I am quite pleased to have the only blog with its own Potter Laureate, Gary Rith. [Ed.: click that link for a picture of a tea pot.] Recently there has been some interested talk in knowing more about his work. So Gary sent along this:

Alan says I should really have everything together before posting an ad at gen x. Well, he has a point. I am never really all that together, but let's put it this way: you people are the test cases.

OK, so there is a little interest in my work, maybe some shoppers here, maybe just a preview of an open studio sale? There are pictures sent seperately, all look a little bluish for some reason, but are pretty good. I have to look at my Paypal acct. to remember how that works. So, although I make a lot of stuff, this is the standard list. Ask about teapots, pitchers, vases, plain items without animals:

Glazes: lemon, grape, super celedon, turtle celedon, speckly celedon, strawberry, baby blue, slate blue, blue jeans, green beans.

Glaze combos: yellow w/ a little green and blue accenting;blue jeans 1/2 and 1/2 with any celedon; grape, speckly celedon or baby blue with green and blue swirls.

Prices:

• Small sitting piggy bank $20 US postpaid
• Mugs: Large, postpaid $22 US dollars

  1) straight sided with swirly spiral cuts: animal on bottom or handle
  2) fancy foot with textured sides, animal only on handle

• Steins (enormous!) $26 US postpaid -animal on handle above or below
• Bowls:

  med. cereal/ice cream/salad size $22 US postpaid
  -med. large serving $32 postpaid
  -large $36 postpaid all with one animal on edge, add another for 3 more bucks (like 3 piggies or a pig on one side, cow on the other

Animals available: piggy, cow, elephant, bunny, frog, dog (beagle mutt), dog (Spike), dog (springer spaniel), dog (black lab) cat, fish, turtle, rhino, hippo, (human )baby or clown

Everything is cute, microwaveable, dishwasher safe, LEAD FREE non-toxic glaze and guarenteed to arrive in good shape or replaced. You are welcome to submit an order subject to viewing, and I will make it if I don't have one, picture it, and you can say yes or no. I also reserve the right to make suggestions: for example, no blue elephants on a blue mug.

Lastly, I would need your address, and if they have to, prices subject to change.

So there you go. We are going to likely set up a page for Gary's works after I get back from special assignment. I get nothing out of the deal. All money goes to Gary and he spends it on chips and soda pop. Click on the pictures for a bigger view.