Right before we left the Bay Area we struck gold at the Heath Ceramics studio in Sausalito. There's a shelf in the back full of seconds (technically thirds) with very minor blemishes and glazing imperfections, offered at a fraction of the retail price -- see the pic below. Joyce had already staked a flag here, once casually scoring Heath's iconic tea pot for a mere $25. But this summer we triumphed on another scale entirely, as we hauled away at least twenty dinner plates at the low-low price of $1 each.
They are so beautiful and simple. Our plates range across a few earth tones, but they complement each other really well, and make us seem like better cooks than we are. The picture above is from our personal collection.
And below are pictures from the outing itself, made in July while my family was in town. The studio is like the mid-century house of our dreams. It was rainy that day and we tracked quite a lot of mud on the studio floor. bg
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