A little more “eye candy” for those who love a bit of texture… like me!
A few more “teasers” of a couple of the vases that will be part of my “brand new” ETSY SHOP launch Friday 6/18 at 8:00am as part of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY.

Celebrating MUGSHOT MONDAY by finally getting these mugs “posted” as a draft on my new ETSY SHOP! Moving on to more pieces to upload to ETSY. The “big debut” of my brand new shop will be at 8:00am Friday 6/18 when the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR goes “live” with lots of great pottery & free demos for everyone!

Check-out www.northernilpotterytour.com for more details.

So I finally got around to starting to post pieces on my new ETSY page… or so I thought?! For some reason the whole site is pretty user-friendly… until you get one of these big red error boxes!!! Nothing to click. Nothing to edit. No drop-down menus??? I couldn’t get past this!!! Ugh. It’s never easy.

I even asked some of the other potters on the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR for advice… lots of suggestions, and nothing worked. I called my friend Nancy and she tackled it for over an hour… even trying it on her computer… but to no avail. I even texted both of the organizers of the pottery tour… more for updates & moral support.

Jon called me right back to walk me through it if he could… and lo & behold… it seems to now be miraculously working. He didn’t even have to do anything… it just showed up… and it was working?! I’ve got options. I’ve got shipping profiles. I’ve got my first six pieces “posted” in draft mode… and all seems to be going well.

Although it’s kinda tough to type the info in while my fingers are still crossed.

Just pulling together & photographing a lot of pieces for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR… and noticing a smidge of textures & stamps here & there?! Go figure… a little visual “teaser” of the pieces that will be available on my new ETSY SHOP starting Friday, June 18th at 8:00am!

Check out the website for more Pottery Tour information & free demo schedule! www.northernilpotterytour.com

Were in the final countdown… THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR kicks-off this coming Friday at 8:00am! Just five days until the inaugural event with twenty-one artists working together to share a lot of pottery, demos & discussions! Check the website for more details & demo schedules… www.northernilpotterytour.com

Well, I think I’ve finally pulled together my pottery inventory for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR. And now the photography session has finally begun… this is gonna take awhile!

Maybe I should have been more “focused” with my camera than being “focused” on my handlebars while pedaling my bike so much lately?!!! But it’s been gorgeous outside, right?… so sue me!

WHO WANTS A POTTERY PRIZE???

If you register for any of the ZOOM workshop-demos for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR, you’ll also get a chance to win a free piece made by one of the Pottery Tour Hosts! So you’ll get to see fun & informational pottery demos… possibly win free pottery… and get the free ZOOM links… but only of you register at least a day ahead of time. Check-out the Pottery Tour website for more information – www.northernilpotterytour.com

As part of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR, several of the artists will be doing studio tours, demos & mini-workshops on ZOOM during the pottery tour weekend… June 18, 19 & 20th. I’ve attached the list of artists participating with demos… mine will be Friday, June 18th at 8:00pm. A little decorative stamping never hurt anyone… as MORE IS MORE!!!

To get the ZOOM links, you’ll need to sign-up at least a day prior on the Northern Illinois Pottery Tour website. The demos are free, but by registering you get a chance to win prizes… and get the ZOOM link for whichever demos you want to see! www.northernilpotterytour.com

So the process has finally begun…
Picking out the pieces that will make it into the inventory for my very first ETSY SHOP launch!!! Yes, it’s true… I’m finally putting together an ETSY page just in time for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR! The tour kicks-off next Friday morning, so I’ve got just less than a week to get my act together… which is tough as my bike is already calling my name to go play outside today!

There’s currently nothing in my ETSY SHOP…
but here’s the link for when it goes live Friday at 8:00am – https://www.etsy.com/shop/FireWhenReadyPottery

And then be sure to check-out the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR website for updates, demo schedules & more!!! www.northernilpotterytour

With the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR coming soon… just over a week away… I figured it was time to tackle setting up my first ETSY Shop! I’ve been meaning to do it for years… especially over the past year while we were all locked down. But now with a deadline looming… it’s time to get it done! We all know I work best with a deadline!!!

Watch for it to go live early on Friday, June 18th for the three-day pottery tour! I’m not sure how it works, but here’s the link to my page… https://www.etsy.com/shop/FireWhenReadyPottery …although it’s totally empty right now. But I think you could probably tag it, like it or bookmark it somehow for later?!