Okay, my episode of “Meg’s Great Rooms” just aired on HGTV.
It seems so long ago that we made the pieces and filmed the episode.
I think it all looked great. The kitchen. The colors. The texture. MY KNOBS!!!
I especially liked seeing the couple’s reaction when they came in for the “Big Reveal.”
And even more, that one of the little kids pointed out the knobs!!!
I must admit I was hoping for a little more air time. But realistically, I knew that it was
only a 30 minute show… minus commercials… that doesn’t leave a lot of time for ME?!
We filmed close to five hours of footage in my studio, as well as some additional footage
of me in the house helping Meg install the knobs onto the cabinets. Sadly, there was a LOT
of footage left on the cutting room floor… as expected. With that, I think they also lost
a lot of my witty banter and snappy repartee! They missed some of the funny parts with
Meg working in the studio. Especially the part when she finished making her “twisted horn”
drawer pull and didn’t like it so much – so I reached over a squished it right in front of her!
And told her she can always make another one… it’s just clay!
I think I came off looking pretty professional – and they showed a good assortment the work
in my studio. I just wish I was identified better as “Fire When Ready Pottery” and not quite
so much Lillstreet. I’m sure they were going for more of a “community” feel.
All in all, I was quite pleased with the episode. I was excited when it got to my part.
When Meg finally came over to Lillstreet on the show, I must admit I got a little giddy,
even though I already knew what was going to happen!
I guess I should be excited about my “minute & forty seconds” of HGTV Fame!
In my head I was pretty much expecting it to be edited down to about 19 seconds!!!
Hello Gary,
I just wanted to let you know that I was very impressed with your work for the show. While it wasn’t immediately obvious where to find your work, I was able to find my way here and I hope that others are able to do so as well. Best of luck!
Lillstreet name or not….I found you. Looooooved your work on the show. Sure hope you start offering those knobs to the masses! They are wonderful. I’m favoriting your site. Hope you make it to Florida for a show someday.
Gary,
I enjoyed reading EVERY word of your BIG moment! Kelly and my friend, Roberta, watched the show and were so happy to see everything that was done. Hopefully this time on tv will open a thousand new doors for you!!
Best wishes,
Sharon
Thanks Sharon… and I hope those “thousand new doors” all need new knobs!!!
Thanks for taking the time to find me! I was hoping to be better identified as “Fire When Ready Pottery” so that people could find me easily. But I understand that there might have been some confusion if I was identified as being both at Lillstreet Art Center AND Fire When Ready Pottery. Which one? Both? What? Where? And in just 30 minutes of HGTV show time, I guess they can’t explain everything. Luckily, people like yourself can find their way to my website if they do a little searching. Thanks for searching…
HEY KAREN – While proud to be part of the Lillstreet community, I would have hoped to have been identified more with my own company identity as well. I’m glad to hear that a little searching and you were able to find me anyway! Thank you so much… and thanks for favoriting me too! Have fun playing on my website. There’s a LOT to see & read about. I’ve been blogging for awhile now and there are a lot of posts & pages to go back through! Have fun!