Although, there is some beautiful Hosta merchandise out there. Case in point: Steve Knipp's Hosta pottery.
I found out about his work while perusing through Cheesehead Gardening's blog (she's a Hosta Geek too). She had ordered a few pieces from Steve's collection, posted about them, and they were beautiful. So, I sent Steve's link over to GeekBoy for his input and he took it upon himself to email Steve for more information. Steve replied to him with a video he'd made just for us, showing the pieces that he had available and their prices. It was a very cool way to do business - very personal. It was very hard to limit myself to just a few items, I really wanted them all, but we have these pesky bills and such, that keep cropping up.
So, I give to you, the pieces that I (really, GeekBoy) procured:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GNHbQnIDnmml6qgLjkDFuy5S_zyyoEol6DLBWopDaq_Bt0BPvzBnNwuGFJAJo8YTBb6KyYfA6qB_Hhccx6qu5bNZFejiUSwtePnABy3Im1DEDxvxTwXHz5DsIurR4e6ntKRXJ1Y_dxta/s320/Serving+Tray.jpg)
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Please forgive my less-than-stellar photography skillz - I'm not well versed in the art of still-life photography and making things look like they are floating in a white space. Maybe someday. Probably not, though.
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Here's the back of the plate. (felt FEET!) Ignore the packing tape and little trees on the side of my kitchen towel. I'm too lazy to crop them out.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwZ3TE_2X5aNyxb3bJHvC8e5F-VvxHupECrMuBZK2msJzht33tvj2q-AjuD87-FwrnGT8pGrVSOBjgLmK3HjvWFfImDwV3P7Rhu1ORnRCU2MFj6RzGJ3ATHh99vdRBI4SW8wqxo2shXdb/s320/Plate+Back.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojv9KbZQnIf0Nq-M2fh4eVSGA0LXPoSXW3wC3g_H6JsqwQL2yhXDGpgkQXJAhOg09alDLkX3YCDUbvteo0S-HZPxa99CJ-eSjHdZVcNWkirv_s5VWQmD06fJtfENRuoGQNoqiFYS-RH4h/s320/Dish.jpg)
Even the small pieces have detail on the back. But no felt pads :(
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2TKFYyfyXjgTVcUdMb7zb8mVoF1-mQAWBk2dQrVUMzsf6ftl5YL7Wbj-wtfRRT0vswMhvvZQ7tCF__Lj7ug0jWViE-TGvMz5jA99VVAsmdhw2Yfiq_z5ZQ3HDIFRCkQENeCG_zso47zN/s320/Dish+Back.jpg)
Here they are all together, just waiting to be put to use:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5crKzVvdIxQUy5FHgPIgAttdjrZ0OyqVGR_Xk4oLBG654HoX14qBWCrVEFyFhIloxpwMMkFuvhnhFynOyyO3l8TrmAm_qxRRb647OT7NrSDdvehWf4cnrCyqeBgrvBePaNwNeu2TekZaZ/s320/All+Together.jpg)
Oh, and Steve also included some cute thank-you cards in the package. I thought that it was a nice touch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gi9wr3RH5CNey7Gq7Ny9nCE5KLIOtoiCnWEvAKdr_zbnzC1GjW3zA_zjXAWPCzTDAEPG7pRD3Gfn4xu7Q-KXDhoi2i1EFXO4wVbg7j7I-tfr2xrASbILdLNCY8P1YF0TQDtkWDAWwqpO/s320/KnippCard.jpg)
They say 'thanks this much' on the front and are blank inside so you can write your own message.
Steve's got one more piece that I really, REALLY want. Maybe if I'm super duper good, it'll just show up at the house someday. (hint hint - GeekBoy, you know which one I'm talking about)
Next up - maybe some soap. Or maybe more Hosta stuff. Or possibly an owl. Who knows, you'll just have to tune in and see.
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