Shaw Pottery on thu 7 jun 12
This is a strange message, but legit. We have a contact with several
thousand molds, some kilns, and who knows what else who wants them
out of a building he is converting to offices. This is a lock, stock
and barrel type of deal. Since they are stacked nicely on shelves
with tags and all, he doesn't want people taking out one mold here
and one there, possibly knocking over shelving in the process, or
being injured by falling molds loosened by someone else.
This was a "paint it yourself" business at one time, it was called
LaCumbre Pottery, I believe. I have been told the owner died recently
at the age of 107. I have seen the molds and they look in good shape.
They are set up by category.
The cost is... you come with big trucks, lots of help, carry
everything out and take it to your new place of business. Don't leave
a mess, and if you smash your thumb... you provide bandaid or cast!
Seriously, if it could go to charity, he would be ecstatic. But the
odds of that are little to none.
If you are seriously interested, have or can get a big building to
house it all, and have some idea on how to run this type of slip-cast
business, please get in touch with me asap. He needs the molds gone
NOW!
What do we get out of this? Simply the pleasure of helping someone
else start a good business with very little investment. It's a "pay
it forward" type of thing for us. He found our name and called. We
said we would help if we could. If I were 20 years younger and had
enough $$ to rent a building in a good location, I would jump at the
chance. But I'm 70, and we have all we can do to keep bills paid by
going to the Santa Barbara Art Show at the Beach each and every
Sunday it doesn't pour, 5am to 8pm on Sundays, and 6 days a week
throwing, trimming, firing, glazing, firing... (that's Joe's side of
the business), my side is doing what I can do to help, basically
being his legs (he was injured at age 20), and anything else I can do
to help him out.
So, you younger folks out there... here's a chance, so someone jump
at it! It will never come around again!
E-mail me first, and then we can talk by phone if it looks good. I'll
send photos direct by e-mail.
Rita Shaw
shawpottery@gmail.com
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