After Catherine did her demo for my SURFACE DECORATIONS class, my students picked up their paint brushes and gave it a go… painting patterns with wax resist on to the sides of bone dry bowls.

Knowing that I was going to be out-of-town for my SURFACE DECORATIONS class last week, I secured my pal Catherine Tweedie to sub for the class. She’s “the master” of water-etching…. so I knew she would be the perfect person to fill-in for me. She taught them the basics of the process… basically painting a pattern with wax resist or shellac, and then wiping away the “unprotected” background with a wet sponge. Here she is with two of her demo bowls painted with wax – just waiting for it to dry… before the wiping begins!

For my SURFACE DECORATION class last week, my students were going to tackle water etching… so I figured I would start them off right with some small bowls to play with. Thrown, trimmed, dried and ready for them to follow along with the demo to create their own water-etched masterpiece! A little less “pressure” than doing it om their own bowls, right?

Colorful coleus on my back porch at home… plenty of textures & ruffled edges to celebrate Mother Nature’s TEXTURE TUESDAY. Loving the color contrasts of reds, rusts & chartreuse yellows!

A sculptural sign of the times. Public art with a powerful message.
Directly across from Buckingham Fountain at Queen’s Landing.

Black lives matter. Demand Justice.

After nearly a year and a half of “dry”, it was such a wonderful sight to see Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain splashing & shooting water into the sky again. The landmark fountain has been shut-down throughout the pandemic… a sad visual of a city shut-down. But with people getting vaccinated & Covid numbers going down, Chicago has been re-opening and it was amazing to see the fountain in all its glory again today!

Today’s MY day apparently! Excited to be today’s Featured Artist for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR! We’re just a couple weeks away from our inaugural Pottery Tour… virtual this year, in-person from then on! June 18th, 19th & 20th.

Honored to be part of the Tour… along with several of My Talented Friends! Mark your calendars… and follow-along for more details @northernilpotterytour … as well as our new website www.northernilpotterytour.com

A sweet little Saturday bouquet. A tiny little bud vase filled with fragrant Lily-Of-The-Valley fresh from my garden. Stamped & soda-fired… ready to brighten your day!

Sharing the fun, spreading some news… sending out some new photo postcards from The Postcard Club! Always fun to connect with friends “for no reason” except to say “Hi” through snail mail. Keeping it old-school with my friends… and groovy new postcards every three months!

Gotta love some well-used pottery.
A dish drainer full of handmade functional pottery…
some new, some vintage, all loved.
Thanks for sharing Rosene & Gerry!