Sadly, in class last night we had no OREOs. Mwah, mwah, mwah... But my assistant Erin decided to make some clay OREOs using a stamp she made last week during our stamp-making demo!!! Sweet… but not quite as tasty!!!

This week at Summer Camp we’re doing Chess Camp!
My campers are each designing & creating an entire chess set out of clay. Of course the first step Monday morning was an “official” brainstorming session where they all came up with some really fantastic ideas!!!

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The drive home after a racing event is not always fun… exhausted, stinky, done. And driving through central Indiana doesn’t make it any better. Except for a surprise wildlife sighting on the side of the expressway!

These projects are pretty amazing. All done with layers & layers of colored paper. And to think that I did quilling when I was in 7th grade. Imagine what I might be doing now if I had just stuck with it?!

Click here to see Yulia Broskaya’s video.

A little urban artwork in the alley behind Lillstreet Art Center. So much better than a normal industrial garage door… it’s actually the back door to the clay storage room! Every city alley should be home to some great art.

After camp, I had a wonderful bike ride down to Promontory Point and back. Such a beautiful day along the lakefront. Always fun to find a little “creative energy” being expressed on a small beach along the way!

One of my favorite booths today at the 57th Street Art Fair was that of Robin Kittleson. I met Robin a few years back when she was across the aisle from me at Art In The Barn in Barrington. Now generally I’m not a huge fan of fused glass. So frequently it’s very bright, kinda geometric and more than a little gaudy. And then there’s Robin’s amazing twist on fused glass. Her pieces are amazing!!! The colors. The designs. The intricacy. Amazing!!!

She may have just won me over… maybe fused glass CAN BE a lot cooler than I thought?

Click here to see a sneak peek into Robin’s process.
And then click here to see more of her work on her website – www.robinkittleson.com

Remember the good old days when you liked to pull out the colored pencils and a coloring book?! Well, now you can do it again and support my friend & fellow artist Allison by supporting her Kickstarter campaign. “DAYDREAMERS” is an original coloring book drawn by Allison and her partner in Artillicious! Grab one quick before they’re gone. Relax… Doodle… And support the arts all at the same time!

Click here to go to their Kickstarter campaign page : ARTILLICIOUS

Here’s a pretty amazing technique to decorate the inside of a bowl. Always an awkward place to get into without altering the pattern or the bowl. Well, here’s a way to alter BOTH that looks so perfect you’d have no idea of what it went through to get to this point. My students know I’m not a big fan of the heat gun… but for this technique it might just be worth it?! File this one under “Things I Definitely Need To Try.”

Click here for Forrest Middleton’s video clip courtesy of Ceramic Arts Daily.

What a fun technique… pressing colors through patterns? Who’da thunk? I will definitely need to try this one. Might be a fun project to try with my students? Thank you Ceramic Arts Daily for sharing Meredith Host’s video excerpt from her DVD : “Form, Pattern and Underglaze: Wheel Throwing and Decoration.”

Click here to see the excerpt from Meredith Host’s video.