Label, stamp. Label, stamp. Label, label, label. Stamp, stamp, stamp.
The second wave of postcards are headed off to the Post Office
just in time for the second daily pick-up!

Sweeping clouds with a chilly breeze blowing in off the lake.
A red sky this morning… might mean we’re in for some bad weather later today?

Whoo-Hoo!…  My new Summer Art Fair postcards just arrived!!!
Time to “make it official” and post my art fair schedule for this coming summer season!
Which starts soon… my FIRST summer art fair is NEXT WEEKEND in Schaumburg!!!

SUMMER 2018 ART FAIR SCHEDULE

Schaumburg Prairie Fine Arts Festival
Saturday, May 26th, 2018 – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, May 27th, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center
201 Schaumburg Court in Schaumburg, Illinois

Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival
Saturday, June 9th, 2018 – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, June 10th, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Burlington Park on Chicago Avenue between Washington & Garfield Streets
in Hinsdale, Illinois

Glenview Summer Art Fair
Saturday, July 28th, 2018 – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, July 29th, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Lyons School on the corner of Lake Street & Waukegan Road in Glenview

Art In The Garden : A Grassroots Art Fair
Saturday, September 8th, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, September 9th, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
1205 Hutchings Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025
One block west of Waukegan Road, between Lake Street and Glenview Road.
It’s a special weekend to play with some of My Talented Friends!!!
We’re at the home of metalsmith Amy Taylor, with our other artist friends…
including wonderful & whimsical paperclay artistry of Cory McCrory and more!

Art In The Barn
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 – 10:00am-5:00pm
Located on the grounds (and in the barns) of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
on Route 22 in Barrington, Illinois – Lower Barn E4 & E6

And a few going further into Fall… but please feel free to mark your calendars!

“My Home For The Holidays” Home Show
Saturday, November 17th, 2018 – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, November 18th, 2018 – 10:00am-6:00pm
More details to come…

“Mud & Metal” : A Collaborative Holiday Home Show
A second Holiday Home Show for those who need some last-minute gifts!
The second or third Saturday of December???  – More details to come…

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As Part Two to Tuesday night’s glazing demo… I challenged my students to glaze sixty cylinders in all different glaze combinations & techniques. They’re always talking about how they get overwhelmed when glazing, that each pot is too “precious” to experiment, and that they don’t see enough finished results to really make an informed decision. I’m taking all of that out of the way and I provided them with sixty bisqued cylinders to glaze… none of them “precious”!

We’re looking forward to seeing the results and comparing them to the notes we took for each one! Even if half of them turn out as a good combo I’ll be excited. They all embraced the challenge as they dipped, double-dipped, bubbled, splattered and glazed all of the cylinders. We’ll see soon enough how they all turn out!

This week in my pottery class, we tackled some of the more “advanced” glazing options…
layered combos, stains, oxides, wax resist decoration, wood ash, etc.
But the big hit of the demo was BUBBLE GLAZING!!!

Always a hit… as you add a bit of dishwashing soap to a small cup of glaze and then blow bubbles onto your pot. When the bubbles pop, you get a great “textured” bubble pattern of glaze contrast. We tried both glaze bubbles, and a green stain bubbling. We’ll see what happens!!!

Another beautiful morning as the temperature continues to rise. Spring is definitely here!
It started out cool, but warmed up quickly as I pedaled and the clouds swept across the sky.
An added bonus with waves crashing along the shoreline!

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It’s going to be a BIG glazing “demo” tonight in my beginner’s wheelthrowing class…
let’s hope they’re all up for some interactive glazing fun!!!

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Always fun to see my “pottery-pal” Suze Lindsay from North Carolina and her amazing textures, patterns, brushwork and soda-fired effects on the St. Croix River Valley Pottery Tour. She’s always a ray of sunshine on the tour!

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So I hit one Norske Nook on the way up North…
but stopped for gas and “conveniently” found another location on the way home!

And yes, that cherry pie in the top right corner came home with me!!!

Let’s just say that my car was riding a “little bit lower” than usual Saturday
after a stop at Continental Clay in Minneapolis… that and a lot of porcelain scraps to reclaim
when I get back from a potter friend who doesn’t?!!!