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Located in NW Indiana, near the town of New Carlisle between Lake Michigan and a huge Beech Tree
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Rain or... rain, the rhododemdrums shine.
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As I sit down to begin the end-of-May newsletter, the sky opens up and pours. No matter, we are staying close to home this month watching the weather from the studio. We are completing wholesale commitments, most of which we received while showing Steve's work at American Craft Council Show in Baltimore this February. Being home for the entire month of May (a change from our usual on-the-road schedule) we experience the dynamic changes in nature between early to late springtime.
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We bask in the colors of blooming rhododendrons which surround our house and studio. The scent of our lilacs blow through the studio's open windows. And, for the first time in several years, I make time to prepare and tend the garden almost daily... at least between rain bursts.
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Stoneware Crucibles drying on the back porch. The white designs are inlays of porcelain.
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This summer, please visit us at:
Chicago's 57th Street Art Fair ~ & ~
Denver's Cherry Creek Art Festival.
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The 57th Street Art Fair
takes place on 57th St, between Kenwood
and Woodlawn Avenues
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My Favorite Bowl Series by Steven Skinner
Various sizes approx 3.5" - 4" dia. x 6" high;
stoneware with porcelain inlay (exterior).
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Art Fair Dates:
June 3 & June 4
Our Double Booth 701-702
(at the corner of 57th St & Woodlawn)
June 3 ~ 11AM - 6PM
June 4 ~ 10AM - 5PM
Free Admission
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Rock Jug Series by Steven Skinner, various sizes approx. 6" high x 6" wide x 3" deep, glazed interior. Designed for whiskey, wine, moonshine, olive oil or whatever you can imagine.
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Denver’s Cherry Creek North Shopping District, from 2nd to 3rd Avenues, on the six streets between Clayton and Steele Streets.
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Artist Preview Event:
June 30 ~ 7PM - 10PM
Art Festival Dates:
July 1 ~ 10AM - 8PM
July 2 ~ 10AM - 8PM
July 3 ~ 10AM - 6PM
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Kettle by Steven Skinner, stoneware with porcelain inlay.
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This year, Steve was selected to participate in the Artist Preview Event at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Such an invitation gives Steve the opportunity to present his work to a broader audience.
The humbling aspect of such an invitation is sharing the evening with artists we've met at other art fairs and whose work we highly respect. Two of these acquaintances, Jennifer McCardy and Ellen Silberlicht, are part of the Artist Preview. They are both ceramic artists who whose work we find intriguing. I've included links to their websites, and it's worth a look.
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Wind Bowl by Jennifer McCardy
7" x 9" x 7", porcelain
Photo by Gary Mirando
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Venturing Out by Ellen Silberlicht
24" x 12"x12", raku fired pottery, felted wool
Photo by Ellen Silberlicht
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Road trip... we continue westward.
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View from Felix's back porch of Land's End and Mt. Lamborn.
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Papa hams it up before boarding the train in Milan to travel to his favorite city in the world, Venice.
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After Cherry Creek, we continue our westward road trip. We will visit my father who lives in Paonia, on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. Felix is a DJ at be a KVNF Public Radio DJ (Stop Time), and Chair of the Rotary Club's Scholarship Committee. Felix turns 99 this year and we will CELEBRATE. He's a vibrant citizen of the world.
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To our friends in NW Indiana, SW Michigan and Chicago...
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You can purchase BlackTree Studio's latest pottery at our new retail location inside Feeney's Hometown Goods in New Carlisle, Indiana. Open Wednesday thru Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
Or, visit our home studio just 4 miles from downtown New Carlisle.
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115 E Michigan Street (Route 20)
Historic downtown New Carlisle, IN 46552
574.988.0050
773.318.9161
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BlackTree Studio Pottery
Call us! 773.318.9904 or 773.318.9161
We'll give you directions out to the studio where you can see our latest work.
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The new kiln at the studio built August 2015.
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New retail locations around the country....
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CALIFORNIA
Imagine Artful Things
1470 East Valley Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805.695.0220
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CALIFORNIA
Workshop SK
3129 1/2 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.913.1318
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ILLINOIS
Alalpash
4835 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
773.769-8825
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INDIANA
The Nest Michigan City
803 Franklin St, 46360
Michigan City, IN
(219) 262-5200
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MICHIGAN
The Secret Garden
10206 Front Street
Empire, Michigan 49630
231.326.5428
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OHIO
Frame Setting Gallery
7389 Rte 3
Westerville, Ohio 43082
614.898.7134
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WISCONSIN
Milward Farrell Fine Art
2701 Monroe Street, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53711
608.238.6501
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WISCONSIN
Plum Bottom Gallery
4999 Plum Bottom Road
Egg Harbor, Door County, WI 54209
920.743.2819
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Latest art festival schedule
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- June 3-4: 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL
- July 1-3: Cherry Chreek Art Fair, Denver, CO
- Aug 12-13: Morning Glory Fine Craft Fair, Milwaukee
- Sept 2-3: Art Fair on the Square, Lake Forest, IL
- Nov 18-19: Holiday Artisan Market, Journeyman Distillelry, Three Oaks, MI
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Peaceful Indiana, 2017 by Louise Belmont-Skinner
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Thank you for reading this newsletter.
If you have any comments don't hesitate to contact me by clicking here.
Louise Belmont-Skinner
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The Potter's Wife at Feeneys Hometown Goods
115 E Michigan Street
New Carlisle, IN 46552
773.318.9161
Click to Visit us on Facebook
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Design and photos by Louise Belmont-Skinner 5/2017
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