Day two started at 8 oclock…off to Staples to buy…..a stapler! and staples, and a staple remover! All for 6 bucks….made in China…go figure. Tried to find a made in Canada model but no luck. Even Swingline…."Made in China"….
In to Rexall Place a little after 8:30. Lights on, coffee made and ready to go. Less traffic than ususal today but good day for us. Trade shows down all across the country…Toronto was apparently "deadly"….so far Edmonton is slow as well…Vancouver next month…maybe all the buyers are going there?
Saw several old faces and a couple of new clients. One of our returning retailers really loved the "granite" glaze, although she insists on calling it "Speckled Trout". We met Kim "Claygirl" , a fellow Clayarter….she called it an oil spot glaze that’s not really an oil spot glaze….others have said it will go with any thing…think it’s gonna be a winner!
We heard more about our neighbouring exhibitor who we thought had had a fire. Turns out it was a flood. Melody of Earth n Fire Pottery and Candles had twenty minutes notice to evacuate. They cut the lines on their horses and literally headed for the hills. Lost everything. Insurance Company called it an act of God and refused to pay a nickle. Government promises some compensation…….oh, has Hell frozen over yet?…Tough break for a very nice lady. Took them two weeks to round up the livestock and they are living in a travel trailer.
We left the show at 6 and headed over to the studio. Firing some engine parts for Sven. He was very excited. He has developed some carbon rotor seals for rotary engines which he heat treats to a certain temperature for a certain time. He had just received a report from Australia that due to his development a certain racing team has developed an indistuctible rotary engine capable of incredible amounts of horsepower. Practically walking on air. Watch for a big press release shortly.We’ll meet him again tomorrow same time to deliver the parts to him. Tried to talk him into buying our old 7 foot kiln………!
Anyway…for us, while slow, has been a good show…..tomorrow, coming all too quickly, is bound to be just as interesting. Cindy is heading back to the studio to work on Images of Canada pre order. We talked to Anthony from there today and got a bit of a heads up on what numbers might be like. Looking Good……!
So…………
nite