Teapots arriving fast and furious!!!

Brian is working busily unpacking, sorting, pricing, photographing and admiring all the teapots that have been arriving for "No Drips Allowed".  It has been quite exciting watching the parcels arrive from all over Canada using every shipping method possible.  Yesterday Carol-Anne Michaelson hand-delivered her teapots and mugs.  This morning guest artist Darren Emenau's teapot arrived from New Brunswick.  He was recommended by Peter Powning and Beth Biggs.  Shortly after Keith Campbell's teapots and mugs arrived from North Bay.  Unfortunately a teapot was broken in transit.  It is always frustrating to open a box and see a damaged pot.  Saturday Celia Brandao of Toronto arrived with her teapots as did Heather Daymond from Guelph.  Then one of Bruce Cochrane's students arriving with Bruce's teapots. It is turning into a teapot extravaganza.  There are still a number of teapots to arrive and artists have been calling in regularly to give status updates.  We have been getting notice of progress from "I just assembled it---It's in the kiln---It's out of the kiln---It is looking good--- It failed -have to do another---It's on the way!!!" It is exciting to think that there will be almost 100 teapots and around 500 mugs from all over Canada.  Opening night there are lots of artists planning to be here.  When all the teapots and mugs are set up it will be nice to stand back and enjoy a glass of wine, naturally while contemplating my next cup of tea and wondering whose mug I will use!