Magpie Dreams

04/06/2026

In case you thought that you might be going crazy and you were just imagining how awful this president has been, and yet maintained the following, here it isn’t a nutshell by one of his former supporters and friends. It is crazy, but it’s not you. It’s him.

Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought...

04/05/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/ice-detains-military-wife-soldier-deployment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.

10/26/2025

A little flame of a petite bud vase fresh from the Hambidge anagama kiln. Handbuilt with “home made” underglaze transfer. Porcelain clay body with flashing on the outside and blue ash glaze over Oribe inside. Approximately three inches tall.

05/28/2025

Come dry off and check out The Summer Invitational!

This exhibition features over 500 beautiful pieces from 60+ artists from Georgia and the Southeast. Explore a wide range of mediums, bold colors, and thoughtful craft.

We’re open Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. Our online store is live at swangallery.org and shipping is available for most works.

ARTISTS: .y.a .dreams .art Betsy Block Peter Block .clay Un Cho .couch .dore Jeff Dore .ceramics ._lee .jewelry .nia .norry .pak Sarah Park .and.function Karen Shogren Michael Stanley .vermillion

This exhibition is sponsored by Sarah Kennedy.

04/30/2023

I had never heard of this famous feline and admit I got teary eyed at his sweet independence and the love he brought to his school and kids.

He was a stray cat that wandered into Elysian Elementary in the 1950s -- and the loving tributes to him last through today.

11/10/2019

Spruill Center for the Arts is having their Holiday Sale, and it opens November 14! One of my favorite potters is offering his sweet cat mugs for sale there. Leitson's Celadon blue is always my favorite, but the darker blue with green ones are delicious, too; as are the brown caramel kitties. So cute. Noel Benedict can be reached at [email protected], and these mugs/cups can be purchased through Spruill. He has some cute bird mugs in the mix, too.

07/09/2019

The Angry Dollar makes a deal.

02/28/2019

Sometimes just going for simple unrefined edges and form can bring interesting results. The Firebird is Amaco underglazes on porcelain with a rubbed on red underglaze background. After adding a little more color, I think I will low fire with clear only over the flat oval surface. Then this Phoenix will rise from clay dust to my countertop. # #