Rumor has it that the tow truck is coming today to take my car away?!
So I had to get my license plates off first… as I’ve heard too many horror stories
of what can happen with them if you don’t take them off.

I couldn’t unscrew the rusty bolts… so I resorted to cutting them off with snips!
Tough going… maybe a can opener would have been a better choice?! HA!
Desperate times called for desperate measures!!!

You know how much I LOVE rusty metal…
but not so much when it’s a screw that I NEED to get out.
No chance. Even with a splash of WD40 or “RustBuster” from the AutoZone!
Nothing. Not budging!!!

Looks like someone has hunkered down amongst some of my “rusty metal” collection
on my front porch on this chilly Sunday morning!

You know how much I love rusty metal…
so this is PERFECT for another Texture Tuesday!!!

Early morning moments… gears, shadows & rusty metal.
All playing together on my back porch.

After the workshop, we left all of the pots out to the air to dry. Tammy, the owner & host at RAVEN CITY CLAY STUDIO, took us out to dinner with her husband Matt. They were so nice, great conversations & good food. I actually had grilled halibut… as that’s the thing to do up there I guess. (Although my favorite fish is a “fish stick” as the vehicle to get that tartar sauce into my mouth.) After dinner, we took a little walk through the restaurant’s outdoor area overlooking the river. And it was the rusty metal that really got my attention!!! You know how much I LOVE rusty metal!!!

After dinner, we went back to the studio to cover the pots with plastic & left the stamps out to dry. Workshop Day One… DONE!!! So much fun with such nice people!!!

One of the side benefits of a Wisconsin roadtrip last Sunday…
finding some cool rusty metal along the way!!! You know it’s my favorite!

I’ve enjoyed seeing these rusty sculptures in a few different locations around the City over the past couple years. In the summer there are usually vining flowers growing up as the “skirt.” Good to see them again… in what might be their new permanent installation space out on Northerly Island.

A quick peek at my new textured tiles in rusty metal frames for the “4×4” gallery show. Handmade & soda-fired tiles. A perfect combo in my world… you know how much I love textured AND rusty metal!!!

A cloudy day for a drive to Central Illinois for some Fourth of July Festivities! And my favorite roadside barn that I’ve been passing for years on my way to college… that is definitely showing its age. It will a sad day when it finally comes down! But until then…