Just a quick reminder that this weekend is my Holiday Home Show.
Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday, November 24th from 10:00am-6:00pm.
With lots of pots in every room of my condo… and the “Tired Of Shlepping Sale”
on the back porch. Remember, it’s at my home, not my studio.
If you need address details, just let me know… by e-mail, Facebook, text, phone call, etc.

One week from today (and tomorrow)… “My Home For The Holidays ” Home Show.
Yep, you got it – at my home! Pottery in every room, food & drink in the kitchen and my
annual”Tired Of Shlepping Sale” on the back porch. Start your holiday shopping a bit early…
like next weekend!!!

Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday November 24th, 2013
10:00am-6:00pm both days.

If you’d like actual address details, send me an e-mail or Facebook Message.
I’d love to have you stop by… but I’m just a little leery of posting my home address
online for the world to see.

Sure, probably three seconds on Google and you’d have my home address and ALL
of my personal information. But I sleep better not thinking about that.

When was the last time you stopped off at the US Post Office and they told you they were out of stamps?! Out of stamps? Really? Well, apparently my Home Show postcards will need to wait until I “find” stamps somewhere else?

While down at Navy Pier for a holiday meeting today, I got a quick sneak-peek into SOFA Chicago… which stands for “Sculptural Objects and Functional Art.” This huge art event runs through this weekend. If you have a chance, there’s a lot of great art to see down on the Pier!!! Sure, they were still setting up today, but a sneak-peek is a sneak-peek, right?

So you know that one of my personal goals for my Holiday Home Show is to start off with more than a hundred mugs!!! Sure, I could have counted to see how many I have done… but it’s just more fun to make more!

And I was excited today that I threw all of the cylinders AND for some strange reason, they were ready to stamp today too? So I did. Usually it’s overnight under plastic before they’re ready to be stamped. One step closer, and one step faster, in getting ready for the Holiday Home Show. Mark your calendars…

“My Home For The Holidays” Home Show
Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday, November 24th from 10:00am-6:00pm.
More details to come…

“My Home For The Holidays” Home Show.
It’s my biggest pottery sale of the entire year with pottery in every room of my place! Food & drink in the kitchen. And the ever-popular “Tired Of Shlepping Sale” on the back porch. Mark your calendar now for November 23rd & 24th from 10:00am-6:00pm. More details to come… and now I need to make more pots! Quick!!!

Studios are open & my shelves are stocked for the Ravenswood Artwalk. Go for a stroll up and down Ravenswood for lots of art, studios, galleries, shops, demos & fun. Be sure to come up to the second floor of Lillstreet Art Center to say hello in Studio 205 West.

I’ll be in my studio all day long… not so sure about tomorrow’s schedule yet.
But even if I’m not there, my studio will still be open and one of my studio neighbors
can help you out. There’s a lot to see all around the building… and all over Ravenswood!

Ravenswood Artwalk
Saturday, October 5th – 11:00am-7:00pm
Sunday, October 6ht – 11:00am-6:00pm

So much fun having fresh produce delivered right to my booth at “Art In The Barn” yesterday. My friend Cory McCrory has a pear tree in her backyard that has been overly productive this year. Cory arranged a “special delivery” to Barrington from Sandwich… via Cory’s painter friend Jane Wilcoxson.

Not only was the fresh, homegrown produce a very welcome treat…
but it was also great to meet Jane in person… and her wonderful accent.
We went from Facebook to friends in just a few minutes!!!

Nothing like waiting for the last minute… err, day of the month.
That’s my Sarah. Waiting to the last minute to finish her ornament for the month. But once again, it was definitely worth the wait. Here’s Sarah Chapman‘s entry in our monthly Holiday Ornament Challenge. With just two hours left of September, she made it in “just” in time!!!

According to Sarah, “It’s a fringy bell for September!
Polished copper ribbons curled and held together with a wee bit of sterling silver.”

Meanwhile, back in my studio, I’ve been making a lot of gingerbread men for my September entry on the Holiday Ornament Challenge. They’re made out of terra cotta with some white underglaze & low-fire glazes. They’re pretty thin so I dried them on plastic grid so they would be less likely to warp.

And for the first time, my ornaments are actually DONE & FIRED before the end of the month!!! In fact, those of you who made it out to “Art In The Barn” have already seen them… and had a chance to purchase them already!!!

During the early hours of Sunday, while a lot of customers haven;t made it to the fair yet because they’re at church or brunch, I made the rounds really quickly to see some of “My Talented Friends” who were also showing in Barrington. When I stopped my metalsmith Amy Taylor‘s booth on The Deck, I was surprised to find that she had lost her voice! But still, she asked about my bracelet… the one that Taylor had made for me on her “rainbow loom.” Amy loved the simple “woven rubber band bracelet” and asked if Taylor would make her one.

With a quick phone call, I placed the order with Taylor and set the wheels in motion. Later that afternoon, Taylor and her mom (my sister) Jen came back to the fair to deliver Amy’s bracelet. We went over to The Deck to deliver the bracelet… which Amy loved and put on right away! We were excited to see that both Amy and I were wearing Double Taylors! A groovy woven bracelet by Taylor, and beautiful metal bracelets by Amy Taylor!

And here they are – Double Taylors!!!