Here's the exciting news about where we're going for the weekend, though. It's our annual pilgrimage to the 16 Hands Studio Tour in pastoral Floyd County in southwest Virginia. It's become a special ritual for us, one that involves a lot of sitting on the porch of the cabin we rent, drinking tea out of our 16 Hands mugs and watching the birds and the cattle in the field in front of us. And of course lots of great pottery! (And usually a few other media as well, between Brad Warstler and some of the visiting artists. But we're really there for the pottery. Sorry Brad!)
This year, we're excited to see the work of the newest 16 Hands member, Josh Copus, and to see what some of this year's visiting artists have to offer. And we're thrilled to see David Crane back on the tour after taking several years off! Part of what feels so special about the tour, though, other than the perfect combination of beautiful countryside and gorgeous art, is the act of visiting the same artists year after year, seeing the subtle shifts in their bodies of work and talking with them about the new things they're playing with. Here are the folks we touch base with every year...
We're delighted to have works by all of the 16 Hands artists in our collection (even a great rolling pin by Brad!), as well as pieces by a number of visiting artists from prior years and by former 16 Hands member, Davin Butterfield.
And now we're excited to see what new pieces are just dying to come home with us this year!
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