I am not a china girl nor do I care about expensive bouquets at our wedding. Thankfully Ed could care less about these things....but then again what groom-to-be is obsessed about dishes that stay in a cabinet most of the year and flowers that will get thrown at the end of the night? I thought because those details lose their importance on me that I was super low maintenance when it came to wedding planning. Then pottery walked into my life....well not really walked....but you understand what I mean.
Supposedly as a Southern Girl, I am told that I am to own a certain type of pottery, which for the purposes of avoiding slander shall remain nameless. This unnamed pottery is quite lovely but was relatively unheard of in South Mississippi where I grew up. Okay, I will admit it - I never even heard of this type of pottery that graces every household until I moved to North Mississippi. I actually had to have someone explain to me what it was. Yes, I am making some of you Southern ladies shake your heads in disgrace right now. And it only gets worse....even after it was explained to me about this precious clay collection, I can't identify it with 100% accuracy. But my inability to be able to tell the difference between this line and other lines led me to my new favorite.
Last week, I went into a local store to gauge if future hubby and I should register for the "unnamed" pottery. I picked out some gorgeous pieces that made me think I might just buy into the tradition of having a few of these required pottery items. Feeling quite southern belle, I flipped over the piece to look for the signature marking at the bottom to realize that I had fallen head over heels for - gasp - another collection! Trying to convince myself to find the "unnamed" collection, I did some online research but no matter how hard I tried I could not quit going back to the beautiful designs of The Good Earth.
I called my matron of honor, who is truly a modern day Southern Belle, to ask her how many pieces of the required "unnamed' pottery she had. And her answer confirmed another reason why we are meant to be friends: "Oh, I am a Good Earth girl." Now, I know I am getting a tad ridiculous about pottery and North Mississippi tradition but the little belle came out in me and I decided I wanted to be a Good Earth girl too! (Insert: Squeals and over the top girly jumpy right here!).
Yes, I know I am having a bonafide Legally Blonde moment right now but see for yourself in the picture below. But I promise it is not all superficial desire for pottery. On the serious side, the pottery reflects what the South prides itself in - artistry. By supporting our local artists, we aren't just giving into the required, "Well the Jones have it so I have to have it," mentality. It actually goes much deeper into a support for Southern culture and our artists. Ed always tells me he loves to buy cds, books, art, etc. to support the act of creating. I agree. Without art we wouldn't have beautiful things that surround us and help us celebrate life. So I am proud to say I would love to surround myself with the following beautiful things while supporting our Southern artists. And, yes, I really really think it is so pretty! (Insert: Another girly squeal!).
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| The Blue Heron Pattern(from their website) |
My favorites are the bluebird, the highlands, and the blue heron.
If you have fallen in love with it too then you need to go to their website:
The Good Earth Gallery
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