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Greetings good people! I wanted to take a few moments to show off a little something from my wife. For the past few months she has been attending weekly pottery sessions at the local art gallery (read: she drinks wine and talks about girl things while making things from clay). Usually she comes home at the end of the sessions with little trinkets for the garden or handmade pots for her succulents, but last night she came home with something special...

 

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She made me a six-pen tray from clay and glazed it with a really gorgeous mixture of blues and browns. I am her biggest fan and I love the hand-built nature of her pottery pieces. Most people use the wheel and make vase after vase after vase. But she always amazes me with these perfectly imperfect pieces. And this one is the best of the bunch. I was so pleased with it that I just had to show it off to you guys. Here are a couple more views of it:

 

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From left to right: TWSBI Vac 700, Platinum 3776 Sai, Sailor M1911, Pilot Custom Heritage 92, TWSBI 580 Rose Gold, Pilot Justus 95

 

Anyway... Just thought I'd take a moment to show of my new pen display. It's not carved from exotic wood or lined with the finest suede, but darn if it doesn't look handsome on my desk with a row of pens in it.

 

Hope you all have a beautiful holiday season filled with all of the love, joy and happiness your hearts can bear.

 

All the best,

Matthew

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Beautiful Matthew. I took a pottery class a few years ago and I made some really awful things and made a couple of nice looking things. This pen rest is beautiful. Congrats on finding such a wonderful partner and have a very happy holiday season and happy new year.

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I like it! A lot!

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Now that is truly a gift of love. And it really is perfect! Grainweevil nailed it, too, as the pen rest/display looks like a wonderful heirloom you've had for years. And, I'm sure you will have it for years!

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Very nice and thoughtful gift. And I also like the color combination of the blue and brown glazes.

Hmmm. My husband used to do ceramics when we lived in Massachusetts.... We had a pottery studio set up in our basement, and he held weekly get-togethers with other people -- most of whom were the actual owners of the equipment -- two wheels, three different size kilns, a pug mill and a slip mixer. When we put up that house for sale, the real estate agent said "All that stuff HAS to go!" Making the equipment owners really unhappy, since most of them lived in small apartments in Boston and didn't have room for it -- hence our large, suburban basement.

Now if I just had a desk to put it on.... :rolleyes:

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Don't suppose your wife has a sister...? : )

Sorry. Out of luck on that one. But she did say she would be glad to make you a pen tray. :)

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Matthew, yep, your wife is definately a keeper.. nice and thanks for sharing...

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