HLC Art Department and the Chester CHAIR-ity Auction

Recently the HLC Design Department was invited to participate in the Chester CHAIR-ity Auction. They were asked to make a chair for the special fund-raising auction to fund the Jack Owens special-needs playground.

The auction takes place on May 2, 2009, in Chester, WV, and includes the chair with cushions, a one-of-a-kind Fiesta pie baker and 2 matching handmade potholders. Judi Noble has set up a blog for the HLC chair that you can check out by clicking here.

(Hey Judi--are you accepting absentee bids?)

This is yet another fine example of HLC employees' commitment to their community. Way to go!!!

Lots and lots of lots

This is just a brief reminder about the Friday night auction for this year's HLCCA conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Here are some of the details:

• There will be a limit of 200 items/lots, available on a"first come, first served" basis.
• Items being shipped to Pittsburgh by non-attending HLCCA members may not have a reserve, and must be received by June 6, 2009.
• Please, no chipped, cracked or damaged items.
• The cut-off date for consigned items is June 15, 2009, to allow enough time to print the auction catalog.

When you send your list of items, please include:

• A complete description of the item(s) (i.e., name, pattern, year, etc.);
• Any special information about the piece(s);
• The reserve price, if any; and
• A digital photo of the item(s) for the website/auction catalog.

Please email your information to info@hlcca.org

It's Tax Time....

...like you needed to be reminded!

If there's anything left of your refund,

be sure to stimulate the ecomony by

buying more of your favorite

American-made dishes!

(Photo credit: Kit Fox)

Less Than 3 Months To Go....

The 2009 HLCCA conference in Pittsburgh, PA, will be upon us in less than 3 months...can you believe it?

Be sure to sign up now to reserve your place at the center of the action. You can sign up on-line by clicking here.

Happy Easter!!

HLCCA wishes you and yours a Happy Easter!

(Photo credit: David Schaefer)

HLCCA Wishes You a Blessed Passover

In a beautiful tablescape created by Saarin Schwartz, a vintage Fiesta relish tray becomes a seder plate for Passover, sharing the table with Ovenserve, Riviera/Tango, Post-86 Fiesta and Bakelite flatware. See more fabulous holiday tablescapes in the Spring 2009 issue of The Dish.

(Photo credit: Saarin Schwartz & David Schaefer)