A couple of weeks ago, my friend Jamie Jackson of Missouri Herbs was attending the Flower Festival at Baker Creek Seeds and shared some pictures of some of the wares of the vendors around her.
Her friend Dez Dino, who is also the founder and editor of The Ozark Agrarian News had a table full of gorgeous pottery that made me literally gasp.
If you've been following along for any length of time, you know I spend an inordinate amount of time finding different ways to make plant prints on fabric and paper, so this pottery was speaking to me... and let's face it, another independent magazine publisher is dear to my heart as well...
I commented on Jamie's photo, and before I knew it, there was a box on my porch filled with beauty.
Now I think I need to have a gathering when it warms up a little bit, so these plates can show off!
It's a funny thing. A handful of years ago, one of my daughter's friends was sitting in the living room with me, looking around at the different art on the walls and shelves. As I started explaining them to him, I suddenly realized that most of them were made or given by friends and that made them all the more special.
Now that the years are starting to pile up, there are more things going out the door as donations than there are coming in. Now I want to be surrounded by things that are made by hand with care. My sister's house is the same way. We have come to shun the mass produced stuff.
It's nice to have a lot of creative friends!
Be sure to check out the Facial Bliss Face Butter at Jamie's site, and if handmade, hand forged garden tools are more your thing, check out her husband Will's site Homestead Iron!
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