Okay, so the garden might be a little wet… but ART IN THE GARDEN is still open today until 5:00pm! C’mon by to see some art, chat with the artists & maybe do a little shopping!! And maybe bring an umbrella…

A huge THANKS to everyone who came out for ART IN THE GARDEN yesterday. We had a great time in Amy’s idyllic garden with beautiful weather all day. Such a great setting for a wonderful show. The weather forecast for today does not seem quite so ideal… but we will still be out there from 10:00am-5:00pm so c’mon by with your umbrella! I mean, pottery only looks better when it’s wet!!!

Stopped by the local Farmers Market to pick-up some beautiful flowers for my art fair booth this weekend. You know I love a beautiful dahlia with such great structure, texture, repetition of petals & colors! Can’t wait to show them off in some of my pottery this weekend at ART IN THE GARDEN… cuz’ you need flowers in a garden, right?!

And huge thanks to the folks from Vangies Farm for coming to the Farmers market to share their flowers… while watching them pull together beautiful arrangements & bouquets right there on the spot!

You know they’re my favorite thing to make… so of course I’ll have PLENTY of stamped & soda-fired mugs at ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend. Guaranteed to make your morning coffee or tea taste so much better!

Looks like Cory McCrory is in the final stretches with our collaboration project. Just putting some finishing touches, staining, sealing & assembling all of the parts & pieces… before se starts choosing the “perfect” trio of flowers for each of the wall vases that I made. Another wonderful collaboration project with Cory coming together in the nick of time for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend!

The clock is ticking… and adhesives have got to dry… so I better get these collaborations going quickly!!! I made the colorful ceramic frames & Mary Foster made some amazing mini-paintings to go in them! I just need to pair them up so that they’re all ready for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend!!!

For more info… www.grassrootsartfair.com

Colorful & whimsical… that’s our Cory McCrory!!!

Looks like her flowers have already come out of the glaze kiln… shining & vibrant. Now they need some stems & then they’ll be all ready for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend…. although quantities are limited, so come early!!! Oh yeah, and one of my wall vases to put them in!

One last peek at Amy Taylor’s beautiful handiwork for ART IN THE GARDEN. Looks like she’s figured out a way to add a little firefly on top of my cutie-patootie mini vases?! And since Amy is totally enamored by hinges… I think there’s a good chance there will be hinges too! You’ll need to come to Glenview this weekend for ART IN THE GARDEN to see these fun collaborations in person!!!

Limited quantities of these one-of-a-kind pieces… so come early!!!

Just a reminder that this weekend is ART IN THE GARDEN in Glenview… just in case you’ve missed the “one or two” posts I might have shared about it?! It’s a great little grassroots art fair hosted by My Talented Friend Amy Taylor in her backyard. We’re a group of artistic friends pulling together this fun event, working with each other & making some fun collaboration projects along the way! Everything is handmade & one-of-a-kind by the artists themselves. We’d love to see you there… and please bring your friends!!!

For more information, click here for the website – https://www.grassrootsartfair.com/

Doing a little last-minute underglaze staining on the colorful characters for ART IN THE GARDEN! Painting some black underglaze on the cups, and then wiping it away so it only stays in the grooves, textures & edges.

If all goes well, these little cuties will be all ready for their “Big Debut” at ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend!!! C’mon by early to collect your favorites characters!!!