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13 January, 201713 January, 2017

Towards A Standard: Searching for Beauty

Enter the Inspirational Pottery and Book Pairings Giveaway (active until January 27th, 2017) and you could win one of our best Nuka Cobalt Mugs paired with a copy of “A Potter’s Book” by Bernard Leach, totally free. This story tells how “A Potter’s Book” inspired the creation of our “Standard Ware” line of pottery.

Bernard Leach dedicated “A Potter’s Book” to all potters. In additional to giving the reader everything he or she needed to create a life as a potter, he encouraged potters to aspire to a higher calling. Leach coined the term, “Towards A Standard” because he wanted potters to continually search for beauty.

Pots are like people. Some are thick and some are thin. A crack or chip in a mug resembles a scar in our skin. If your favorite coffee mug chips, do you throw it out? I sure don’t. I generally love it until it breaks completely, until the end of it’s life.

Leach was searching for beauty, but he admitted that beauty is arbitrary. Not everyone sees beauty the same, but through a lifelong investigation of historical pottery and open minded critique of ourselves and our pots, we might get closer to discovering more honest standards of beauty.

“It must always be remembered that the dissociation of use and beauty is a purely arbitrary thing. It is true that pots exist which are useful and not beautiful, and other that are beautiful and impractical; but neither of these extremes can be considered normal: normal is a balanced combination of the two.”

Bernard Leach, “A Potter’s Book” Page 44. Faber and Faber, 1940

2 January, 2017

New Year’s Pottery Giveaway: Inspirational Pottery and Book Pairings

Happy New Year everyone! Let’s kick off 2017 with a pottery giveaway:

Inspirational Pottery and Book Pairings

Who doesn’t love curling up with your favorite mug, a hot beverage and a great book? This giveaway pairs Cherrico Pottery with books that have directly inspired, and that continue to inspire, the artwork of potter Joel Cherrico. You can win one of 10 prizes ($1,082 total value to 10 different winners) totally free:

Have you caught any of our Facebook LIVE videos? You can tune in and watch Cosmic Mugs being created in real time and to ask me questions by simply subscribing to our Cherrico Pottery Facebook Page.

“…it’s about this mantra of, ‘Is this generous? Is this going to connect? Is this going to change people for the better? Is it worth trying?’”

– Seth Godin, author of “Purple Cow” qtd. in Episode #138 of The Tim Ferriss Show

4 December, 20163 December, 2016

Good News/Bad News: Early Bird Package on Guinness World Record Pottery

Well, unfortunately the new Nuka Cobalt pots didn’t turn out as expected.

Maybe I applied too much glaze. Perhaps I fired too quickly, or applied the glaze layers without proper drying time, maybe. In pottery, sometimes pots just don’t turn out as expected. The glaze “crawled” and dripped during the firing, revealing the clay underneath.

I sincerely apologize that these pots do not look the same as our standard line of “Nuka Cobalt” pots. However, they are 100% functional and still great pots. The only flaw is in the wild appearance that does not match our normal line of pots. In some ways, I actually like this wild, unpredictable style more.

So, we’re still moving forward with our Guinness World Record Pottery package:

2 FREE Random Nuka Cobalt Spiral Mugs roughly 14-18 ounce size, shown above ($160 value: $65 + $15 packing and shipping each).
2 FREE Random Nuka Cobalt Ice Cream Bowls, roughly 8oz. size, shown above ($120 value: $45 + $15 packing and shipping each).
Simply Purchase 1 Guinness World Record Pot. You can even get 20% off, using this coupon: POTTERY20 ($179 value: $159 + $20 packing and shipping).

$459 value!
Limited Availability: Purchase before 11:59pm today, December 4th

To get this package, simply purchase your favorite Guinness World Record Pottery from our online store here and we will include all four of the above Nuka Cobalt pottery pieces, totally free, without adding even a dime to shipping costs. You can even use this 20% off coupon: POTTERY20

Purchase World Record Pottery + 4 Free Nuka Cobalt Pots

We’re planning one more awesome coupon package for the Holiday season. Stay tuned for more Holiday pottery deals on Nuka Cobalt Pottery and Cosmic Mugs.

“Problems are eternal, get rid of one and another appears. Pottery problems, disastrous firings, irresponsible galleries, etc. are often devastating if we don’t regard them as experiences. Seen in this light, problems often set the stage for creative action and allow us the opportunity to self expression.”

– Jenny Lind, Quoted in The Studio Potter, A Question of Quality, 1979

4 December, 20165 December, 2016

Today Only: Early Bird Package on Guinness World Record Pottery

Even though we had a rough firing, this is still a great opportunity to get a great deal on great pots. They’re funky, but still 100% functional and even more interesting in many ways.

So, we’re still moving forward with our Guinness World Record Pottery package:

2 FREE Random Nuka Cobalt Spiral Mugs roughly 14-18 ounce size, shown above ($160 value: $65 + $15 packing and shipping each).
2 FREE Random Nuka Cobalt Ice Cream Bowls, roughly 8oz. size, shown above ($120 value: $45 + $15 packing and shipping each).
Simply Purchase 1 Guinness World Record Pot. You can even get 20% off, using this coupon: POTTERY20 ($179 value: $159 + $20 packing and shipping).

$459 value!
Limited Availability: Purchase before 11:59pm today, December 4th

Purchase World Record Pottery + 4 Free Nuka Cobalt Pots

Early Bird Special: valid until 11:59pm December 4th

We’re planning one more awesome coupon package for the Holiday season. Stay tuned for more Holiday pottery deals on Nuka Cobalt Pottery and Cosmic Mugs.

“You have to be passionate about one thing. Be great at one thing. The world will reward your knowledge of a very narrow field…Tom Brady gets paid 25 million dollars per year to throw the ball. Be Tom Brady…Be world class at one thing.”

Robert Herjavec, businessman, investor, author, quoted in this Fast Company interview.

Robert Herjavec (Dragons' Den) with daughter in Gemini Awards Tastemakers Lounge — Robert Herjavec (Dragons’ Den) with daughter in Gemini Awards Tastemakers Lounge

3 December, 20162 December, 2016

Tomorrow Only: Early Bird Package on Guinness World Record Pottery

Tomorrow only, we’re offing an awesome deal on Guinness World Record Pottery. We’re still putting it together as pottery emerges from the kiln, but it will likely include four FREE pieces of Nuka Cobalt Pottery.

Set an alarm. Check your email at 10am Central Time tomorrow and you won’t miss this deal. It will only be available for one day. Sorry for the short timeline, but these awesome pottery packages tend to sell quickly and we can’t continue this awesome deal if pots are sold out. This is your perfect chance to get an amazing deal on a historically famous piece of art and world history.

“What if it were easy? What would that look like?”

Tim Ferriss, quoted on his podcast: The Tim Ferriss Show. The irony of this quote is that in my “Quotes from Influences” Google Doc archive, I simply typed, “Tim Ferriss, Spring 2016 podcast” as the source. Not so easy to cite. So, I then spent hours sifting through his podcast episodes trying to find a proper citation, like Episode #146 with technologist Kevin Rose or Episode #144 that ranges from the genius of Ben Franklin to conquering Lyme Disease. I didn’t find the source, but the quote was too good to pass up. It’s something I ask myself often. Believe it or not, it usually makes things easier.