Gourd Garden and First Wood Kiln Opening at The Triangle Studio Saturday, October 4th, 10am-5pm This is the big day! Erin Younge is part of the Potters' Pumpkin Patch Trail event group and will have an outside garden patch (weather permitting) of beautiful ceramic gourds in a wide variety of glaze colors. She will have animal sculptures and cups with a mythical twist. Some of her favorite animals to sculpt are jackalopes, unicorns, jackarams, pigs that fly and chickens. We will also be celebrating the first kiln opening of the newly built wood burning kiln at our studio by Kate Waltman! Kate has been building this large scale kiln for over 8 months and this will be the inaugural firing. She will have small dinnerware pieces, vases, jars and big pots decorated in her signature carved art deco designs. Work fired in the new kiln by our other member artists Ariana Stein and Zach Evans will also be available. All day Erin Younge will demonstrate how she makes her gourds with their elegant curly stems. And Kate will share the journey of building the large wood kiln and give tours. We are also honored to have Uwharrie Mountain Native Plant Farm as a guest vendor again the first two Saturdays in October. Fall is the ideal time to plant trees, bushes and shrubbery of all kinds. This nursery will have a wide variety of beautiful plants native to NC and this surrounding region. Refreshments will be served. This is free and open to the public.