Although, it’s a fact (at least here at OOOH) that pottery sells WAY better in the fall/winter.  Customers picture wrapping their hands around a beautifully-glazed mug of cocoa.  They imagine a bubbling hot pie coming out of the oven in a vibrant pie plate.  They smell the stick-to-your-ribs mac n’ cheese baking in their uniquely designed casserole dish.  It’s not often that the average customer decides to purchase pottery in the blazing hot summer.

Well!  I’m here to tell you that our pottery, especially our traditional glazed stoneware by Monica and Ray Sommerville (the artisans that we’re featuring), most certainly has a use for many of your spring and summer needs.  Here are some (exquisite, if I do say so myself) photos of how to put your pottery to good use during these seasons.  Please enjoy…I’ve taken time to let you know exactly how I envisioned each piece being used.  Maybe it will inspire some pottery sales for us.

As a side note, I ran into some lovely ladies today purchasing some unique items for a wedding shower they were attending.  In talking with them, we all agree…the typical registries are a BORE.  I do admit…when my husband and I were about to be wed, we went around with the “gun” and scanned all of your typical glassware, dishes, serving ware, etc for our personal registry.  Our generous guests obliged, purchasing many of the practical items we had so carefully chosen.  However…I must say, now with 3 years of marriage under my belt, I have used many of those dishes…but I’m more than likely to break open a fun serving dish that someone went out on a limb for.  The stark, white, cookie-cutter dishware that I imagined myself using whenever we had our fancy dinner parties (what a laugh!) pretty much always gets forgotten.  My point is….as I continue to babble…that the bride and groom you’re purchasing for will appreciate something fun and exciting.  Our Sommerville pottery is not over-the-top-crazy, but adds a handcrafted and warm addition to any table.  Trust me.

So here are those photos I was promising…enjoy!