Just a quick THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Glenview this weekend for ART IN THE GARDEN. It’s always fun to see so many friends, followers & art lovers all gathering to enjoy the day, the art & each other. It started as a small grassroots art fair with a handful of talented friends banding together to create this wonderful art fair experience… thank you Amy & Tom!

And now, over the years, this show has grown into a full-fledged art weekend with an amazing following. Again, thank you to all who came, enjoyed the garden, chatted with some artists & quite possibly took home some art that makes you smile!!!

Another fun art fair surprise!!! I’ve mentioned my on-going inability to grow pretty “weeds” in my garden. I LOVE black-eyed susans… and everyone says they’re so invasive & will take over in no time. And yet somehow, I can’t seem to get them to thrive. I have a couple teeny plants that have survived, but not thriving?! So it was so nice today when one of my longtime fans brought me a couple transplants from her yard for me to try. Thank you Carmie… you’re the sweetest!!! I just hope I don’t kill these too?!!!

Always fun when my Cousin Kimberley Sue comes to the art fair… hanging out, chatting, laughing… and adding to her already HUGE pottery collection! This time it was all about some new flowerpots for her houseplants!

Also fun (for me) when someone finds a FREE pot! A little art fair game I like to play…
basically just to entertain myself!!! Well, today it was Kim’s lucky day!!!

Free pottery for the win!!!

Another freebie tomorrow…

Speaking of collaborations… here’s another one at ART IN THE GARDEN. My friend Retta Hentschel made this amazing stained glass window using some of my textured clay nuggets! Such a nice piece… so happy to be part of it! Retta did an amazing job here… combining her glass & my clay into one stunning window pane!

Enough of the “teasers”… now that our collaborations have made their “Bug Reveal” at ART IN THE GARDEN today, Cory & I felt it was fine to show you all what each piece looks like straight on. Again, I made all of the textured tiles & my pal Cory McCrory made all of the sculptural bugs.

We had a great day today… and there are still
a few collaborations for those who come tomorrow!
We’re back in Glenview from 10:00am-5:00pm.

Beautiful day for an art fair! Here’s the view from… errr, “above” my tent!!!

So it’s the night before… and one last chance for a quick “teaser” of my “buggy” collaboration with Cory McCrory! About a week ago I was wondering IF we would even have ANY bugs?! A little kiln explosion… but Cory is a Wizard!!! And she turned it all around & worked her magic. I’m so excited that we ended up with ten pieces as originally planned. Each one a singular masterpiece!

They’ll be making their “buggy debut” at ART IN THE GARDEN tomorrow morning! Hoping to spread the “infestation” to some new homes soon!!!

Looks like my pal Kristin Conneely is pulling together some last-minute mosaic collaborations for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend! And this one is a three-way… my orange nuggets, Cory’s leaves & Kristin will be mosaic-ing all around them!!! You’ll need to stop by this weekend to see the finished collaboration pieces!!!

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’!!!