Today I bring you a fabulous interview from Pat over at PatsPottery. She hails from Florida and has a shop full of fabulous ceramics that I would love to fill my cabinet with to use everyday! How can I expect anything less than awesome from someone with the same name? Just don't ever call me Pat, lol. I think I will remain Patty till I am scattered about the ocean!
Q - 1. Tell me a bit about yourself.
As soon as I read this question I started writing a book. The trouble is, I am 68 and have had so
many different lives:>)
My life now, though, is the best. My third marriage has lasted 35 years and I have the most wonderful DH. My two boys are grown and I do not have any grandchildren, as much as I kept telling my boys I wanted girl babies, they didn’t mind.
My babies are a very naughty Shih Tzu and one very old kitty. Also, we go to the zoo a lot;>)
Found my love of clay four years ago, and as I am obsessive compulsive, I eatm sleep and breathe clay 24 hours a day.
If I hadn’t found Etsy, I
would have had to build another house to store my pottery
Q - 2. How do you decide what to make? What is your thought process or inspiration?
I do a LOT of reading. All
the pottery books and magazines. I read out the entire Broward library’s stock of pottery books, twice. I get so much inspiration from them that I make lists. I am afraid I don’t have enough time to
make all of the things I want to do in my lifetime.
I believe that my art should not just sit in a shelf and look beautiful.
Sure, I want it to be the most gorgeous thing in your house,
but I also want it to be the piece you reach for when you want to use
something. Function is very
important to me.
Q - 3. What is usually going on in your studio while you are working? Such as do
you blast music, have silence, or watch soap operas?
I really enjoy the quiet. My DH
has the TV or radio on 24 hours a day, so when I go down to my studio, I have
time to think and plan and dream, in silence:>)
Q - 4. Where else can we find you on the web (such as your own site, blog, twitter,
facebook etc.) or in brick and mortar?
In one of my other lives I was, and am, a dietitian. I have a diet online business website that I run every
day from my studio along with my pottery website and etsy website. I also have a blog, which I am very bad
at doing. You are going to
be my inspiration:>)
Diet Web Site: http://www.diet4uonline.com/
Pottery Web Site: http://www.stonewarepottery.net/
Blog: http://stonewarepottery.blogspot.com/
Etsy Web Site: http://www.patspottery.etsy.com/
Q - 5. What are your favorite websites to visit?
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/
Etsy Mud Team site http://etsymudteam.craft-sense.com/
Design Style Guide http://www.designstyleguide.net/
Flicker: http://flickr.com/photos/patspottery/
Q - 6. What is your favorite color?
I am Aries, and all Aries love red!!!
Q - 7. What is your sign? Yeah, yeah, sorry,
I know a lot of horoscope junkies.
I am Aries, and all Aries love red :>)
Q - 8. Now can you share an embarrassing moment, or at least tell us a good joke?
We all do need a bit of humor ya know.
I told you, I am an animal lover, so I love this joke:
The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door:
Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your
food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the
middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food
and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to
the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster
than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this.
Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort,
however. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is
not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the
fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and
having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but
sarcasm.
For the last time, there
is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat
you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine,
meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open
the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using
the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.
The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or
cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.
Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have
posted the following message on the front door:
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR
PETS:
(1) They live here. You don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me,
they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and
don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they (1) eat
less, (2) don't ask for money all the time, (3) are easier to train, (4)
normally come when called, (5) never ask to drive the car, (6) don't hang out
with drug-using people; (7) don't smoke or drink, (8) don't want to wear your
clothes, (9) don't have to buy the latest fashions, (10) don't need a gazillion
dollars for college and (11) if they get pregnant, you can
sell their children!
Q - 9. Last but not least - If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have 4 things, what would they be?
My DH
My very naughty Shih Tzu.
My very old kitty.
The holodeck from Star Trek, I forgot to tell you I am a Treky and my very naughty Shih Tzu’s name is Tribble.
Thank you so much Pat for the fabulous interview!
So please pay a visit and show some love to Pat over at Patspottery. Just save me some of those plates as chocolate brown is such a wonderful color, so warm and yummy! Here are some photos and links to just a few of her fantastic items:
