Iona's plates

This is a pretty cool story. Last December, at one of the Christmas craft fairs that we did, a former customer, Iona, found us. It was three years prior that she found us by the chance the first time, and really liked a style of bowl that I made. I have stopped making that style, because it uses a stain which contains a highly toxic component, and I count vouch for it's safety on pots (I only used it on the outside of any). I only had a couple of these bowls left, and she really wanted a set, so I made a set for her.

At the time she thought it might be nice to have a set of matching plates to use under the bowls. She said she'd get back to me, if she decided she wanted them. Well, she lost our contact information, and I never heard from her again. Untill this year. Remarkably, they keep all their cancelled cheques, and by looking at the name they made the cheque out to, and phoning the Christmas craft fairs, she tracked us down.

So, finally, I have gotten around to throwing these plates. I'll bet she's wondering if I have forgotten. I can't remember if she needs six or eight, but I should be able to find a decent set either way from these twelve. There are only two here that I'm not happy with. They turned out pretty well for not having thrown sets of plates in a long time.

Chip'n'dip for James and Jordanna - done ... and Vince's teapot

These were actually finished quite awhile ago. I just haven't gotten around to posting the final pictures. Now I have to make some plates for Iona, that's another story.