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Wednesday, 20 February 2013

About MiriHardyPottery

Miri Hardy

Owner, Maker, Potter

Everything you'll find in my shop was made with my own two hands, in my studio in Puerto Rico. My husband Nick is my CPO (Chief Packing Officer), and all credit for the VERY careful packing to assure that your pots travel safely to you goes to him!

I vividly remember watching a potter throw on the wheel when I was but 5 years old. Such magic I had never seen! Fast forward to my grad school years, when I desperately needed a non-academic diversion. Fate would have it, I came across a catalog from the local adult education center. Pottery classes! Just the magic I needed. And I was hooked!

After years of working with clay as a hobby, pottery has recently become my full time vocation. The magical nature of it all, if anything, seems stronger these days. For the journey from lump of clay to a finished, functional piece of pottery is NOT a quick one. Wedge the clay, throw the clay, trim the clay, dry the clay, fire the clay, glaze the clay, then fire yet again. Wondrous changes and transformations happen at every step of the way!

One of the MOST magical moments is raising the lid of my electric kiln after the glaze firing to see the results of weeks of labor. My husband Nick (who not only carefully packs all our shipments but is also in charge of our physical gallery and keeping our records) LOVES this part of the process too! In fact, he has yet to miss a single glaze opening! Potters will tell you this moment is like Christmas morning. I think its even better, 'cuz you don't have to wait until December AND it happens more than once a year!

There is something very special about using a handmade piece of pottery and nothing pleases me more than hearing back from folks who purchased my work about how they have incorporated my pottery into their own daily lives.

I hope you too find some magic in my Etsy shop!

--Miri

Mustache Mug: Large Blue Mug

Ceramic Plate Set for Tapas or Snacks

Mustache Cups

Womens Shaving Mug

Breakfast Set

Miri Hardy

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

About Dalfia

Daniela Alfia

Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator

Hello!
My name is Daniela. I am the designer behind Dalfia bags, married to Doron and mother of two girls – Daria and Avishag (twins...). and we all love our dog, Lisa – the heart of the family.
We live in Modiin, a new and modern city between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. I work in my home studio, and usually my first judges are my daughters and my husband (sometimes Lisa says something as well, but its hard to understand exactly what she means…) So, I can say, I am getting an immediate feedback on what I create!

I am designing and making bags for 3 years now. It happened to me suddenly and unexpectedly. I love to shop – clothes, bags, shoes and more, and more … I like unique designs and outstanding quality, sometimes it is expensive, sometimes it is not– I surely know how to find something precious in a huge pile of rubbish!! In my last job I was flying abroad 5-6 times a year for short periods of time. And it meant shopping, shopping and more shopping! And on a trip to Greece, I came across this shop (don’t remember the name, just that she was about 5 feet wide) and there he was – The Bag (Its no mistake – I call it he because he means a lot to me). I pulled him off the shelf, paid about 700$ ant he was mine!…After I took him to my room, hugged and stroked him, A thought flashed in my mind – this is the last one that I am buying! I am starting to make bags by myself, for me!!!

As soon as I came back home, I took my first course in designing bags (it cost me about the same amount as The Bag) and didn’t stop taking courses, workshops and learning about leather and bags since then!! I learned from the best teachers in Israel (thank you, Ellen Ruben, my first teacher, and to you – Eli Ben Hamo, master that works with Hermes, Lancel and other famous companies in the world). I went to England to learn from Valerie Michael (UK guru) handstitch and work with vegtanned leather. And it didn’t end yet…

That bag –The Bag, is still on the shelf in my studio as in the museum. He symbolizes for me a turning point in my life, when finally I can say what I want to do when I’ll grow up! (I am turned 40 few months ago – good age to become a grownup girl!) Its also symbolizes the end of searching – I have learnt so many things in my life: carpeting design, painting, interior design, sewing, lace, jewelry design and philosophy!

And finally, here I am – designing leather bags and accessorize!
Hope to see you in my shop and hope you like what you see and will find something for yourself or your loved ones,
Daniela

Blue leather bag ,Golden patterned leather handbag

Small black leather bag, Black purse

Brown leather ipad messenger bag

Daniela Alfia

Saturday, 3 November 2012

That's soooo Lola . . . .

Congrats all and owlsongvintage

Blue Child's Rocker

City Chic

Congrats all and JillianAudreyDesigns

Feminine Floral - 8x10

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Hey, Mister

Congrats all and JillianAudreyDesigns

Clouds Nature Photography Hoop Art

Friday, 14 September 2012

Autumn : Chill Moss

Congrats all and dmtgun3

Rainbow Hat and Mittens Set

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Ultra Modern

Soltice Event, drypoint etching

Black And White Clay Earrings

modern black Ring

Women tote bag

Geometric Necklace Wooden

Women white cotton blouse

Shabby Chic Ceramic

Wall Butterflies

White Floral Lace Pitche

Ceramic Nesting Bowls

Primitive Pottery Button

Ceramic Cups with a mustache

Earrings modern ear posts

Serene

Congrats all and Ollegoria

Blue Ribbon Bows Lolita Shirt Collar

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Man fashion

Congrats all and Lepun

Black and orange ring

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Red Fox

Hand painted silk chiffon scarf Tree foxes

Friday, 15 June 2012

Ashleigh A. Coyner (BleuOiseau)

Great light photos and effects..We want To meet with Ashleigh :))

I am a natural light photographer; I like to use what light is available when photographing a scene or object. My goal is to capture the beauty that is already present in my subject whether that is a landscape, portraiture, or ordinary object. I aspire to have my photographs feel like paintings, to have them evoke emotions from the observer.

Ashleigh A. Coyner

Owner, Natural Light Photographer

Bonjour! I am a wannabe ornithologist who dislikes the word seagull and can identify birds by song. I drink my coffee with too much creamer and will eat anything that contains raspberries. Natural light photography is my game.

I remember my college photography professor telling me that my photographs were too "forensic", lol. Well, I was in school for biology not photography. I am happy to say that my photography has "lightened" up a bit.

ship photography

Oregon coast photo

As a former biologist, some of my favorite subjects to shoot are birds, trees, and rivers. I love landscape photography and am thankful for the area I now live in...surrounded by water, mountains and lots of trees! I am currently working on a project called Inkblot Trees of the Klickitat River Valley. It is an exciting project that I hope to share on Etsy soon.