Another pile of porcelain reclaim pulled out tonight… plopped onto my plaster bat for some drying time. Maybe tomorrow I can start wedging it up. And then I’ll need to figure out what to make out of it?!

Thanks again to my friend Emily for passing along her dry scraps… I love free clay!!!

Special thanks to my friend Maryann for the wonderful treats in my belated birthday care package. “Somehow” she must have figured out we like Oreos… but then baked them into a brownie with layers of peanut butter. Pretty darn tasty… especially as “The Breakfast of Champions”!!! Good thing I rode this morning, huh?

This morning was dark & windy. Not much of a sunrise…
but still a beautiful Fall glow if you look in the right places!

With all the dark clouds and strong winds, the waves were crashing all over the place.
Overflowing the edges of the Lake. Making it a little difficult to get out to the lighthouse!

With the waves and cold winds, even more important to NOT get caught off guard when the water comes flying towards you while you’re focusing elsewhere trying to catch the perfect photo. Okay, so it may have… might have… quite possibly… got me once or twice… I’m just sayin’…

Okay, so I think they’re right… maybe NOT a good place for swimming today?!

Another batch of textured tiles in the studio.
Drying on a plastic grid hoping to avoid warping.

My pottery is still on display at City Olive in Andersonville.
Last weekend was the Arts & Design Weekend, but you still have time to snatch up some Fire When Ready Pottery this weekend too! Stop by at 5644 North Clark Street in Chicago.

After a week of rainy mornings, it was great to finally get a dry Friday.
Clear skies with no chance of precipitation this morning.
Finally.

Tonight I went to see “Sweeney Todd” by Porchlight Music Theater at Stage 773. I was pretty excited to see a live production of the show… as I’ve seen the movie version “far too many” times. They did a wonderful job in the small, intimate theater space. The actress that plays Mrs. Lovett was incredible!!! We were in the front row just a foot or two from the action. I had to pull my feet in a couple times just not to get stepped on by an actor or rolling prop piece. It was bloody good fun – perfect to kick-off the fall Halloween season!!!

With a trio of soda-fired bottles by my friend & potter Emily Murphy.
She may now live in Minneapolis, but these beautiful bottles now live with me!!!

After my weekend in southern Indiana, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the ivy in my back courtyard has started to change colors. But not a subtle gradation of colors. Instead, a smattering of deep red leaves mixed amongst the greens. A great backdrop for one of my handmade totem poles!