

Buenahelena: Where do you work/where is your studio?

Goldhawk: My studio is primarily in the basement of my house in Hilton, NY. The kiln is now in the garage which is attached to the house. It has taken a few months to set up the studio as I received equipment in September and then the kiln was blowing fuses so I had to have some electrical work done.

B: What is your medium or product?
G: I sell functional pottery for daily home use – primarily bowls, plates, mugs, serving dishes, bonsai pots, and more. All pottery is wheel thrown and made of stoneware clay which is fired to a high temperature making it food safe, and safe for use in the microwave, oven and dishwasher.

B: What is the biggest challenge about your space and how have you worked through it?
G: My biggest challenge recently was the electricity. I was not set up in the house properly to fire the kiln so I kept blowing fuses. I had an electrician completely reconfigure the electricity panel and then he created a special outlet in the garage for my kiln. My next challenge may be that the kiln is in the garage and the studio and glazes are in the basement, so I will have to go up and down stairs to transport the pots that need to be fired.


B: Describe a typical day at the studio.

G: I have not had a typical day yet, but here’s how it should go. I would definitely start my day checking email and Facebook (and I hope to start a blog soon), and then throw pots on the wheel. I’d then clean the wheel and trim pots made yesterday or the day before. If I have pots that are bisque-fired already, I might glaze them in the afternoon. If I am firing the kiln, I would likely set up the kiln in the evening and then turn it on first thing the next morning as it will take anywhere from 8-12 hours to fire and it needs to be monitored frequently.

B: What do you love the most about being a crafter/artist/etsy seller?

G: I love the continuous change and surprise of pottery – opening the kiln after each firing is always fun! I love being independent and making my own decisions. I have been laid off twice over the past two years from working in the non-profit education world in Washington, DC. I had wanted to start my own business a long time ago and this triggered it. I am so grateful to Etsy for making it easy for me to launch my shop and the wonderful tools they offer to keep me on the cutting edge for online selling. I sold primarily to friends and family in my early Etsy days but now I’m reaching a wider audience. I could not have done that without Etsy.


Thank you for sharing you studio and process Sarah! If you would like to have your RNEST studio profiled on the blog check out the details here.