Started out pretty clear.
But then that one big cloud came blowing in.
Luckily, there was just enough time for the sunrise
before that cloud took over for the rest of the day.

Loved this instructional control panel I saw this morning on the side of a huge construction vehicle. It’s like we have 6-year olds fixing our streets in Chicago… and chasing Pac-Man at the same time?!!

Another day without many clouds.
Just a lot of orange. Gotta love it... and loving me a little Indian Summer warmth as well.

Cupcakes & candles for one of my favorite customers.
Love to see them using one of my ClayQuilt tiled trivets for the party festivities.
Sweets for the Sweetest. Happy Birthday Ann!!!

Another productive afternoon in the studio. More cylinders to make more mugs.
You know how I like to start my “Home For The Holidays” Home Show with over 100 mugs. When these are finished, I should be getting pretty close. And since I LOVE making mugs… who says I need to stop at a hundred???

And mark your calendars now… always the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving!!!

“MY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” HOME SHOW
Saturday, November 21st & Sunday, November 22nd : 10:00am-6:00pm both days.

Beautiful Fall colors on a beautiful Fall day.

Last night was the “Benefit For Eric” at Lillstreet Art Center.
One of our own Lillstreet Community who is battling brain cancer and incurring a ton of hospital bills. The prognosis isn’t very good, but it was quite uplifting to see so many people pull together for this special cause. It was a nice event in the Lillstreet Gallery with food, drink, raffles and Silent Auction with all proceeds going towards Eric’s mounting medical expenses.

Luckily, I came home from the event with this beautiful woodfired bowl by Simon Levin. One last bid in the Silent Auction at “just the right time” and I was the proud winner of this stunning bowl. Thank you Simon for donating this bowl to the Silent Auction… so that I could add yet another one of your pieces to my collection! And help a good cause at the same time.

So wee more of Simon Levin’s beautiful wood-fired pottery, click here for his website.

A great use of a tiled ClayQuilt. A beautiful “trivet” in the kitchen.
Thanks to some of my favorite customers for sharing their idea & photo.
You can almost smell the bread cooling from here…

Now if they would just share the bread too!!!

Spiraling bricolage mosaic on the front of Lillstreet Art Center.
Can you spot the Fire When Ready Pottery stamped vase on the mandala mosaic???

Clear skies. No clouds. Just a lot of orange.
Which is good since it’s my favorite color.