Who wants some pottery?!

Those of you who know us in real life know that Joel is a very gifted potter. He started making pottery in high school art class and it just came so naturally to him (if you have ever tried making pottery, you know that it is no easy task - I have never been able to get anything other than a lump of clay to form on the pottery wheel). Joel won a scholastic art award in high school and even many of our teachers would pay good money for his pieces.

Shortly after we got married we bought a pottery wheel and a kiln and all the supplies (Joel even makes his own glaze - yes, every piece down to the glaze really is handmade) and we built a little addition onto Joel's parent's shop so that Joel could have a space to work in. We were excited about going into business. Joel had always dreamed of making pottery and giving lessons, but after Colson was born God changed our plans and it wasn't long before we were headed for Turkey. 

A piece that is popular in Lancaster county is this milk can

 

Anyway, while we have been home Joel has been hard at work making lots of new pieces and we're excited to tell you about how one (or more!) can be yours. We are having an online pottery auction! This is actually our third time doing an auction (only second time online though). We don't have as many pieces as we have had in previous auctions because Joel was in Ethiopia for a week in January to pick up Yohanis and then we were adjusting to being a family of 5.

We would love if you would head on over to www.potteryauction.blogspot.com for more details on how you can have a piece of Joel's beautiful pottery. You won't be disappointed.

**All pieces pictured in this post are not for sale. Check out the website for his latest works of art!

Our first auction in 2007 (look how tiny Colson is!)