Looks like my friend Rhonda has cut a few yellow flowers from her garden… some beautiful iris & a couple yellow peonies! Luckily, she had two of my square vases ready for simple arrangements. Thanks for sharing Rhonda… you know how I LOVE your yellow peonies!!!

Here’s a quick preview of the seven potters (eight?) who will be showing their work at the Sandwich location of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR! Our host is the mega-talented Cory McCrory. I will be joining her again this year… as will Kenyon Hansen, Lindsey Heiden, Natalie Steinmetz , Jam & Bee & the NIPT organizer Amy Song! I’ve never seen the work of Jam & Bee… do they make it seven or eight??? Ha!!!

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Ripe for the pickin’… plenty of functional bowls headed to the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR next weekend. I will once again be setting up my booth at the Sandwich, Illinois location… home of My Talented Friend Cory McCrory… she’s a peach!!!

Just a week away… still trying to pull together a few last pieces in one last kiln!!!
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Another stunning Sunday bike ride along the lakefront. Great colors. Great fun.
A bit breezy, but well worth the extra pedaling!

The NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR is coming soon!
Mark your calendar & plan your pottery roadtrip.
With six studio locations & 43 potters… it’s gonna be a fun pottery weekend!!!

For full details… www.northernilpotterytour.com

Some of the beautiful iris that are currently blooming in my garden… kind of a pastel purple.
These have been in my garden for years… well-established & spreading every year!

Lots of clouds. Lots of colors.
Another beautiful morning riding along the lakefront.
Always the best way to start the day!

Hard to believe that June is right around the corner, which also means the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR is just one week away!!! Mark your calendar!

I will once again be hanging out with my good friend Cory McCrory in Sandwich… along with a handful of other talented potters! C’mon out & say “Hi.” Visit all six locations and you’ll have a chance to see all 43 artists!!! A lot of fun & a LOT of pots!!!

A perfectly beautiful day with plenty of blue skies & wispy clouds.
Perfect for an afternoon of playing hooky on my bike!!!

After making a tons of textured & color-slipped slabs last night in my SURFACE DECORATION class, we set out to make some cool handbuilt bowls with strips & layers pressed together. Several of us have been impressed & inspired by the work of Stephen Biggerstaff… so this was our attempt at making some small pieces in his style. It was a great “team building” class with everyone working & experimenting together! A lot of fun for all of us!!!