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It really is pleasant at Pleasant Hill

If there ever was a place where the name described exactly what it was like to be there, this is the place. Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill Kentucky Coming the weekend of August 6 and 7, Shaker Village will host … Continue reading

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Drips and drops and squiggles; Oh My!!

Not to worry!  It only adds to the authenticity of the process.  In the 18th and 19th centuries, slip trailing was one way of adding decoration to redware pottery.  Slip is just clay in water suspension; so it flows freely … Continue reading

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