(urn by Gary Rith) So I was asked to make an urn for Mary's dying cat's ashes. They got home Sunday and the little cat had passed away. This urn just came out of the kiln and it looks like a pretty resting place. More stuff later.....
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I'm so sorry about your cat, Mary. When my dog passed away in May her ashes came back in a beautiful wooden box. They also sent with them a beautiful tribute called 'The Rainbow Bridge' (if you google it, there are many links). It helped alot.
Gary the urn is beautiful, I'm sure it will be a lovely resting place.
oh my.. that urn is so very beautiful and moving (I can't believe how much it affects me). You were SOOOO right in choosing a sleeping cat for the top.
Gary the urn is beautiful - I was really moved when I saw it up close. Thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts with me, they touched my heart. Mary
As my old pal Gordo says:
"You want plain, old pots or plates? Go see the other guys. You want whimsy and creativity? Gary's the man!"
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my pots are lead-free, microwaveable and dishwasher safe, just don't drop them!
Mary Lee got her pots and says: "Love 'em both......I'm also much relieved to find that both pieces are useable in any of the traditional manners, micro, dishwasher, etc., something I'd wondered about.
I'm truly delighted ....the glaze is so very much nicer in person. Photos do not do it justice, alas! "
Gary Rith is a full-time studio potter and also an instructor of pottery at Cornell University's Pot Shop.
Gary started learning pottery in 1983. In 1985 he served as an apprentice to Dean White of Deansboro, NY and earned a bachelor's degree in art from Bennington College in 1987. He has been a full-time sculptor and potter since 1997. Gary started his business in New Hamspshire, where he was selected as a member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in 2004 and in 2005 was named one of New Hampshire's Emerging Ceramics Artists. He moved to the Ithaca, NY area in 2006, near where he grew up, and is happily making pots and sculpture in a purple house on Fall Creek. Gary likes to laugh, and his first goal is to have fun making pots.
"he’s about as opposite as you can get to no-hope useless self-employed twits." John Bailey------
"Met Gary today... By the way, Gary is spectacular" Brodie
------"He's cuddly" Gary's cat........
Gallery nook
From Quebec, Mags gets excited:
GUESS WHAT? My pots arrived! Oh my GOD! They are beautiful and you are soooooooooo sweet
another happy pig lover wrote:
Thank you so much for the prompt delivery...... I LOVE it!!! This day has been very stressful, and your package certainly brightened it. :-) (Sometimes all ya need is a couple of pigs!)
These will be favorites.
Thanks again, M.P.
When Mona opened up her box of pots she said:
I went all gooshy 'cause they're absolutely amazing! The pigs are gosh-darned cute, and the glaze-work is gorgeous! I can't keep my hands off them! Seriously! I keep finding excuses to walk by them .....
Lucia has something to say:
Gary -
You're awesome.
The vase is beautiful!! It's even more lovely than it looked in the photo. And the surprise, I laughed so loud at its cuteness that a co-worker came in and asked what was so funny. Thank you so much! I felt just like it was Christmas here in the office this morning, and I'm smiling. Wooooohooo!!! You're excellent.
--Lucia
E.S. sez:
The package made it in excellent condition! I absolutely loved them. I almost couldn't part with the pig mug, but I gave it to my coworker for her birthday who is in love with pigs.
and more happy customers say:
"Gary, my pots arrived! They're beautiful just as I expected
I just wanted to thank you ever so much...adorable." Maggie
10 comments:
I'm so sorry about your cat, Mary. When my dog passed away in May her ashes came back in a beautiful wooden box. They also sent with them a beautiful tribute called 'The Rainbow Bridge' (if you google it, there are many links). It helped alot.
Gary the urn is beautiful, I'm sure it will be a lovely resting place.
Beautiful, Gary.
Really nice Gary, well done, and my sympathies to Mary
Gary, the urn is beautiful. Maude was right to suggest yellow and the cat on top looks like Sydney. Thank you to everyone for your sympathies - Mary
oh my.. that urn is so very beautiful and moving (I can't believe how much it affects me). You were SOOOO right in choosing a sleeping cat for the top.
As with the others I am very sorry Mary.
oh goodness, well, maybe there will be a little kitten in Mary's future and she will need a food and water dish!
That is too precious for words. So sweet and so perfect. I am so sorry Mary........
Mary, my sympathies. It is not easy losing a loved one.
Gary, you did a wonderful job and that glaze is beautiful.
That is the sweetest thing ever.
Gary the urn is beautiful - I was really moved when I saw it up close. Thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts with me, they touched my heart. Mary
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