I’m hoping with enough time & some creative “fan work” I might be able to get these all stamped, trimmed & combined today? Although my students know that I am not a Fan of the fan. But desperate times call for desperate measures! Giddy-up!!!

Another quick batch thrown before 10:00am… this time more than ten tumblers!!! I’ve got to fill a soda kiln next weekend… and I’ve decided today is my last chance to throw new wet work for that. So here we go… it’s going to be a LONG & hopefully productive day in the studio!!!

Getting an early start… knowing that I need to fill a soda kiln in just over a week. And I’m not quite ready. So I’m making as much as I can this weekend… starting today with another 10×10 Challenge. More than ten pieces thrown before 10:00am!!!

Textured sides attached… one step closer…
thanks to the “groovy” handrollers from MKM Pottery Tools.
After that they went back on the wheel for a little shaping & refining!

Another 10×10 day… more than ten by 10:00am.
This time starting a new batch of hybrid mugs!
Well, they don’t look like much yet, but trust me… they will.

Last session, one of my Intermediate Wheel students came to the first class and “proclaimed” that his goal for the class was to make EIGHTY PIECES during the session!!! As a recent condo owner, Jack has plenty of room to fill. So some of the eighty were for personal use, some are gifts, but most were just for the practice & muscle-memory of making so many pots! At our final class, Jack pulled them all out for a little “show & tell”… and the Grand Total was 84!!! Congrats Jack… you succeeded & blew us all out of the water!!! A wonderful achievement!!!

Handles attached. Mugs made. I’ll keep them under plastic until I have time to add some accents of colored flashing slips. As these mugs are destined for a soda-firing in a couple weeks!!!

Starting the day in my studio pulling handles.
Most people hate handles… whereas I actually enjoy making them.
Mugs are my favorite thing to make!!!

Back from the Pottery Tour… and time to get back into production mode in the studio again. Starting with another 10×10 Challenge… this time more mugs with a newer shape! More than ten pieces thrown before 10:00am. Giddy-up!!!

Waxing poetic about how much I love waxing bottoms… glazing not so much!!!
But it’s a necessary step in replenishing my inventory for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR just a week & a half away! Mark your calendar for June 6th & 7th.