And for those of you who weren’t able to make it to The Cozy Cottage…. we do have five collaboration pieces available for sale only on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page! Textured picture frames by me with an original gouache painting by Mary Foster. They will be available there through Friday night… after that they will go to MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!

COLLABORATION #1 – White Flowers on a green ceramic frame.

COLLABORATION #2 – Birch Trees on a blue ceramic frame.

COLLABORATION #3 – Woodland Trail on an amber brown ceramic frame.

COLLABORATION #4 – Cozy Cottage on a green ceramic frame.

COLLABORATION #5 – Nighttime Trees on an amber brown ceramic frame.

My textured ceramic frames are 7.25″x 6″… and Mary Foster’s original gouache paintings are 3.5″x 2.5″… with a metal sawtooth hanger on the back. They are $135 each which includes packing & shipping within the contiguous US. We’re going old school ONLY on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page… so if you would like to purchase one… just be the first person to say “MINE” in the Facebook Comments section of each individual photo… NOT on the main Facebook page… and NOT here on the blog’s Comments section. I will follow-up through Facebook with more information as each painting is claimed. Happy Shopping!

Click here to go directly to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page!

Well, here they are… all done with just a couple hours to spare! THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP starts at 6:00pm tonight… and I can’t wait to have people see this latest batch of collaboration pieces between painter Mary Foster & myself. We had a great time working on these together for this Pop-Up Shop!

Any guesses?… Which one goes to a new home first???

Here’s the details for THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP…

Our latest collaborations are coming together nicely! Wonderful little gouache paintings by Mary Foster are being paired up with my textured picture frames! We have more than a dozen of them ready for this weekend’s COZY COTTAGE POP-UP!!! They’re one-of-a-kind original artworks… and very limited. When they’re gone, they’re gone! The POP-UP starts tomorrow night from 6:00-9:00pm, and then continues all day Saturday from 10:00am-5:00pm. We would love to have you stop by The Cozy Cottage!

Mary Foster’s House : 4144 North Kenneth Avenue, Chicago 60641

And it looks like it’s not just me doing a collaboration with the talented Mary Foster… as metalsmith Amy Taylor has been working on some colorful collaboration pieces with Mary as well. Like this beautiful lady bug brooch… or the morning glory one in the background. All of the one-of-a kind collaborations will be “revealed” Friday night at THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP… which continues all day Saturday as well. We hope that you might be able to stop by to see some fun artwork by some of My Talented Friends!

4144 North Kenneth Avenue, Chicago 60641
Friday 6:00pm-9:00pm & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

So my textured picture frames just came out of the glaze kiln… and I’m totally diggin’ the colors, the textures and how well they’re all playing together! Now I just need to pair them up with Mary Foster’s mini-paintings for THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP this Friday & Saturday. Always fun to put her colorful gouache paintings in my textured picture frames!

Well, it was bound to happen.. another batch of textured picture frames as part of another upcoming collaboration with painter Mary Foster. We first introduced these collaboration pieces at ART IN THE GARDEN this summer… and kinda figured we should do it again for THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP in November. She’s already got a head-start on her paintings… so I felt as though I had better get my act together too!

Looks like my pal Mary Foster is back making some more mini-paintings… now if only there was “someone” who could make some creative picture frames to go with them?… maybe out of clay?… maybe another collaboration?… hmmm, just thinking out loud…

A fun little trio sitting on the side of the table… a perfect trifecta a “fan” picked up from ART IN THE GARDEN last weekend! Including a handpainted collaboration piece I did with Mary Foster. Such a sweet grouping of green!

One of the funniest collaborations at ART IN THE GARDEN last weekend were the funky chickens made by Cory McCrory & Jill Miller. As artists we love the chance to “play” with another artist to see what happens! I’m sure these two had a great time creating these fantastic creatures… with Jill dyeing the fabric & Cory making the ceramic body parts!!!

Good thing Cory has been making tumblers to go with my water carafes! A fun & functional collaboration to keep you happy & hydrated. Come to ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend and you can choose one of my stamped & soda-fired water carafes… and then choose a pair of Cory’s tumblers to go with it. Limited quantities… you might want to come early for the best selection.

For more information… www.grassrootsartfair.com

And she’s been sanding, smoothing & polishing her bottoms too!