cw&c

We just restocked our selection of plates, bowls, mugs and tumblers from the super-talented husband and wife team of Josh and Maggie Smith at dovetail.

Based in Lexington, Kentucky, they make all of their porcelain pieces in their studio and silkscreen them with their original black and white line drawings. The result is a graphic collection of pieces with tons of personality.

When Josh and Maggie filled our latest order, they let us know that they’re in the process of closing down all of their current editions and revamping their work with entirely new illustrations.

So this is your last chance to get hold of a dovetail piece featuring their current work! When we sell out, they’re gone forever—no more bicycles, poppies, chairs, or neighborhood pieces….

Grab ‘em while you can!

Today we’re welcoming two artists who make some of our favorite and best-selling textiles.

Kate of Flederhaus has actually been with us for some time, but we’ve only just recently gotten her work into the online shop.

Kate uses repurposed fabric, a gocco printer, and her original drawings to create her own line of prayer flags.  As she explains it: “These are inspired by Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags, which monks hang so the prayers printed on them (traditionally in Sanskrit with an image of the Buddha) can be whisked into the universe with help from rain, wind, sunshine. When we are too preoccupied to hope the best for the world at all times, the flags are a constant prayer. They’re even left unhemmed intentionally, the quicker to disperse their message. I love the idea, but wanted something more universal. I like to know what I’m praying for – but I like leaving things open to interpretation too! So I print my own flags on repurposed bedsheets with icons of the hand-made and the natural world.”

The Wicked Mint line of goods is created by Ryan Green, who lives right here in Beacon! Ryan recently moved up to Beacon from Brooklyn, and found us right away.  Her dish towels and pillows have been a hit, and we’re looking forward to adding some of her very adorable tote bags to our collection soon as well…

We have a slew of great new artists here at Clay Wood & Cotton, and we’ll be highlighting them here on Notebook over the next few weeks.

On deck today are two illustrators, one from the Midwest and one from the Pacific Northwest.

Sally Harless creates winsome animal illustrations under the moniker Sadly Harmless. Her elephants, giraffes, moose, narwhals, and jackalopes have charmed us completely.

Ciao Birdie is run by Barb Burwell in Portland, Oregon. Barb combines collages made of found ephemera with her own illustrations to create eclectic and lovely stationary products.

A lovely batch of Take Me Homeware ceramic goods just landed in the shop!  You can check it out here.