Just for kicks, and to mix it up from all-plates all-the-time…
I did a quick demo bowl in class that also needed some stamping!

A smaller side plate with concentric circles…
and a perimeter of stamped impressions!

This week in two of my pottery classes I demo’d how to make plates… and then after class I “just had to” do a little stamping in my studio! I mean… how could I possibly leave them plain?!!!

Celebrating EARTH DAY with these little troopers surviving the recent blast of cold weather and popping up in my garden today to greet the sunshine! Fun fern fiddleheads unfurling in the sun… say THAT ten times fast!!!

Fragrant white blossoms on a local red plum tree are always a welcome sight in the neighborhood. Beautiful flowers with colorful accents & leaves… with a sweet intoxicating aroma that wafts through when you walk by!

Last night in class, one of my students brought in some cool new pottery tools to play with… more fun from DiamondCore Tools !!!

With her new trimming tool… and one of the NEWEST Extruder Tools! We just had to break open that box and give them a little test drive! Thanks for letting us play with your new toys Kate!

Some beautiful spring flowers gracefully dancing in front of the one of my stamped & soda-fired totem poles down in Central Illinois… is there such a thing as #TotemPoleTuesday?!

And sure, there may have been a bit of April snow this morning…
but it looks like Spring is still holding strong!

Gracefully arching branches of Solomon’s Seal blooming with tiny little flowers hanging below the variegated leaves. I have a few in my front yard, but they have yet to pop-up… whereas these beauties are a bit advanced in a sunny place along a south-facing brick wall.

Tonight in my pottery class we tackled berry bowls… I showed them how much fun it is to play with power tools & pottery!!! The little burrs left behind will brush off easily when the bowls are totally dry.

And for those of you who just want to see a lot of mugs… here you go… individual shots of the latest batch! What better way to celebrate another MUGSHOT MONDAY than with a lot of mugs?!