These projects are pretty amazing. All done with layers & layers of colored paper. And to think that I did quilling when I was in 7th grade. Imagine what I might be doing now if I had just stuck with it?!

Click here to see Yulia Broskaya’s video.

Looks like it’s raspberry season!!!
And my cousin Kim has been growing them in her yard again this year. Making her morning cereal taste even better… and a “fancy bowl” to make them LOOK even better too!

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And then today after Summer Camp, I decided to re-fill my “recently-emptied” reclaim bucket. So I washed it down and started filling it with porcelain scraps. A potter friend in Minneapolis gives me ALL of her reclaim scraps… so I have a lot of dried porcelain to process. This afternoon I started pulverizing, filling my bin and then adding water to help slake it down. A little bit of work to get a whole lot of FREE clay!!!

Yesterday, after summer camp, I turned out a huge pile of reclaimed clay. These are all of my scraps & trimmings from my weeks of art fair production. I broke down the scraps and soaked them in water for a few weeks. The trimmings are nice & gooey. So I mixed it up and turned it out onto a large plaster bat to help absorb the excess moisture. When it stiffens up a bit, I’ve going to have a LOT of wedging to do!!!

A little urban artwork in the alley behind Lillstreet Art Center. So much better than a normal industrial garage door… it’s actually the back door to the clay storage room! Every city alley should be home to some great art.

Today was another messy day in Wheelthrowing Camp. The kids were throwing with terra cotta clay… and found it to be a LOT dirtier & sloppier than regular stoneware. Messy… but so much FUN!!!

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Quick pic of a soda-fired, class demo bowl that just came out of the kiln.
With an altered rim and stamps on one half of it… just ‘cuz.

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Last night we started the new Summer Session of my Beginning & Advanced Beginner Wheelthrowing class. We also started with the NEW Oreo flavors! Key Lime Pie and Blueberry Pie. And you know how I love pie!!!

Big drama this morning along the lakefront during my sunrise bike ride.

It was an AMAZING morning!!! When I first made it to the lakefront, the clouds were just starting to illuminate. Vibrant colors layered above the horizon. As the morning continued, the sun made its way up – brighter, but still with the drama intact. A harbinger of the storms that are forecasted to blow through Chicago this evening.

And then the clouds won out…

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