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November 17
Legendary Ladies Shopping Event
Downtown Lake Mills
Registration: $5
- Ephraim gallery open 10-5
- Pottery throwing demos 10-12
- First 50 registered ladies to visit the gallery get a free 2013 calendar
- Register to win a Mill Pond tile
Nov. 30 - Dec. 1
Ephraim Pottery's
13th Annual Holiday Pottery Fest
Lake Mills, WI
Get schedule here
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If you live near our Lake Mills (WI) or Cambria (CA) galleries, we hope you'll stop in and shop for the holidays with us this year. You will receive a free calendar with your gallery purchase of any amount, while supplies last.
Happy Holidays! |
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SHOP SMALL! |
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday sits Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and their communities.
Ephraim Pottery is proud to participate in Small Business Saturday. We hope you will shop with us on that day as well as at your other favorite small businesses.
Our hours on Nov. 24, Small Business Saturday:
Ephraim Pottery West
728 Main St., Cambria, CA 93428
Open 10-5
Ephraim Pottery Gallery
203 W. Lake St., Lake Mills, WI 53551
Open 10-5
ephraimpottery.com
Open 24 hours!
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888-704-POTS (7687)
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Greetings!
Welcome to the latest issue of News & Notes. Fall flew by, and yesterday's snow flurries were a vivid reminder that the holidays are almost here.
One of my favorite parts of the holidays is welcoming collectors from far and near to our annual Holiday Pottery Fest. It's always great to see familiar faces and share a hug, but I also love meeting newcomers and introducing them to this wonderful event. It's small-town Midwestern hospitality meets crazy-awesome pottery show. The mood is festive and everyone goes home with great new pieces and often new friendships, as well.
Next year, the Holiday Pottery Fest will move to Cambria, and we'll marry our Midwestern sense of hospitality with laid-back California coastal living. We're planning to alternate the location of the Holiday Fest between Lake Mills and Cambria in future years. So, if you're in the Midwest, please come this year. If you're in California, hang on, we'll be there next year!
As Thanksgiving approaches, we pause and take time to count our blessings. We would like to thank you for your continued support of our work. Our customers make it possible to do what we love every day, and we are grateful for each and every one of you.
With best wishes from everyone at Ephraim for a very Happy Thanksgiving,
Kristin Cramer
Manager, EFP
P.S. Please feel free to call us toll-free (1-888-704-POTS) or email us (info@ephraimpottery.com) if we can be of assistance. |
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Announcing the 2012 Winter Holiday Series piece | | |
Glad Tidings Vase will be numbered edition of 50
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Glad Tidings Vase
Numbered edition of 50
Approx. 10.50"h x 4.25"w
$268 (+ $25 s/h) |
We are pleased to present the Glad Tidings Vase, the twelfth installment in our annual Winter Holiday Series.
Holly has been used to decorate homes during the winter holidays in Europe for thousands of years, first bringing good luck and later heralding the glad tidings of the Christmas season. more
This piece demonstrates our belief that by working collaboratively, our achievements are greater than they would be by working alone. Laura and Jennifer worked together on the design of the piece, and Paul, Ken and Jennifer will be creating the pieces for the numbered edition. more
There are two ways to purchase the Glad Tidings Vase: 1) At the Saturday, December 1 sale during the Holiday Pottery Fest (see next article, below); or 2) By entering the buyers' drawing. The first 20 pieces will be available at the Holiday Pottery Fest, and the remaining pieces will be sold through the buyers' drawing. There is a limit of one Glad Tidings Vase per couple or household. Get all the details here
To enter the buyer's drawing, send an email to info@ephraimpottery.com with "Holiday entry" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name, address, daytime telephone number and email address in the body of the email. You may also mail us a postcard with the same information (203 W. Lake St., Lake Mills, WI 53551) or enter at our Lake Mills gallery during open hours. All entries must be received by noon on Monday, December 3. Get the full details here |
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Holiday Pottery Fest less than 3 weeks away | | |
Two days of fun events and great pottery to brighten your holidays
You're invited to Ephraim's 13th Annual Holiday Pottery Fest. This year's dates are November 30 - December 1. The Fest will take place in Lake Mills again this year, but next year, we are planning on holding it in Cambria (CA). If you live in the Midwest and have been thinking of attending, we hope you can make it to Lake Mills this year!
The festivities begin on Friday evening with a pizza party,
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Previewing the ornaments and minis at the 2011 Fest. |
followed by the sale of experimental ornaments, miniatures, and other tidbits. Join us on Saturday morning for brunch and an artists' signing, followed by the sale of experimental and Winter Holiday Series pieces. Get the full schedule and all the details here.
As always, we are planning other surprises, so we hope you can join us for all the fun! |
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December 14 last day to order
We've got one more big retirement coming up this year. If you've been wanting to order any of the following pieces, please make sure to get your order in before 5:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 14.
View the entire group
To order any of these pieces, please go to our online store or call toll free 1-888-704-POTS (7687) before 5:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 14. Please note that the lead time for these pieces is 6 weeks. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks! |
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Grand Opening a great success | | |
Many visited Ephraim Pottery West on October 27
The official Grand Opening for Ephraim Pottery West, our new gallery in Cambria, California, took
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Cutting the ceremonial ribbon |
place on October 27. We were thrilled to have so many people from near and far share in the celebration.
The day began with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting attended by members of the Cambria Chamber of Commerce and a large group of collectors. We then welcomed attendees into the gallery to browse and shop for experimental pieces and the special "Sea Otter" showpiece. Customers received a commemorative Ephraim Pottery "Cambria" tile with their $100 purchase.
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Sea Otter Showpiece |
Customers and guests were treated to pottery-throwing demonstrations by potter Kevin Hicks, Ephraim's founder and the visionary behind the idea to open our own gallery in California. The weather, of course, was perfect, and they were able to mingle outside while enjoying the demos and some refreshments.
Guests at the evening reception were treated to a variety of fine Wisconsin cheeses, wine from the local Harmony Valley Cellars, and live music. Kevin spoke about the history
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Kevin addressing the guests at the reception |
and philosophy of Ephraim Pottery. We were fortunate to be able to have 3 of the other artists represented in our gallery with us to talk about their work as well: lampmaker William Morris, "Textile Guy" Paul Freeman of Archive Edition, and plein-air landscape painter Gordon Luce.
We'd like to thank everyone who helped to make this such a special day for us. We hope to see many of you back at Ephraim Pottery West again soon! |
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