A happy new era
“If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.”
Gail Sheehy
Hello friends!
Welcome to the new era of Happy Heart Ceramics! Happy Heart Ceramics has evolved and become Rhianon Rose Ceramics. As the news has been shared many people have asked me why I changed. To begin with a felt like I had outgrown Happy Heart Ceramics. It suited me well when I was just starting out in markets, but it started to feel limiting. Choosing a new name, however has been quite a roadmap journey of deliberation, discovery and detours.
For a short time I considered a different name - one that included the word "Sukha". Sukha is the Sanskrit word for happiness - the type that is a deep and lasting contentment - so it captured the spirit of my work and paid homage to my Buddhist upbringing. In testing the name Sukha-rhi Ceramics, however, I found that many people struggled to remember and pronounce this strange foreign word. And it was too closely related to the Hindi word for a female pig or "dry"... and a range of other strange meanings in other languages.... And so... I decided it was time to step out of the shadows as an artist, and reinvent myself in my own image :)
My name is very special to me. I chose it myself! In my teen years I chose Rhianon as the name that fit me, much better than the one chosen for me at birth. Choosing it felt like coming into myself, celebrating the adult I was aiming to become. And Rose I added more recently as an honouring of my family - past and future - as it represents both of my maternal grandmothers and is the middle name I gave my daughter. So through Rose I feel connected to a lineage of strong admirable women.
It feels a lot like a coming of age as an artist that I feel able to choose this name now. I present myself to the world with the confidence that it takes to not hide behind an anonymous brand. And that makes me happy!
I hope you like it!
Last Orders Please!
Imagine giving someone you love a special piece of ceramic art that was uniquely designed just for them! Does your special person need some happiness inspiration? Do you want them to have something that fits perfectly into their home or day?
Now is your last chance to order something custom made before Christmas... Last orders need to be in by the second week of November if there is to be any hope of having them by Christmas... Please get in touch and let me know what would bring joy to your people this year!
Where to find me this Christmas...
This year I am going to be attending fewer Christmas markets than normal as I support my mini-me into her final year of school...
You can find me at:
Oct 31-Nov 1 The Ceramics Makers Market
Nov 14 King George Square Twilight Market
Nov 15-16 The Made Local Market
Nov 22 The Milton Christmas Market
Nov 23 The Slowly Made Local Market
Dec 5 The West End Christmas Market
Dec 19 King George Square Twilight Market
As always, get in touch if you would like something special made just for you... or to pop under your loved one's Christmas Trees! You can make a Custom Order up until the 14th November for postage and up until the 5th December for local pick up.
