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The Coyote Times
Hutchinson,  Minnesota
Welcome to the Coyote Times!
 
Forward to a Friend Spring is coming on the farm.  The big event last week was seeing the ice come off the lake, each year we bet on who can guess the right day.  I had to take Tom to dinner at
Zella's. Guess who lost--but only by a day!
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Betsy & Tom
In this issue...
French Butter Dish
Flambeaux Pottery
Spring Open House
Spring Party at Bonnie Mohr's
Congratulations Lynn!
Coming next month....
French Butter Dish

french butter dish These little guys have always been a top pick off the website, and when we are at a show, once we start explaining how they work--it always draws a crowd.

For those not familiar with them, the idea is to have a way to store your butter at room temperature without it spoiling.  The butter is sqwushed (technical term) into the top and that is how you serve it.  You put a little water in the bottom and then when you invert the top into the base it forms an air seal so your butter stays fresh.  We didn't come up with the idea, it is credited to the French hundreds of years ago.

They are a great gift idea, and Mother's Day is just around the corner!  Find them on our website.

New Flambeaux Pottery
 
Bill Campbell FlambeauxIsn't this a beauty??  We just got our new Flambeaux Pottery in from Bill Campbell and Kent Follette.  Besides vases, we have platters, bowls, trays, amazing crystalline glazes on beautiful porcelain forms.  And here are the guys that make them--Bill and Kent.bill and kent
Thanks for taking the time to read about us.  Please let us know if there is something you would like to see or hear about in the newsletter.  We love to hear from you!  Visit the Clay Coyote blog to keep up with other news.
 
Sincerely,
 
Tom Wirt & Betsy Price
Clay Coyote Gallery & Pottery
17614  240th St.
Hutchinson, MN  55350
320 587 2599
888 737 4014
Drive, Walk or Fly-in...
Spring
Open House
this weekend!



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No matter how you get here,
just come!!
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Friday April 17  12-6pm
Saturday April 18 10-6pm
Sunday April 19  noon-5pm

We are a week earlier this year,Jim Fahey says the weather will be better so we are going with it!

We have been busy getting the gallery ready for the open house, new work, new displays, new paint....
So, we are ready, we just need you!

 Visiting artists include a new potter,
Kerry Brooks from Dock 6 Pottery in Minneapolis;
Rob Glieden, black and white large format photographer from Hutchinson;
Sharon Cherney from Clayton WI with handmade leather bags and purses;
and Don Cherney with his pewter jewelry.
We will have a kiln opening on Sunday about 1:30 for those hot off the shelf pots, plus munchies and beverages.


Bonnie Mohr Open House
 Bonnie Mohr is fine artist in Glencoe that we admire and have worked with on many occasions.
This weekend you can also stop (after coming here!) at Bonnie Mohr's studio, for her Spring Party. This Saturday April 18th, from 8am-4pm (darn those farmers start earlier than potters!) you can meet Bonnie, see her new paintings, and find just the right original or print, some for 10-60% off.  They have a beautiful farm, you can see where she gets her inspiration!
Congratulations to this month's winner!
 
 
gift certificatesCongratulations to Lynn Lange of Hutchinson for winning the drawing for a $25 gift certificate for the gallery.
You could be next month's winner if you fill out a card with your email address on it when you stop in the gallery.
We also sell Gift Certificates in the store and on the website if you need quick help and aren't sure what to get.
 
Coming next month...


-In time for Mother's Day, we will have new jewelry to show you from several new artists, as well as new pottery and vases!  -Ann is getting new work up on the gallery site every week,
-Look for new glazes on the Clay Coyote side of the website too.
-We'll be in Davenport IA over Mother's Day weekend at the Beaux Arts Spring Art Fair.  Ann and Valerie will be manning the Gallery.
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