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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