Blue skies & gridded girders making geodesic geometry in the Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.

Trying to stay productive… stamps are “filled” with tenmoku glaze… and just added a liner glaze too! Still needing a little clean-up around the rims… and then a lot of wadding for the soda kiln. I’m scheduled to load Friday night… and I still have a LOT of glazing to do. Eyes on the prize!!!

Doing a little glaze inlay into the stamped impressions on a bunch of mugs! I’m filling the stamps with a tenmoku glaze, and then wiping off the “top” surface so the glaze only stays in the texture impressions.

Looks like I’ve got more than a little glazing to do tonight… ugh… not my favorite part of the process! But I do LOVE the results… so I guess it’s worth it?!

Early morning light working its way through the Ferris wheel & carousel at Navy Pier today… streaming through the rides of Pier Park.

Pastel clouds hovering over the lake… grabbing little glimpses of color as the sun prepares for its big reveal with reflections shimmering on the lakefront.

With a chill in the air, the morning glow lasted quite awhile as the sun slowly worked its way over the horizon.

Early morning skyline moments.

Racing towards some deadlines as I try to get a few last-minute pieces made for this weekend’s soda kiln… like these “hybrid” mugs which are a combo of wheelthrowing & handbuilding techniques.

Another batch of Christmas ornaments headed into the bisque kiln… and then some quick glaze accents and into next weekend’s soda kiln!