In this issue: New Design & Catalog Preview The EFP artists have been hard at work this winter, designing exciting new vases and tile and developing new glazes. We have selected the very best new items to include in our upcoming catalog, Catalog #6. The new designs won't be available to the general public until our new catalog is released (see Catalog #6 To Go On Line below). You can be among the first customers to add some of these fabulous new pieces to your collection when you attend our first-ever New Design and Catalog Preview.
At our New Design and Catalog Preview, you'll be able to take home some of the earliest examples of our newest vases and tiles. Here's a sampling of what you can expect to see at the Preview:
We hope you can join us for this exciting event!
Quantities are limited, so please plan to shop early on Saturday for the best
selection. Sorry, no sales of Preview items
will be made before Saturday, May 19.
For the first time ever, all of the pieces in EFP's catalog will be available for viewing on line free of charge. Catalog #6 will be introduced on redesigned and updated ephraimpottery.com on May 26. Mark your calendar, bookmark this site, and check out Catalog #6 on May 26! A print version of the new catalog will also be available and will automatically be sent to you if you have purchased pottery from us in the past. The print version of Catalog #6 will be mailed after June 1. If you're not a current customer and would like to purchase a printed catalog for $6, please call Wendy at 888-704-POTS after June 1.
Is there a piece missing from your EFP collection because a retirement deadline passed you by? If so, you know the regret and difficulty in located a retired piece of EFP to purchase. Don't let that happen to you again! These pieces will be gone before you know it. The last day to order any of the pieces in this group is Monday, May 21, 2001. Orders will be taken until 5:00 p.m. Central Time on that date. Please note that quantities are limited on some of these pieces, so please order soon to avoid disappointment. Call 888-704-POTS or fax 608-764-8439 to place your order. Please note that shipping and handling charges are additional. Click here
to view photos of the pieces being retired.
There's no better vacation destination for an EFP collector than our own home town of Deerfield, Wisconsin. Our company store, Dovetail Antiques, is the only place in the world where collectors can buy our irregular, second-quality, and journeyman pottery and tile at reduced prices. Dovetail also carries our full line of first-quality pottery and tile, as well as one-of-a-kind and experimental pieces. In addition to our pottery, quality antique Mission furniture and accessories are also available.
As exciting a destination as Dovetail Antiques is, we realize thta you may not be able to come all the way to Wisconsin just to shop at our company store. But what about turning your shopping junket into a full-fledged vacation? Deerfield is only 20 minutes from Madison, a vibrant small city with a great variety of things to see and do. Here's an idea of what Madison has to offer.
This is just the tip of the iceberg! There's a lot more to see and do in Madison. These sites are good places to learn more.
Frank Lloyd Wright was a native Wisconsinite, and there are many significant "Wright sites" in the southern part of the state. Wright grew up in Richland Center, a small town southwest of Madison. He later built Taliesin, an estate in neighboring Spring Green which has been called his "autobiography in wood and stone." Wright lived and worked at Taliesin from 1911 until his death in 1959. The Taliesin Visitors Center is a short 45-minute drive from Madison. Tours are offered; some require reservations. You can get more information by logging on to the Visitors Center's web site or by calling 608-588-7900. The Wright In Wisconsin organization provides information about the Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Tour. This is a self-guided driving tour to eight significant FLW buildings in southern Wisconsin, all of which are within 2 hours' drive of Madison. In addition to Monona Terrace and Taliesin, the tour includes the Unitarian Meeting House in Madison and the Greek Annunciation Church in Wauwatosa (metro Milwaukee). Log onto WIW's web site for a complete list of buildings, information about tours and public hours, and maps.
Circus
World Museum Elvehjem
Museum of Art International
Crane Foundation Mid-Continent
Railway Museum Old
World Wisconsin State
Historical Museum
I heard a red-winged blackbird this morning. Effortlessly piercing three panes of glass, its call startled me as I readied my desk to begin my day. Bold and aggressive, the red-winged blackbird will not be ignored. Soon multitudes of them will line the highways, fields, and clearings, staking out their territories, attacking anything that interferes with their nesting. Spring is coming, all right, and the red-winged blackbird will not let us forget it.
Like a clay pot being thrown on a wheel, these subtle signs flow gradually and seamlessly into their final form. We don't know how long it will take, or exactly what it will look like, but we'll know it when we see it. Just as the potter senses when he comes to his last pull, each of us knows without looking at the calendar when spring is really here. For me, it's the first time I catch even the faintest scent of thawed earth. What is it for you? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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