tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-05-16:3196761 Random Ruminations of a Working Potter offcntr 2025-12-22T18:13:09Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-05-16:3196761:505269 2025-12-22T18:12:17Z 2025-12-22T18:13:09Z public 0 <img src="https://offcntr.dreamwidth.org/file/1835112.jpg" alt="" width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="300" align="right" />We had our annual Pottery Smash on Sunday, before the Market opened. It's a charity auction to benefit Market's Kareng/Caring Fund, an emergency relief fund for artists in need. Four long tables of donations, mostly pottery, but also some glass, prayer flags, duck and beaver and frog flappy kids toys, canned albacore. We always bring a few completely unsalable pieces, for the joy of smashing. When the bidders starting getting drowsy, a little <em>Crash!</em> wakes 'em right up. And then there's the vendor who bids on pots specifically to break them. When Nome is bidding against someone, it tends to run up the price.<br /><br />I took last year off from auctioneering, didn't have the energy, so they recruited Kevin, the partner of one of the clothing artists, who brings a lot of manic energy to the mix. Potter Jon and I were both back this year, though Alex was just recovering from a hospital trip, so Fiona did his shifts. Between the four of us, we managed to clear the tables with two minutes to go before opening. Just time to sweep up the shards and tally the sales--over $5000.<br /><img src="https://offcntr.dreamwidth.org/file/1834857.jpg" alt="" width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="400" /><img src="https://offcntr.dreamwidth.org/file/1836480.jpg" alt="" width="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="400" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=offcntr&ditemid=505269" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments