Every Spring, potters from around the world head out for their own version of “Spring Break” to NCECA… the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. This time it’s in Milwaukee, just a short drive north form Chicago… and it’s this weekend!!! So to kick it off, my friend Nancy and I are headed up today for opening day to do a little pottery field trip. Unfortunately, I will not be attending the entire conference, but I will get to see a lot of it today.

One of the highlights of NCECA every year is the Annual Cup Sale. Potters from around the country donate mugs & cups. Thousands of them will be on display and then sold off on Friday, March 21st at 8:00am. There will be a long line of anxious people waiting to get in. They limit it to three cups per person, and the sale goes until the last of the cups is gone. All proceeds from the sale go to the NCECA Fund For Artistic Development. A worthy cause… and I just thinks is fun! And never a bad thing to get a little “pottery karma” on your side!

So, to that end, these two mugs are headed up to NCECA for the Annual Cup Sale. They will be mixed in randomly with the rooms full of other mugs! If you happen to snag one of these two – I’d love to see a Selfie of you and the mug!!!