Monday, February 21, 2011

Saying Goodbye...

Years ago I was wandering around one of my favorite hangouts when some beautiful, bright yellow caught my eye on the back of a shelf. I reached back past the pile of Made in China dinner plates to find an open sugar and creamer set by Homer Laughlin in the yellow Harlequin line.

These pieces never seemed to make it into my online store and haunted my workspace for a long time, being moved from shelf to shelf, until one day I gathered up all of my favorite pieces for a photo shoot and they were scooped into the mix.

Once the photos were downloaded, it was clear who won "most photogenic" at the shoot. The sisters of course! And one of the photos we took that day ended up gracing the front of my business card.

A few weeks ago, I put the creamer and sugar in my store, and yesterday they sold to someone who no doubt will love them as much as I have (although I hope they are put to more use!).

It isn't likely that I will find another set, I have never seen them in the places I go to buy my inventory since that day 5 or 6 years ago.

But, for now at least, (and to the disappointment of the 1000's of pieces of china I have waiting for their moment in the spotlight), the Harlequin twins will still be the stars of my business card.