Early morning in the “pumpkin patch” choosing which ones are coming to ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend!!! Fall is here… already time for PUMPKINS!!!

Before & After. I’m loving how these pumpkin cuties turned out. Amazing what a little atmospheric soda-firing can do to change the colors of a flashing slip! Now I just need to decide how many are coming to each show with me?… and if I might “need” to keep one for myself?!

Pumpkin jack-o’lanterns loaded in the kiln for the night. They might look white now… but hopefully a good soda-firing tomorrow will make them turn orange! Fingers crossed…

Touched-up, cleaned-up, “wart-ified” & painted with a layer of orange flashing slip.
Ready to dry… and then off to a bisque kiln!

A kinda “spirited” 10×10 Challenge! Not the usual new pieces before 10:00am… instead, more than ten jack-o‘lantern faces carved by 10:00am. Still a little rough, but I’ll clean them up & then paint them with a colored slip for my next soda kiln firing

Everyone knows picking a good pumpkin requires a good stem!
And I’ve just added a few twisted ones…

Got the shape… now onto stems!!!

Another 10×10 Challenge this morning… more than ten new pieces before 10:00am!
I may not be into everything “pumpkin spice”… but I AM into making pumpkins already!!!

My friend Kristen finally got around to decorating for the holiday… or maybe more for the “season”??? Either way, my pumpkins with her handmade carved flowerpot look pretty great together!!! Festive yet reserved… just like my friend Kristen!!!