And here’s a view of the “original” Wheel C classroom… now spaced out with “alternating” wheels for “social-distancing” when we get back to pottery classes at Lillstreet. It’s so weird to see so few wheels in there… I’m accustomed to teaching in there with eighteen wheels all going at the same time!!! It’s going to take some getting used to this… and I hope we make it back to the full eighteen wheels & eighteen students some time real soon?!

Things are coming along nicely in the new Wheelthrowing B classroom at Lillstreet. With some special “socially-distant-bench-dividers” between the wheels, lots of new shelving… and quite possibly the cleanest & tightest canvased tabletops ever!!!

Looking forward to seeing students back at Lillstreet when we finally get to open again… the “new” Summer Session is currently scheduled to begin July 6th!!!

Stamping just one cylinder is fun, but stamping a whole table full of them is AMAZING!!! So much fun seeing these pieces transform with new textures & patterns!

Doing a little bit of stamping again… one by one, row by row, stamp by stamp… celebrating another TEXTURE TUESDAY!!!

A chilly start to the morning. Not a cloud in the sky… luckily there were some waves playing along the lakeshore to make my morning ride more interesting! I love it when sunrise & splashing waves join forces to make morning magic!

So we just got done with a ZOOM Meeting with several of the ceramics teachers at Lillstreet Art Center. Talking about the new changes, the new procedures, the new “normal” and how we’re all working together to make the Summer Session of classes come together safely as Lillstreet prepares to open to the public in early July. It was very informative, and great to see everyone again… even if only on my laptop for now!

But what did I learn from ZOOM?… that apparently it’s a LOT easier for everyone to share their cat at the end than it was for me to share my OREO’s?!!!

A cute little stamped & soda-fired mug for this week’s MUGSHOT MONDAY. Totally diggin’ the colored flashing slip at the top where the grooved lines are!

Pretty pinks & vivid red lilies in Peoria this weekend. Such wonderful colors in the garden,

Always love driving through central Illinois. There’s a certain serenity to the rural landscape, the newly planted fields, the vast open sky… and my favorite assortment of dilapidated old barns… like this one!

This weekend was a beautiful weekend… perfect for road-trippin’!!!
Helping to put things back into the right perspective.

See what I did there?