On Friday, February 5th from 6-9 PM we will be at Lille, a lovely lingerie shop here in Portland that also hosts First Friday art events, showcasing our Spring lighting collection, called Striae, as well as new tabletop pieces and old favorites in new colors. Spring/Summer 2010 doesn’t officially launch until March 1, so anyone in attendance will see the new pieces before anyone else, and have first dibs to buy! The lights are all hand-thrown porcelain with inset stripes, tiers and banding, then slipcast to create an ultra-thin surface so the whole shade glows.  (Psst – sneak a peak at the in-progress lights and new tableware designs here) We’ve topped them off with an edison bulb and a 11 ft plug and switch cord. A new extra large canning jar pendant light will also be in attendance.

Amazing photographer Lisa Warninger will kindly sharing the spotlight with me; she will be showing her boudoir photos, styled by Rebecca Westby. Lisa & Rebecca are shooting/styling our Spring lookbook shortly after this event and we couldn’t be more excited – her photos are lovely, warm and intimate.

Come for the lights and photos, stay for the free chocolate and mouth-watering intimates. We hope to see you there!

We are very excited to be a part of the 4th annual Sunday Best holiday sale, taking place the weekend after Thanksgiving at the Ace Hotel’s Cleaners event space.  Visit the website to learn more about each vendor participating, it’s an amazing collection of textile, personal accessories, home decor and paper artists, all under one roof for two days only! We’re hard at work making lots and lots of extra pieces, plus a few new designs that will be available exclusively at the sale. Kick off the holiday shopping season right by supporting this fantastic local community of designers. We look forward to seeing you there.

Saturday November 28 -11 am to 7 pm, Sunday November 29-11 am to 5 pm at The Cleaners event space, located on corner of SW 10th & Stark.

The list of stores carrying Pigeon Toe continues to grow. This week, we are pleased to welcome Century Finds, an online-only boutique of vintage and modern housewares, and Talulah, an organic skincare company on the verge of opening their flagship lifestyle store in Woodstock, New York. It is with great pride that we welcome them to the growing group of quality stores that carry our handmade works.

In the next few days we will offer our readers a sneak peek at our new fall line (including the disc chimes at left) that will be available for sale at the end of September. However, savvy shoppers can get first (and exclusive) dibs on the line through Olio United during their online-only home trunk show September 1-6. The new pieces all focus on designs for indoor/outdoor applications and combine our hand-thrown porcelain with luscious leathers. Think: cups of tea on your patio wrapped in a wool sweater, watching the leaves turn. The pieces are an homage to our outdoor sanctuaries and our favorite time of year.

We just received a large shipment of beautiful succulents to add to our ever-growing selection of plants over in our Etsy shop. I’ll be potting up a bunch of my pots  this weekend to sell there, so keep an eye out! I’m currently recuperating from a kiln mishap that left me with a bad burn on my hand, so there’s not much for me to do except play around in the office with the plants and pots till I heal. Tonight I potted up this ‘little jewel’ in one of our cast kerr jars - how adorable does it look sitting on my windowsill? We ae very excited to expand our offerings beyond airplants and hope you enjoy the new selection as much as we do.

We’re working our toes off to launch a new collection of pieces specifically geared toward the garden in early September. We’re combining luscious leather cording with porcelain in new designs, glazes and textures. The pieces will make their exclusive debut in an online trunk show the first week in September at Olio United – so mark your calendar, we promise it will be worth your while!

Lastly, and speaking of, we will have specially discounted products at Olio’s booth this Sunday, August 16th, at the Bargain Hunting event (“the mother of all clearance sales”) here in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom. It looks to be an amazing selection of local stores and designers wielding irresistible deals on their products – don’t miss out if you’re in the city!

Our stacking thimble cups are featured today on one of my favorite blogs, Design for Mankind. We are offering DFM readers a chance to win a free set – comment on their blog post to enter and the winner will be notified July 14. And of course, if you’re not the gambling type or can’t wait, you can special order the set for $22 here.

We are participating in the Mississippi Street Fair here in Portland, OR next Saturday, July 11. We are sharing a booth in the Local Market with our fabulous production assistant Heidi Sowa, who will be selling her wares as well. Come down and say hi, buy a garden stake or 4, and stay for the food, music, and other amazing vendors in this 4th annual block party in my favorite PDX neighborhood.

We are very excited that Marichelle, the blogstress behind Heart Handmade, asked us to participate in this special 30 minute sale at Etsy on Thursday – 7 PM ET (that’s 4 PM for all us West Coasties). Read all the details here and make sure to ’show up’ to get in on the sweet deals. My small tuck pot will be available at 20% off!

When: April 3rd & 4th : Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Where: Olio United : 1028 SE Water Ave. Portland OR 97214

Along with Portland designers MothLove, Destiny Ray Jewelry, Emily Katz, and Lindsey Reif, we’ll be selling our seconds, samples, and one-of-a-kinds at sweet discounts, like the creamer to the left that has a small glaze defect. Pay us a visit and pick up a lovingly handmade Portland-designed item while you’re at it, at a steal of a price.

If you don’t have anything going on tomorrow or are a bride-to-be, swing by Olio United from 5-8 for an amazing gathering of local, sustainable designers showing off their wedding wares. Pigeon Toe will have product samples and a full retail catalog available for ordering and/or registering for a special piece of handmade pottery. Find out more on the event here. Our stacking thimble cups were created for my wedding, happening in September, as a favor for guests to take home and also as table decoration. Each little cup will hold an airplant. We’d be happy to make these or anything else custom for centerpieces to make your wedding special.