Felt great riding this morning for a foggy, misty, humid morning…
working out all the kinks from yesterday’s 112 miles of hills!

Retro cool vintage decor everywhere you look at Lombardino’s…
like being locked in a time capsule. We were there just for some homemade ice cream,
but eye-candy was pretty sweet too! We each had a flight of three scoops… chocolate, salted caramel and sour cream flavored ice cream! Yes, SOUR CREAM!!!…. kinda tasted like New York style cheesecake!

But I couldn’t decide… if a wall is tiled and painted… is it a mosaic or a mural???

Yesterday was the last day of Wheelthrowing Camp. Some kids finished decorating & glazing earlier than others. I offered to let them handbuild with terra cotta for awhile… and for the first time EVER, one of them asked if I could show them how to make their own stamps!!! What?… of course I can. Potential prodigy?

With a bit of chilled humidity, the morning skies were clouded along the horizon. Nothing too sharp or dramatic… just some soft colors glowing low turning into soft pastels as the sun breached the horizon.

Today’s a big day… it’s NATIONAL S’MORES DAY!!!
Celebrating with a quick treat on a hot summer day.
No campfire in my studio to toast the marshmallows,
so this might be the closest I get to a s’more today???

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This week in class I did a “demo-on-demand” on how to throw plates. Sure, I could have left my demo plain, but what fun is that?! Always better after a bit of stamping!

And the stamp that did most of the work…

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After our last day of camp this week, I snuck out this afternoon for a quick bike ride along the lakefront. It was still a bit humid and hazy downtown… but still a beautiful ride with some nice wildflowers along the way. Still enjoying those lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer! And now… back to the studio…

Not every bird likes to swim.

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It’s a cloudy start today. Not much in the way of a sunrise. Just a bunch of wonderful clouds blowing through Chicago this morning along with a fair share of muggy humidity from the overnight rains.

CUTEST CAT OF THE LITTER!!!
Kathryn’s adorable cat cup in the works! Ya’ gotta love Summer Camp creativity!

Yesterday was “hump day” at Summer Camp as my kids finished their first batch of stoneware pots in Wheelthrowing Camp. A lot of fun new pieces in all different shapes, sizes, colors… and a few animal faces!!!