News From Ephraim, our newsletter, is reproduced here. If you'd like to receive a paper copy in the mail, please e-mail Kristin Zanetti. In this issue: Ready for
the Biggest Arts & Crafts Conference of the Year? Ready for the Biggest Arts &
Crafts Conference of the Year? Imagine an imposing stone lodge perched on the side of
a mountain. Imagine that the lodge is overflowing with contemporary and antique Arts &
Crafts items. Now picture yourself there, surrounded by Arts & Crafts experts and
enthusiasts. You can actually live out this dream, if only for a few days, by attending
the Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference. This year’s conference will be held from February
18th to the 20th. The Grove Park Inn is a historic Arts & Crafts style
building located on Sunset Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina. The volume, array, and
quality of Arts & Crafts items at this event, not to mention the friendliness of the
vendors and attendees, are second to none. You’ve got to experience it to
believe it! For more information about the Grove Park Inn Arts
& Crafts Conference, call Bruce Johnson, Conference Director, at 828-628-1915. To
contact the Grove Park Inn, call 800-438-5800, or see their web site,
www.groveparkinn.com. EFP also has a limited
number of conference brochures available. Call us at 888-704-POTS or e-mail info@ephraimpottery.com to request a copy.
Each
year, EFP changes the mark it uses on the bottom, or foot, of each piece of pottery.
Collectors can determine when a piece was made by the mark used. This
year, EFP is using two different marks: one for vases and lamps, and another one for tile.
The tile mark is a simplified version of the pottery mark, which hopefully will allow for
better sharpness and readability. Here
are the marks that will appear on our pottery and tile in the year 2000.
February
18-20 March
31-April 2 SOHO is the Save Our
Heritage Organization of San Diego. This year’s theme is “Living the Bungalow
Lifestyle.” The weekend’s events will include a home tour, lectures, workshops,
and an exhibition and sale. This will be EFP’s first sale in San Diego, and we are
looking forward to meeting our customers who live in the area. Please consider attending
even if you don’t live in Southern California. What better place for a mid-winter
getaway than warm and sunny San Diego?! For more information,
contact SOHO at 619-297-9327 or SOHOSD@aol.com. May 4-7 AAPA’s annual
convention includes a banquet, lectures, a
pottery show and sale, and an auction. EFP will be participating in the show and sale on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons (May 6-7). To learn more about AAPA, or to become a member,
please see their web site, www.amartpot.org. For
general convention information, contact AAPA members Gordon Hoppe (tel 612-546-7461;
e-mail Ghoppepots@aol.com) or Les Cochran (tel 612-890-2759; e-mail Lescochran@aol.com). Catalog #5 Soon to be
Released
We
regret to inform our customers that we have discontinued the following vases. We apologize
for any disappointment this may cause.
View a complete list of discontinued pieces EFP
is retiring 7 more pieces of our fine, collectible pottery. Orders for these pieces may be
placed through March 15, 2000. Each piece ordered will be custom-made. After March 15, no
more orders for these pieces will be taken, and these designs will no longer be available. If
you’re interested in any of these pieces, please mark March 15 on your calendar.
Better yet, call us to place your order as soon as you decide which pieces you want. We
had several disappointed customers who missed the deadline for the last pieces we retired.
We hope to avoid that this time!
* Number made as of 2/01/00 Please note: All dimensions are approximate. Color codes
Down on the Farm It’s
winter on the farm, and the land lays silent. It can wait. Spring will arrive soon enough. It’s
been January-cold lately, the kind of cold that numbs your legs and freezes your nostrils
when you take a breath. Walking even short distances in these frigid temperatures is
invigorating. There’s no way you can forget you’re truly alive when you’re
that cold. What I
like best about this time of year are the colors. Not the grays and browns of overcast
days, but the intense blues, pinks, oranges, and purples of the winter sky at dawn and
dusk. There is a certain quality of light in February that is unmatched at any other time
of year. We wish all of our customers a restful and pleasant winter. |
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