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.

Okay, back at it… prepping, pricing & packing! Going through a LOT of mugs getting them ready for my first couple art fairs! Schaumburg this weekend… and the Northern Illinois Pottery Tour in just two weeks!!! Gotta stay focused…

Looks like “someone” has a lot of trimming to do today… flower pots & drip plates here we come!!!

So I may have been gone for a quick weekend away… but it’s right back in the studio this morning! With another 10×10 challenge… more than ten pieces before 10:00am! This time it’s more flower pots with water drip trays! Stamping still to come… obviously!!!

Possibly my fastest turn-around ever?!

After returning from Minnesota… I realized I had nothing ready for my SURFACE DECORATION class for a night of glazing fun. So Tuesday early evening, I threw fifteen bowls before teaching my Tuesday night class. That same evening late after class, I trimmed them all… dried them as much as I could overnight on plastic racks… and then they were in a bisque kiln early the very next morning! Done, fired & ready in time for last night’s class… a fun SURPRISE!… with a “free” bowl for each student to experiment on instead of using one of their own “precious” pots!!!

Whew, that was a quick one!

Just a few plates with bands of color… ready for some sgraffito fun!!!

Another chilly start for an early morning in the studio.
This time tackling small plates for this 10×10 Challenge.
More than ten pieces thrown before 10:00am. Gotta love a productive morning!

With dark clouds & some rainy sprinkles this morning, I decided to get to the studio early instead of my morning bike ride! So it was another 10×10 Challenge with more than ten pieces thrown before 10:00am! Gotta love an early start…

More than ten discs thrown before 10:00am!
Working towards another batch of ikebana vases for my upcoming art fairs!