Eye of the Day is nothing if not a veritable mecca for terracotta pottery. We admire it, work with it, photograph it, describe it every day. And yet…and yet…we still get a little excited and a little dreamy when a new container is due to arrive at our door. Will there be new shapes,…
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Gardens Within a Garden Center
If you have ever felt yourself in need of inspiration for your garden, we can provide some beautiful visuals brought to you by the hands of Jennifer Voss of Gardefacts and Arianna Jansma of Dramatically Different Landscapes. These two local award-winning designers have transformed a formerly cluttered area at Eye of the Day into four…
Not just terracotta anymore
We all know what terracotta looks like….we think. Terracotta is always a smooth, warm, orange/red/brown. It belongs with Mediterranean architecture and garden design, and unfortunately, it wears down with age and prolonged contact with water. ALL WRONG! Let us begin with color. Terrecotte San Rocco has an incredible new line of terracotta called Terre Colorate exhibiting vibrant…
You CAN have it!
And now…a break from terracotta, brought to you from us: Eye of the Day, Terracotta Central. You have been looking through our website, longing for some beautiful terracotta (whoops!) pots of your own, or a lovely French Bleu French Anduze pot, but alas, you are in the Hamptons and we are in Carpinteria. Yes, it…
More Than Just Terracotta Pots
Just wondering…have you had enough terracotta? If you are anything like us, you can never see enough. We are nowhere near finished presenting our excellent terracotta pottery to you. Our newest addition is from a manufacturer in Italy with which we have renewed a relationship. You know…Brent was in Italy, he saw it again, he…
Terrac-oddities
It seems that the subject of terracotta is like an ever-expanding universe. There is a giant store of information at hand just at Eye of the Day alone. When we hear the word “terracotta” most of us imagine a a nice red clay garden pot, maybe planted with a geranium. Oh, how limited our mental…