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

Have you caught any of our Facebook Live videos?

In just a few months, over 100,000 people from all over the world have tuned in to see the inner workings of my pottery process. Subscribe to our Facebook page here if you want a sneak peak into my studio, where you can ask questions in real time, all from your Facebook.

The next video will be tonight at 7pm CST. Hope to see you tonight! I’ll be unloading a fresh load of Cosmic Mugs and Lunar Mugs from the kiln, as well as some glaze tests of random cups. You get to see them before anyone else on the planet.

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Guinness World Record Pot #1 is also available on eBay, now with the lowest possible reserve price ($160). It might sell for less than the value that the pot needs and deserves ($500 retail) but it’s more important to get it out into the world and into the home of a happy pottery collector. Plus, 20% of all profits are going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I would rather give them even a small donation than none at all.

Just to sweeten the deal, I’m throwing in one of my best Lunar/Moon Mugs included absolutely free to the highest bidder.

World Record Planter #1 / 159 and Certificate of Authenticity 

+ One FREE Moon Mug

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With your purchase of this World Record Planter, you will be directly supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in their clear cut mission: “Finding Cures. Saving Children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all family should worry about is helping their child live.”

That is a worthy cause. If you were considering buying a GWR planter, please consider placing a bid on this planter so your money has a bigger, better impact on our world.

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

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If you’re interested in getting a great deal on a pottery cup, you’ll love this deal. You might get a Nuka Iron Cup or a porcelain cup with green or blue. You might even get a Cosmic Cup! If you’re okay with being totally surprised by a completely random cup, letting us bypass individual photography to give you whatever cups I happen to have fresh from the kiln, then we can give you this great $15 deal:

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

Here’s my favorite Instagram series, with a painting by Clyfford Still that I’ve been pondering:

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95% of Clyfford Still’s artwork is currently stored and displayed at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado. After working alongside Jackson Pollock in New York City, he retreated from the public spotlight and kept the vast majority of his artwork hidden from the world. The fact that he produced such an astounding body of artwork in private gives valuable insights to what can come from a life devoted to following your own artistic voice.

“If your goal is to be universally liked and respected and understood, then, it must mean your goal is to not do something that matters.”

– Seth Godin, Author, from The Paradox of the flawless record

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“Grab Bag” Cups, World Record Planter #1 and Facebook LIVE

If you’re interested in getting a great deal on a pottery cup, you’ll love this deal: $15 Random Cup Sale

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Most are random Nuka Iron Cups, but you might also get a porcelain cup with green or blue. It might even be a Cosmic Cup! If you’re okay with being totally surprised by a completely random cup, letting us bypass individual photography to give you whatever cups I happen to have fresh from the kiln this week, then we can give you this great $15 deal:

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

Guinness World Record Pot #1 is also available on eBay, now with the lowest possible reserve price. This means that it will most likely sell Tuesday, October 11th at 7:12pm CST. I decided to throw in one free Lunar/Moon Mug. Plus, 20% of all profits are also going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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With your purchase of this World Record Planter, you will be directly supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in their clear cut mission: “Finding Cures. Saving Children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all family should worry about is helping their child live.”

That is a worthy cause. If you were considering buying a GWR planter, please consider placing a bid on this planter so your money has a bigger, better impact on our world. Plus, I’m throwing in one free Lunar/Moon Mug to the highest bidder.

World Record Planter #1 / 159 and Certificate of Authenticity

+ One Free Moon Mug ($125 value)

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Have you caught any of our Facebook Live videos? In just a few months, over 100,000 people from all over the world have tuned in to see the inner workings of my pottery process. Subscribe to our Facebook page here if you want a sneak peak into my studio, where you can ask questions in real time, all from your Facebook:

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The next live stream will be this Sunday 10/9 at 7pm CST with a kiln unloading of Cosmic Mugs and Lunar Mugs. You get to see them before anyone else on the planet. Hope to see you then!

Galaxy Interior and Lunar Bowl, Cherrico Pottery

“I want to help people connect to each other, and to use that connection to make things better.”

– Seth Godin, Author, qtd. on The Tim Ferriss Show, Episode #138

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70% Off Random Cosmic Mugs Back By Popular Demand

$25 Random Cosmic Mugs Are Back

You heard it first: Joel will release another 50 Cosmic Mugs on the 70% off random sale today. Get yours before they sell out again!

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Also keep an eye on Cherrico Pottery’s Facebook as Joel will have TWO special live streams running today: unloading the fresh Cosmic Mugs from the kiln and throwing more pottery. You’ve shown your love for them, so we’ll deliver!

**Pssssst: He has already given away two free Cosmic Mugs to viewers of the live streams, so be on the lookout for a chance to win your own!**

Facebook Live Streams

A big thanks to all of you for showing your love and support on Joel’s Facebook Live Streams. It has been a wonderful forum for answering questions and getting feedback from you. These also allow him to spend less time in the office and more time doing what he loves in the studio.

Cherrico Pottery would not be where it is today without each and every one of you, so thank you for your continued support of our team.

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Cosmic Guinness World Record Planters

There is even more excitement for Cherrico Pottery on the horizon: the sale of Guinness World Record Planters! Joel just finished firing a limited run of the planters in that Cosmic glaze you love, and they are STELLAR! Stay tuned for more info about the future sales of all planters in our upcoming newsletters.

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“Craft revolves around the maker, and having some relationship with him or her is one of its joys.”

– Monica Moses, “Turn Style,” American Craft Council, July 20, 2014.

Photography by Nicole Pederson and Julia Eckart, Cherrico Pottery, LLC.