B. Cramer Clay

Exciting times in Pittsburgh! The Three Rivers Arts Festival is opening this weekend in its new forever home.

🔜 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is One Week Away 🎵

Join us starting next week, June 5-7 & 11-14, for seven days of FREE music and fun at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival!

Visitors and artists will discover a vibrant new festival atmosphere at Arts Landing, featuring a great lawn and permanent stage, beautiful landscaping and lighting, newly unveiled public art, a play area for families, public restrooms, and more.

Come enjoy a wide variety of activities like the Artist Market, dancing, gallery exhibitions, creative family activities, and more!

Plan your Festival weekend ➡️ https://bit.ly/43YlKDE

Come experience the joy of being surrounded by handmade goods and their creators. I can promise it’s an absolute hoot! You can even take some of the magic home with you 😉

When she placed the footed cups on the table and walked away I couldn’t help but pick up the one closer to me and examine it. Light enough to barely notice the weight yet not delicate in the hand. The two cups were similar in shape and size but obviously handmade and separately unique. Glazed in a glossy, transparent green with flowers scattered all over the piece, each flower petal slightly different than the next. I could tell these flowers were applied by the hands of a skilled craftsperson, slowly and methodically, giving these pieces a feeling of calm and comfort. The trimmed foot was lacking glaze and slightly rough to the touch except for the smooth sanded bottom. Turning the cup over in my hand my mind began to slow as I noticed micro details that made this little piece of mud an absolute stunner. Startled back into reality as she returned to the dining room, holding a tray of cheese and crackers along side the matching tea pot. Quickly I returned the cup to the table next to its mate as she sat down and picked up the teapot and began filling our cups. As I reached for mine again, now full, I was confused by the coolness of its contents, and to my pleasant surprise, this teapot wasn’t filled with tea at all. It was being utilized as a wine decanter…