tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43192579274683065982024-03-13T05:55:33.971-07:00Cathie's Potters LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-86836252615803494942015-12-18T06:50:00.001-08:002015-12-18T06:50:30.183-08:00Homeport Pottery & Artisans Gallery<div style="text-align: justify;">
This past year I embarked on a journey to make a long time dream of mine a reality. I've been opening my studio to the public on weekends during the summer but I've always wanted to have a year round retail gallery space attached to my studio. Planning for this has been in the works for years (at least in my head) and finally I was able to get my husband Dave on board with the idea. Soooo back in October we applied for & got the building permit needed to begin the project.</div>
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And so it began. The foundation was poured & the addition very quickly went up. Thanks to Dave I was able to open the door to Homeport Pottery & Artisans Gallery just in time for Christmas Prelude here in Kennebunkport Maine. </div>
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It is so wonderful to have people come in and see my work and be able to take a peek in the the daily goings on of a pottery studio. I also feel honored to be able to showcase the amazing work of other Maine artisans.</div>
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There's still a couple of days left to do your Christmas shopping so if you're in the area and want to find that perfect handmade in Maine gift stop on by. I'd love to meet you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-27781837406067173772014-04-28T12:00:00.000-07:002014-05-01T05:16:58.893-07:00The Maine Pottery Tour<span style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">The Maine Pottery Tour</span><span style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;"> Takes place this weekend May 3rd & 4th! With over 17 studios participating across the state, t</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: grey; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">his is a must on the to do list for any pottery enthusiast!!! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-47303250157043585472013-12-28T12:40:00.000-08:002013-12-28T12:40:23.373-08:00Best Wishes for the Coming New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To Everyone who has purchased a piece of our pottery or stopped by the studio this year, our heartfelt thanks for your continued support! May you and yours have a healthy, prosperous & very happy 2014!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-9561147053134912072013-12-07T10:57:00.001-08:002013-12-07T10:57:50.856-08:00Homeport Pottery's Christmas Prelude Open StudioHomeport Pottery's Annual Christmas Prelude Open Studio is this weekend. This event coincides with the first weekend of Kennebunkport's Christmas Prelude. We'll be open Saturday & Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm - so shop local and enjoy a lovely selection of handcrafted pottery, pewter tableware, oil lamps & accessories and also a wonderful selection of jewelry created from recycled bicycle parts.<br />
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A light snow last night has left the studio looking ready for the holidays!</div>
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Guest Artist Ann Thompson's beautiful pewter boxes and bracelets.</div>
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Kennebunkport, ME</div>
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for directions or more info call Cathie (207) 590-7659</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-57173889437376399712013-04-26T11:09:00.001-07:002013-04-26T11:11:48.831-07:00The Sixteen Miserere Mei DeusHeard this on MPBN this morning - what beautiful music for such a beautiful Spring day.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I find the easiest way to use my extruder is with two people - one person to pull the handle down and another to guide the extrusion as it comes out of the extruder. My husband, Dave, usually is the one who helps me.......anywho.......Dave & I spent part of our New Year's Day creating these quirky octagons.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-75584214668401674532012-09-19T05:04:00.001-07:002012-09-19T05:04:07.498-07:00Common Ground Country Fair Sept 21st - 23rd<div style="text-align: center;">
It's that time of year again! I'll be unloading the kiln latter today and packing up some new work to bring with us to <a href="http://www.mofga.org/theFair">Common Ground</a>. </div>
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A week to go and then off to the Berkshires for the <a href="http://www.berkshiresartsfestival.com/">Berkshires Art Festival</a> This is my second year doing this one. Hopefully the weather will be better this time around (last year it poured). I have a couple of days to finish glazing and fire the kiln and tie all the rest of the loose ends together..........and so it starts.....eha.....show season.</div>
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This time of year it seems like there are so many loose ends to tie together! I'll be in the Berkshires the second week in July and I have a bunch of projects that need to be completed before that show. Bisque, Glaze, Fire, Pit Fire, Raku Fire.................</div>
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I was mixing glazes yesterday and ran less than a 100 grams short of one of the ingredients I needed to complete a recipe.......dang!!! Luckily Dave was working near Portland Pottery and picked up what I needed on the way home (thank you honey!!!!!!).......soooo today I can finish mixing things up :)</div>
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I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I'll be doing a pit firing with friends and fellow potters from <a href="http://southernmaineclayguild.blogspot.com/">Southern Maine Clay Guild</a>. It will be nice to get out of the studio, share a meal and be social!!!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mother's Day Weekend is Pottery Weekend in Maine! <a href="http://www.homeportpotterystudio.com/">Homeport Pottery Studio</a> is pleased to be a part of this state wide event! Meet the artist, Cathie Cantara, see pottery making demos, tour the studio and shop for beautiful handmade pottery made in Maine. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We will be open to the public on May 12th & 13th from 10a.m. to 4p.m. with pottery making demos every hour on the hour. </span><br />
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Today is the last day of my Spring Sale - to see what's available visit my Etsy Store</div>
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ARTS & CRAFTS DEMO DAY</div>
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ARDUINO 101 with Tim Karu</div>
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CLAY with Cathie Cantara</div>
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BOOKBINDING with Kate Gerwig and Justine Bald</div>
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You can now purchase my work on Etsy here's a link to my store:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-1156149162624888072012-01-28T05:29:00.000-08:002012-01-28T07:38:20.232-08:00New Year New Work & Paper Work UuuuughWhy is it that every December I think that once I get past the last of the year's shows and celebrate the holidays with family and friends that I'll have a couple of weeks come January to just be a kid and play in my studio.....Reality usually sets in fairly quickly the first week in January when I realize I have at least a half a dozen show applications that are due before the end of the month (paperwork my favorite thing uuuughhhhh ;( ) and I think to myself "you should really clean up your space a little before you go out and make a mess on top of a mess".<br />
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Anyway, I've cleaned a little, played a little and filled out more paperwork than I like. Here's something new for 2012 - Dream Keepers: <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com2Kennebunkport, ME, USA43.3617327 -70.476727443.269379199999996 -70.6346559 43.4540862 -70.3187989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-589584294773428212011-12-17T04:54:00.000-08:002011-12-17T04:54:07.960-08:00Sumi BrushHere's my first attempt at making a brush.........I'm kind of pleased with it and can't wait to see what sort of marks I'll be able to make on my pots with it.<br />
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Deer hair with a copper ferule, driftwood handle & leather hanger.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-74329218586326851582011-12-16T04:48:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:49:28.915-08:00Engine's grand opening "In Nature" & Handmade on Main<div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><i>(L. to R.) Deborah Randall, Andy Rosen, and Stephen Burt</i></span><br />
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<i>In Nature </i>: <span class="ecxApple-style-span">Deborah Randall, Andy Rosen, and Stephen Burt </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: dimgrey;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span">Friday, December 16 • 5-8pm<br />
265 Main Street, Biddeford, Maine</span></span></span></div>
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Engine is thrilled to open its Main Street gallery space with the exhibition <i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">In Nature</i><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">, featuring the paintings, sculptures, and drawings of </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/7903d9c432" target="_blank">Deborah Randall</a>, <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/22a69f757b" target="_blank">Andy Rosen</a> and <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/0927df3e5b" target="_blank">Stephen Burt</a>.<br />
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The work of Randall, Rosen, and Burt—all Maine artists who
teach at the University of New England-Biddeford—shares a common thread
of nature, but not in a traditional representative style. Randall’s
paintings predominantly feature abstracted human forms in natural
environments, while Andy Rosen’s sculptural creatures blend the familiar
with the fantastical, and Stephen Burt’s meticulous landscape drawings
feel imbued with a previous centuries’ motifs, yet crisply modern at the
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Engine is proud to host these three talented Maine artists for its first "official" exhibition.<br />
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On opening night, Engine will also introduce <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/98db48fc5c/page_id=717" target="_blank">Handmade on Main</a>,
a small retail shop within the gallery that will offer original work by
local artisans. Friday night’s opening reception with feature four
artists from Maine Craft Association: Cathie Cantara (pottery), Ann
Thompson (metal), Karen Gola (glass), and Hope Murphy (glass).<br />
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Please remember to buy local this holiday season and support Maine artists and crafters!<br />
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<span style="color: darkorange;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img align="right" alt="renys-side-by-side" border="0" height="172" hspace="10" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/c/9/d/c9d95f31ef/d0232dbabc/0efc0050e6/library/renys-side-by-side.jpg" style="height: 172px; width: 250px;" title="renys-side-by-side" vspace="10" width="250" />The $50,000 Marble Block Challenge</span></span><br />
Engine has accepted the generous gift of the former Renys
building at 129 Main Street in Biddeford. Known as the Marble Block, the
building was donated by the R.H. Reny family. Engine will immediately
make necessary structural repairs, winterize the building, and host a
collaborative community design session for input on the building’s
future.<br />
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And then comes the challenge:<br />
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Engine is currently raising $50,000 to cover acquisition
costs, legal fees, insurance, winterization, maintenance, and urgent
structural repairs to the circa-1880s building. These funds will allow
Engine to develop and execute a major redevelopment plan. <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/b5200bca76/page_id=704" target="_blank">Read more about our initial vision and how you can donate here.</a></div>
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<a href="mailto:director@feedtheengine.org">Tammy Ackerman</a><br />
Executive Director</span><br />
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<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EngineInc./d0232dbabc/b251f97534/b64354d10c" target="_blank">FeedTheEngine.org</a><br />
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<b>Engine’s hours beginning December 16:</b><br />
Tuesday-Friday : 12pm-6pm<br />
Saturdays : 9am-12pm<br />
and by special appointment</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-66661690695188008922011-11-10T13:28:00.001-08:002011-11-10T13:42:12.040-08:0050 States Fire Up: American Clay Invitational<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This piece will be hitting the road tomorrow! It's off to the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff, MO where I've been asked to represent the state of Maine in a national exhibit. "50 States Fire Up: American Clay Invitational" opens December 3rd and runs through January 29th 2012.<br /><br />
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I think my electric kiln has become a "kiln of a certain age" . About a month and a half ago, it's thermocouple died (right before a couple of large shows had coming up - just when I needed it most) So I learned how to replace a thermocouple. (it was actually very easy)<br />
Now the dam thing won't shut off.....from what I read in the trouble shooting sections of my kiln manual, it sounds like I have a stuck relay and will need to figure out which one it is and learn how to replace that :( (hopefully it's not any harder than replacing a thermocouple) Of course I have Holiday shows the first 3 weekends in November and I have my whole work table covered with greenware ready to be bisqued (#?X&& TIME !! Not an issue?!!)<br />
Hopefully after this it will behave until the end of the year and I can lovingly learn how to replace it's old elements over the coming winter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-66344960975637718752011-10-07T09:44:00.000-07:002011-10-07T09:44:37.724-07:00The Observatory is Now Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Until yesterday I had always assumed that the building pictured here had originally been a chicken coop. When we bought the house in the late 90's, one of my husband Dave's first projects was to take this building down to it's foundation and rebuild it as a studio for me. The only question we had was why was the original roof on the chicken coop on wheels? The answer came driving up our driveway yesterday. An elderly gentleman got out of his car and introduced himself.
Frank Landon told me that prior to us,his family had owned this property for over a hundred years. The original house had burned down in the great fires that destroyed quite a vast area of Southern Maine back in 1947. Frank's father rebuilt the house on the original footprint of the old house.......... and this is where the chicken coop comes in.........as it turns out, Frank's father was a somewhat eccentric college professor and an astronomy enthusiast so when he rebuilt the house he also built himself an OBSERVATORY!!! He would go out at night - roll the roof open (that answers that question) and gaze at the stars through his telescope.
I outgrew that building and moved my studio into a larger space a while ago and have been using it as a gallery to showcase my work.........it now officially has a name......The Observatory..........How cool is that :)
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-46573677482025846832011-10-06T04:58:00.000-07:002011-10-06T04:58:41.414-07:00!!!!October Sale!!!!!Hi All..The Studio will be open Fridays Saturdays & Sundays - October 7th through the 30th. Stop by and receive 20% off your purchase!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-80811425541154674352011-07-24T09:54:00.000-07:002011-07-24T09:54:07.606-07:00A Baker's Dozen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-deDUMY8vccs/TixMzWm8ZjI/AAAAAAAAAb0/m0W_P0O4ODU/s1600/invite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="114" width="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-deDUMY8vccs/TixMzWm8ZjI/AAAAAAAAAb0/m0W_P0O4ODU/s200/invite.jpg" /></a></div>It's been awhile since my last post - time to get back at it!<br />
Anyway hope you'll join Dave and me this coming Friday July 29th from 5 to 7 at the opening of Baker’s Dozen<br />
Invitational of 13 local artists & craftspeople at <a href="http://www.rivertreearts.org/#">River Tree Art</a> right here in Kennebunk. There will be live music, light fare and wine - sounds like fun!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319257927468306598.post-9868220227564139712011-06-06T05:22:00.000-07:002011-06-06T05:22:00.200-07:00CODA ExhibitionOff to Portland this morning to drop off a piece that's in the Maine Craft Association Exhibit that is running in conjunction with the CODA Conference.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KiIoJ-Kn-vA/TezEET1EGMI/AAAAAAAAAbk/0dnV9OUfZ54/s1600/ccantarahhrakubowl2%2Bfor%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KiIoJ-Kn-vA/TezEET1EGMI/AAAAAAAAAbk/0dnV9OUfZ54/s200/ccantarahhrakubowl2%2Bfor%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></div>The Exhibition will be on display at the Eastland Park Hotel in downtown Portland, Maine from June 8th - June 12th. The opening reception is Friday June 10th from 5 to 7 and there will be a mini Art Walk of Congress Street galleries including the CODAchrome Exhibition <br />
in the upstairs Gallery at Harmon & Barton's, Daunis Fine Jewelry and 9 Hands Gallery.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906222683462043464noreply@blogger.com0