Valenspringtine 2020

26 January 2020

Treat your sweet self or special sweetie! For the past five winters, I’ve given myself a month to delve into Valentine & springtime colors to escape the winter greys culminating in a Valenspringtine shop update. I always try to come up with a couple new forms in addition to new patterns on familiar favorites, and this year is no different.

For the first time in over 15 years, I made cup & saucer sets! They’re extra special in rarity & elaboration. I also made some fun, dessert-themed pillow forms —Petit Fours & Bonbons!— lovely for the wall or perched anywhere. They may be pint-sized, but they too are special and more elaborate than ever. And just like all great sweet things, hard to have only one! I’ll be posting almost 40 new pots, including Deluxe Cup & Saucer Sets, Deluxe Clover cups, Yunomi, & Wall/ tabletop Pillows. Pictured is just a sampling!

I posted earlier in the month that the sale would be Monday, but have moved it to Friday because of a change in my travel schedule, AND because shopping on Friday seems much more fun!

As I did with my last shop update, there will be a preview that begins in advance so you can peruse & plan. NOTE: During the Preview, the work will be labeled Sold Out till the sale goes live when everything will become available. (Refresh your device at noon.) There is lots of lovely work that is currently available too if you can’t wait!

Preview: Thurs, 1/30 @ Noon Est
Valenspringtine shop update: Fri, 1/31 @ Noon

Kieffer Ceramics Shop

Please note: Last day to purchase for Valentine’s Day delivery is no later than Noon, Mon, 2/10.

As always, thank you for supporting and buying
handmade and elegant from my studio!

Studio Cycles Pictorial 2019

31 December 2019

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This is my ninth, year-end roundup of favorite and meaningful images featuring new ideas, important moments, and my pottery journeys. It’s always interesting for me to look back on the collection of images I’ve shared over the course of a year, and reflect on what continues to excite me and what was new in 2019 for me as a maker. Some of these were shared on Facebook and Instagram, but others you haven’t seen. My June post about how Pottery Saved My Life was indeed one of the most liked and commented on ever. If you missed it, you can read it here. As with past years, this is not an order, it’s a cycle.

As always, thank you for your continued support of my work and studio.
A happy, healthy New Year to you and yours!

Kristen Kieffer demo at Mud Queen Pottery, Harrisburg, PA

Studio Cycles Pictorial 2016

31 December 2016

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Andrea Gill and Kristen Kieffer, Alfred, NY summer 2016

Compote in process and sketchbook drawing by Kristen Kieffer

Pierced basket by Kristen Kieffer with Hannah doxie for scale

Tudor rose stamp in process by Kristen Kieffer

Bisqueware mugs and cups by Kristen Kieffer ready to be glazed

Matching visitor at Michael Kline's studio sale, Cousins in Clay, 2016, NC

John Glick and Kristen Kieffer and John's Cranbrook retrospective, MI June 2016

Kristen Kieffer Ceramics compote pedetal bowl

Michael Kline and Kristen Kieffer stamp collab

John Gill demonstrating at Alfred summer school, July 2016

Kristen Kieffer demonstrating at Alfred summer school, July 2016

Bowl in process with slip-sponge, underglaze, and slip-trail deco

Batter bowls in process by Kristen Kieffer

Colorized stamped mug with honey bees by Kristen Kieffer

Dotty Deluxe Clover cup and cake stand by Kristen Kieffer

Deco Deluxe Clover cup by Kristen Kieffer

This is my sixth, year-end roundup of in-progress and in-action images from my studio and of my pots, plus several from workshop adventures and other outtings. It’s fun for me to look back on the collection of images I’ve shared (lots of flowers!), and reflect on what’s continued from past years and what was new in 2016 for me as a maker. These are just a selection of favorites I posted throughout the year on my Facebook and Instagram. As with past years, it’s not an order, it’s a cycle.

As always, thank you for your continued support of my work and studio.
A happy, healthy New Year to you and yours!