Delta County Independent Story

Check out our Amigos de Taquile post about a story in the Delta County Independent, written by Tamie Meck, about both our Pottery and our relationship with Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru. My blog post with the article is at http://taquilefriends.blogspot.com/2018/

The newspaper story can be read at: https://www.deltacountyindependent.com/a-solar-project-with-heart-cms-13611

Note the house in the background has a panel as well. This belongs to Delia and Jesus.

We continue to do holiday markets as we can find them, but focussing on our large textile collection for sale more than our pottery. 

You can search this site with this link:  Table of Contents    to help you find specific items of our work on previous posts.

Santa Fe Fiesta Labor Day Show

Every year we return to the vibrant city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Labor Day weekend for the kick-off of Santa Fe Fiesta, one of the oldest festivals in the country. In fact it was first proclaimed and established in 1712! Our booth is in the very center of the Santa Fe Plaza, up against the obelisk. Here is a link to the whole week's festivities: http://www.santafefiesta.org 

Note: This link: Table of Contents 
          will help you find specific items of our work.

This will be our final All-Pottery show of the year. 

This month has been mostly about Rocky Mountains and valley gardening:

I pull the common pink plants,
keep the darkest burgundy and white blooms to cross-breed.

In the meantime we prepare for two very small shows. One is the Sneffels Fiber Festival, where Sam will be presenting the UNESCO recognized textile work from Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, plus specially made yarn bowls and perhaps a few more pottery selections. 
If you would like to request a particular piece of ceramic work, to pick up at this show, please email your wish immediately:  paoniapottery(at)gmail.com
Sniffles Fiber Festival
Saturday September 24th 9:00am - 5:00pm 
Sunday September 25th 11:00am-3:00pm
at Ouray County Fairgrounds & 4-H Center: 
22739 Highway 550 Ridgway, CO 81432.

This show had more pottery than we expect at Ridgway this year.

Sam is doing that show alone, because Tara is attending a conference, Crones Counsel, a gathering to honor and advance the aging woman’s value to society, in Denver. I will have pottery and textiles at a vendor table which is open to the public. Again the quantity of work displayed will be limited and you are invited to request a particular piece of ceramic work or textiles to pick up at this show. Please email your desire immediately:  paoniapottery(at)gmail.com 
Crones Counsel
September 21 – 25, 2016
Renaissance Denver (Stapleton) Hotel
3801 Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado 80207
Exact show hours are unknown at this time, but open most afternoons.

Holiday Fairs 2013

Note: This link, a Table of Contents 
          will help you find specific items of our work.
Please join us at our two holiday art shows.   
  
Start your holiday shopping with a civilized alternative to Thanksgiving weekend shopping and the frenzy of Black Friday in the ARVADA CENTER on Wadsworth in Arvada, near Denver. 
  
You'll find our booth and a good selection of our pottery easily if you bear LEFT after the entrance. You'll also find quality and unique artwork from over 150 artisans in all media throughout this beautiful venue. 

     

DETAILS: 

The Arvada Center 34th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.    just north of I-70

Arvada Center 34th Annual Holiday Craft Fair

Thanksgiving weekend 
November 29-December 1, all three days

Show hours are:

 9:00am to 5:00pm Friday and Saturday 

11:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday 

Free parking - $5 entry per day (free to "Friends of the Center") 

The following weekend is the 

Paonia Holiday Art Fair

We'll be showing our pottery 

And TEXTILES from 

Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru

Most of the textiles were fair traded for solar gear.

Twenty artists, caroling and live music 

festive hometown atmosphere
Special activities for children, upstairs

Friday, Dec 6, 3-8pm

Saturday, Dec. 7, 9am -5pm

Blue Sage Center for the Arts

228 Grand Avenue - Paonia, Colorado

Textiles! in Grand Junction

Textiles from Peru 
at the Holy Family School in Grand Junction

November 2 ~ 8:00 to 3:00

786 26 1/2 Rd  Grand Junction, CO 81506

a mandala of chuspas, useful purses or medicine bags

Free Admission, 90 artists with quality handmade items.  Homemade soups and goodies in the cafeteria, cookie harvest.  We will be located between the two buildings, outside, with a large selection of the textiles from Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, where we are godparents and in deep relationship with extended family since our first visit 27 years ago. For more of the story see our Amigos de Taquile blog at http://taquilefriends.blogspot.com We have been trading solar gear and efficient lights in exchange for beautiful weavings and knitted goods. We will bring a large selection of knitted hats and scarves, gloves and vests, as well as weavings in the complex patterned technique for which Taquile women are famous. We will also bring a sampling of our pottery. table runners--also used as scarves a mandala of hats a mandala of gloves