The Gallery Downstairs is filling up with interesting things. Pottery of a fairly individual character doesn't go out of style easily. Sometimes I put away items when they come out of the kiln, and reevaluate them from time to time. I've just done so for the first time in a while. I am now displaying colorful, functional wares of this year and last, and some more monochromatic and sometimes one-of-a-kind pieces from previous years that I like and feel are good enough to present. Some of the vintage pieces are super interesting now that I see them out of the "archives". These are "concept pieces" that are not on my website...yet. They really liven up the gallery and could easily liven up someone's collection!
As we have been since 1995, the studio and The Gallery Downstairs are at 196 Windsor Way in Hillside, NJ. The front doorbell and the side bell both work now, Hallelujah! Our phone number at the studio and gallery is 732-492-8558.
In the studio, I am making pottery for Chanukah. October is a bit late to be making new work for this holiday, but there it is anyway. Last Minute Mim, still at it! Mugs and simple items like that are almost always available for holiday gifts, along with the other objects, and serving platters and bowls (many) that are great for hostess gifts and your own table. They're mostly on my website, and the photos are representative (depending on your screen resolution and color settings), but seeing the work in person and holding it in your hands (yes, it is a "please touch the pottery" shop) really helps you decide more easily what you like.
Update: I'll be showing work in the Fall Pottery Festival and Sale on Sunday, November 16, at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside, NJ, in their large, well-suited social hall. The church is right beside the beautiful Watchung Reservation, in case you want to make it a Pottery Festival + day-in-the-park sort of Sunday. I'll be among approximately 40 potters and sculptors of the Potters Guild of NJ, who are my colleagues and friends. (They will be showing Saturday, November 15th, as well, although my work will be there without me on Saturday.) This gem of a festival is a chance to see all sorts of aesthetic and creative angles on the very varied and vibrant world of clay art. Come, and bring a friend! I'll post an invitation on Facebook at Mimi Stadler Pottery as it approaches.
Another Update: Please go to Mimi Stadler Pottery on Facebook and Follow and Like the page if you haven't already! I'll be posting a "win a mug contest" to break up the February doldrums, with automatic entry only for Followers.