The Little Shop invites local artists to sell their handmade objects and, they in turn, donate a percentage of their proceeds to Saint Philip’s.

Pop in the store between 9:00am-12:00pm on Sundays to see what gifts you find—for yourself or others.

During November, parishioner Amy Minish’s creations will be featured. You can read her interview by clicking here.

Amy has always had a soft spot for handmade pottery. While growing up in Tucson, her parents leaned into her interest in art and enrolled her in different classes. She remembers sculpting her first clay piece, a “Storyteller” doll, at Agua Caliente Park’s art studio. It resurfaced recently after being tucked away for many years in her parent’s house, and is now greatly admired by her children.

As an adult, Amy always found local ceramic classes wherever she lived and used that as a recreational outlet. She finds spinning clay on a wheel to be meditative while allowing her time to reflect. With messy hands, she can’t do anything but hone in on the clay and try to contort it into something beautiful and, usually, functional. Here, time does not exist, other obligations are temporarily ignored, and she gets to challenge herself while doing something she enjoys intrinsically.

Amy’s pieces are small and simple, and meant to invoke warmth and, oftentimes, playfulness. It’s important to her that the pottery she creates spark joy.

Amy welcomes requests for commissions, as long as you are patient with the slow, drawn out steps of ceramics mixed with a busy life. Instagram: @Clayfulpotsbyamy or amy_7@hotmail.com.