| Greetings
Greenbridge Family & Friends!
What a marvelous
year 2007 has already been, a period full to the brim with significant
landmark dates, celebration and change for both the Behre family
and the Pottery. Husband Evan & I celebrated our 20th anniversary
back in September, my parents celebrated their 60th anniversary
in July. My dad will celebrate his 80th birthday and my mom
her 84th in December. It has also been an unusually full year
of travel for the Behres, to other countries (Sweden & Canada)
and trips to several National Parks in the U.S. (the Adirondacks
of upstate NY; Yosemite, Giant Sequoia & Kings Canyon in
central California). We hope you’ll come see the newest
adopted family members, including Violet - a new sister dog
to Sunny, (whom we believe is a 2-1/2 yr old energetic mix of
white/yellow lab, weimaraner, and terrier), two kittens - Ritsuka
Charlie & Penelope Gingersauce, and 10 new Ameracana chickens
who have just this month begun to lay a mix of brown, pink and
((no kidding)) green eggs.
Over the summer, the Pottery went thru some serious barn cleaning
and changes in our staffing including the departure of Mark
Young, in search of adventure and  
education at Elon University in
NC, and maternity leave for Polina Miller to have her second
child, Max, born in July. While Sabine Dahm, my teenage daughter
Rose and old friend Rebecca Gold have continued to be mainstays
in the studio and shop, the newest additions to the roster are
apprentice Susanna Bradley, (Rosie’s best buddy since
childhood) and our next door neighbor , 10th grader Paul Tokgozoglu
serving as main studio tech (glaze and clay processing) and
grounds keeper since Mark left for college. Torpedo Factory
based artist and friend Susan Greenleaf participated in our
Fall Demonstration Day and continues to collaborate with me
in our ‘Critter” inspired works.
Our introduction of the Greenbridge
Online Storefront this fall is a big step, proceded
by many years of contemplation and countless requests from old
and new customers. Petitions for the storefront came not only
from old friends of Greenbridge who’ve moved out of town
but, especially within the last few months, from many totally
new people from all over the country (who found us simply by
searching on the web for handmade pottery in Maryland)! Over
the years, I have resisted the concept of trying to sell pots
over the web, believing that a pot had to be held to be chosen,
but with skyrocketing gas prices and the increasing demands
of work and career on people’s lives in America, more
and more people are turning to on-line shopping to meet their
gift giving and household needs. It has been both significant
and moving to me that so many people have reacted emotionally
to our website. I believe that they must be perceiving a notable
portion of the heart, vision and energy invested into each piece
of clay through the images that attempt to convey them and the
thoughts and feelings recorded on these pages.
In our first efforts of creating
the Greenbridge Online Gallery, we had to keep it very simple.
It was necessary to keep the list of items very short, as we
navigate the learning curves. Thus, our offerings are very basic,
with foundational pieces in only one glaze each (dinner plates
in green and lunch plates in yellow) and more choices in color
for the accessories (soup bowls in green or cobalt, bups in
periwinkle or cobalt, and spiral mugs in periwinkle, green or
cobalt). Bowls were made mostly by Sabine (i.e. Bine Bowls),
the spiral mugs by Polina, and I made the bups, lunch &
dinner plates and double happiness bowls. We also included one
item of impression-ware made originally from the impression
of a very large hosta leaf from our back garden, out of white
stoneware slabs by Rose, Becca & Susanna.
Buying pottery over the web
is truly an act of trust and, in fact, hope. We are indeed
honored by your trust. It is our greatest desire to fulfill
your hopes!
With warmest wishes for you and
yours,
Rebecca of Greenbridge Pottery
Autumn 2007
For questions,
email us at
greenbridgepottery@gmail.com
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