I’ve made it to a thousand posts!!!
And to think that I thought I would never like blogging?! Look at me now…

It was a very fun weekend at the art fair.
Not only did I have the best art fair assistants ever (again)… thank you Mom & Dad…
and nice art fair neighbors California paper artist Donna & Colorado painter Tim…
but there were a lot of people show stopped by to say ‘hello’ and to let me know
that they follow me on Facebook and read my blog on a regular basis. Imaging that.
Just when you start to wonder if anyone out there is reading this dribble that I keep
putting out there… someone comes around and says thank you! And makes me feel
like I might be sharing something worthwhile. And maybe I should keep it up?!

I think it might the addition of my Facebook page into the mix.
Never before have we had so many people stop by and mention that they follow me
and my ongoing anecdotes & photos. Whether other potters like Jean Burnett &
Nancy Gardner who were also exhibiting at the fair… or random customers who said
they follow me. I even had one Facebook “follower” Bev who lives in Kentucky
and came all the way to Hinsdale. When I asked her ‘why?’… she said because she
couldn’t make it to Schaumburg for my previous art fair!

So thank you again to everyone who stopped by to say hello!
It was very heart-warming to find out that so many people are indeed reading my blog!
And following me on Facebook.

So if you’re one of them… and I assume you must be if you are reading this right now…
and very special thank you to YOU. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to find me at
www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery and click the “Like” button.
And then tell your friends too!

If you’re looking for quicker posts from Fire When Ready Pottery
directly to you Facebook live feed… just go to Facebook and find me there.

Just click here… Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook!

Click on “LIKE” at the top and become a Fan. You’ll get instant updates from
the studio, about my process, my production, inspirations and other fun parts
of my life as an artist… and occasionally a beautiful sunrise from my bike!

Don’t forget that you can also follow Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.
I know I have a tendency to ramble, to weave a picture with my words… some have even
referred to me as verbose! I call it colorful & descriptive. But if you want quicker, more
succinct, updates & pictures, don’t forget that you can add me to your live Facebook Feed.

Just click on the link below to go to Facebook. Then click the “LIKE” button at the top.
You’ll get regular updates, stories, photos & more! And if you want a little more
description, a few more pictures, a lot more words… keep coming here to the blog!!!

Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery

I’m still talking and I hope you’re still reading?!
Eight hundred blog posts… and still going strong!

You know how I like beautiful landscape photography.
And pride myself on a few of my own sunrise biking photos.
But here’s another friend of mine who takes great pictures!
Although I’m still wondering where the color went?

Personally I prefer my nature shots to be vivid color as Mother Nature intended.
But my friend Julie Wight sees the world differently through her camera lens
and creates these stunning, and sometimes haunting, black & white photographs.
I’m entranced by the composition, the contrast, the geometry… basically all of it.

The majority of the work I have seen of Julie’s has been this kind of austere nature shot.
But recently, Julie kicked off her own photography blog to showcase more of her photography.
And this time, it’s not all landscapes. I can’t wait to see where her blogging journeys take her.
Be sure to check out her new blog adventures – http://juliewight.blogspot.com/

Today was a blog milestone for me!
Five hundred comments posted here on my blog!!!
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by to read my musings,
see some photos… and share your own thoughts & ideas!
Keep ‘em coming!

So I got this great e-mail this morning from one of my blog followers.
It’s always an incredible feeling to know that someone out there is reading along…
and enjoying my ramblings. Sometimes you wonder if anyone is out there?!
Thanks Pam… warm fuzzies all around!

Subject:  HAPPY MONDAY GARY

Hi Gary-
I thought I might let you in on a secret of your own doing. When I’m struggling
with what’s going on in my life, in the studio, or with the kids, I read your blog.
Especially “It’s all about me”. It reminds me to keep it simple and have fun.
If it isn’t joyful, why do it?
Thanks for that.
Pam

The following is a test. For the next sixty seconds we will be conducting a test of the
Emergency Blog Photo Update System… also known as “for some strange reason
my blog stopped uploading photos for no apparent reason”?! But now we’re back.
Or at least enough for a “test” image upload to see if it works! Ready… set… upload!

And thanks again to Emily & Ian for helping me get my WordPress back on track!
It’s great to have tech-savvy friends who can help bail me out of my tech dilemmas.
And now I’ve got a LOT of catching up to do!

Okay, something’s going on here…
and I’m having some technical difficulties here on my blog!
For some strange reason, I can’t upload photos any more?!

Every time I try, I get an error message. I’m using WordPress for my blog
and I think it has something to do with Changing File Permissions… or something?!
Error message: “Unable to create directory. Is the parent directory writable by the server?”
What the heck does THAT mean?!

Hopefully I’ll be able to resolve this quickly… and then I’ll come back and post
all of the fun things that have been happening over the past few days!
Studio projects, stunning sunrises, inspirations, anecdotes and more!