July has been a whirlwind for me this year!  It started with a trip to Europe (which was hands-down the best vacation I have ever had in my life), I was home for a few days of hurried pottery glazing & kiln firing, then it was up to Baltimore for three days of showing my work and hanging out with friends at Artscape, then home again for a few days of prepping for my little sister’s wedding in Mathews County (which was wonderful & beautiful!) now I am home again - making, glazing and firing samples for my first wholesale show in Philadelphia this weekend - The Buyer’s Market of American Craft! This is a big deal for me and it was a last minute opportunity.  For those who don’t know what a wholesale craft show is - it is a trade show for crafter’s to show their work to and take orders from retail shops, galleries, museum gift shops, catalogs, etc.  Luckily, I will traveling and working along side some wonderful ladies from here in Richmond.  Kelly of Modern June, Suzanne of Silver Tree Art and Susannah of Zou Zou’s Basement will be there with me in our Richmond Etsy Street Team Booth (#1218).  So any Wholesale Buyers out there planning to attend the show please stop by our booth and say “Hi!”  I will even have some special items that will only be available to order wholesale at the show, which is at the Philadelphia Convention Center August 1-3!

Wedding Photos by Melissa McKelvey