Like I didn’t have enough to do before this weekend…
so why not crank out another batch of festive kid’s necklaces?!

I like to do a fun little “art sale” for the 10 & under kids who come out to ART IN THE BARN. These will all be pendants on necklaces for the kids… and if they make an “art choice” & pay for them “themselves”… then they get ’em for a dollar!!! But if it’s an adult buying them… well, then they’re FULL PRICE!!! I want the kids to be able to buy their own art. To make a choice. To step-it-up & make a purchase. To interact. To admire something enough to choose to take it home. You’re never too young to start appreciating handmade crafts. Time to start their own art collection… and wear a groovy fun necklace at the same time!!!

We’re just about a week away… and I still have a lot of work to get done, glazed & fired before ART IN THE BARN in Barrington. Sure, I have some new platters & bowls ready to go… but I’m still working on my newest Halloween Ghouls!!! Racing towards the deadline as usual.

For those of you wondering how Cory McCrory makes such amazing bugs… here are some great “process” shots from her studio! She works with paper clay which helps with keeping the clay “workable” a bit longer. And then it’s a lot of parts & pieces… body parts, wings, antennae, legs & so much more!!! And a lot of scoring & slipping!!!

Be sure to come to ART IN THE GARDEN next weekend to see these amazing bugs in person!!! Saturday, September 6th & Sunday, September 7th in Glenview, Illinois.

Looks like things are coming together in Cory McCrory’s studio! Every year we do a fun collaboration project for ART IN THE GARDEN. This year we’re working on ten different pieces… each a one-of-a-kind masterpiece!!! And yet I’m sensing a theme…

ART IN THE GARDEN is just over a week away in Glenview… so we gotta get goin’!!!

Coming soon to a beautiful garden in Glenview!!! One of my favorite art fairs of the year. ART IN THE GARDEN keeps getting bigger & better every year. A smaller, cozy art fair with a group of talented friends showing off their creative wares. Plus, we’re working on some great collaboration projects just for this show! Giving us a chance to work with each other & merge our mediums & techniques together to make fun one-of-a-kind masterpieces!

Saturday, September 6th & Sunday, September 7th
10:00am-5:00pm both days

In my mind, this show was a week later… good thing I checked…
now I’m a little panicked… lots to do still.

So… while we were packing up at the end of the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR… I might have had a “few” fortune cookies that “fell off the cart” & never made it into the car. Instead they may have found their way into some hidden spaces in the park “near” where my booth was.

Huge THANKS to everyone who came out to Glenview this weekend for the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR. We had some “weather challenges”… so it meant a lot that so many people braved the elements to support local artisans. Always good to see my “groupies” & to meet a lot of new pottery fans!!!

Cloudy ALL day! But as soon as the art fair ends… SUNNY!!!
I’ll take it… so much better than packing up in the rain!!!

Just another stamped vase fulfilling its destiny! Showing off the flowers so nicely. Special thanks to my art fair friend Maria who surprised me with the beautiful pink hydrangeas & lavender hosta blooms fresh from her garden!

It’s Day Two of the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!! We had a little drizzly rain pass through earlier this morning. So now we’re hoping it’s just dry & cloudy for the rest of the show. C’mon out to Glenview to say hello… I’m in Booth 31 until 5:00pm!