Looks like it’s a fresh-picked morning in Pittsburgh!
Beautiful blackberries fresh off the vine… and into a cheery summer green bowl!

Thanks Jody… enjoy your homegrown treats!!!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival this past weekend! It was amazing to see all of the smiling faces… err, masks… eager to get outside, to shop for some art and to support their favorite artists. It’s been a crazy time for all of us… and it felt amazing to have a small bit of “normal” under my art fair tent.

Huge thanks also to the organizers who did a wonderful job spacing out the booths so we all had plenty of social-distancing space… I had like thirty feet of “free-space” around all sides of my tent! Thanks to all of the art fair goers who wore their masks… to the shoppers who bought pottery… and to my loyal followers & friends who made the trip to brighten my day, share a smile, a “smize” and a virtual hug!

A wonderful weekend… I felt safe, protected and a small step closer to “normal”… whatever that may be these days?! Thanks again Hinsdale!!!

And what’s better than a fun day at an art fair?… when friends drive two hours from Central Illinois just to see me, my pottery AND they bring homemade fudge!!! Plain chocolate & chocolate-marshmallow fudge!!! So yummy… fresh from Maurie’s Candy Shop down in Eureka, Illinois.

I love good friends & good fudge!!!
Thanks Keith & Julie so good to see you… and your fudge!!!

Looks like our mosaic artist is up to something cool. I sent Kristin Conneely a bunch of my soda-fired beads to play with… and she is!!! I can’t wait to see what kind of final collaboration pieces she comes up with for ART IN THE GARDEN! These collaborations are one of the things that makes ART IN THE GARDEN so much fun… and there are several different ones in the works! Can’t wait to see them all in person the last weekend of August in Glenview!

Please disregard the missing word on Kristin’s post…
too many beads, not enough words… HA!!!!

Looks like Retta Hentschel is getting ready to have some fun with my lidded jars! Making magic happen as only she can… getting ready for ART IN THE GARDEN. These unique collaboration projects are one of the many things that make this art fair so special… August 29th & 30th in Glenview!

For more information… and some more pretty pictures…
here’s your OFFICIAL INVITATION!!!

A fresh harvest in a pretty yellow bowl for the newly-dubbed Cherry Tomato Tuesday!!! Thanks for sharing Rosene!

Looks like Cory was busy in her studio yesterday working on some of the parts of our collaboration project for ART IN THE GARDEN. We’re each making pieces that will “somehow” come together for the big reveal the last weekend of August in Glenview for our grassroots art fair!

Click here for more information about ART IN THE GARDEN.

How do you make a stamped blue bowl look even better?… fill it with peanut butter ice cream, that’s how! Looks like it’s just missing the gobs of hot fudge… or maybe that’s just me?! Looking good Kristy! Thanks for sharing.

A sweet little morning moment… my friend Allison starting her morning in her new house! Celebrating with a little pottery to kick-off her day. Before the unpacking continues…

Here’s a sneak peek at what my “cohort in collaborations” has been up to … looks like Cory McCrory has been working on our newest collaboration for this year’s ART IN THE GARDEN. Each year we do a special project together just for this one special art fair in Glenview! I’m sure there will be more photos to come… but for now it looks like Cory is keeping her secret project pieces “under wraps”!!!