“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

And we weren’t sure what we were going to get from Carmina either. She chose to make her set out of terra cotta… and did most of her work on it away from others. Very few of us saw her work in progress. So the reveal of FORREST GUMP was amazing! Her tureen is based on a traditional Vietnamese vessel & her glaze colors go along with some of the retro colors from decades featured in the movie.

But the best part… the tray that is A BOX OF CHOCOLATES!!!

Creepy Clowns… the newest member of THE GHOULS COLLECTION. It’s a Limited Edition of forty… and when they’re gone, they’re gone!!! They’re all very similar, but each on has a different color combo & personality. It will be great fun to see how people analyze & pick their favorite this weekend at ART IN THE BARN!

The newest addition to THE GHOULS COLLECTION…
limited edition Creepy Clowns!!!

Coming out of the kiln… not so creepy, I think they’re pretty cute.
Vibrant colors with a smirky-toothy grin… half with hats, and half with flowers “squirting” water!! All coming out for ART IN THE BARN this weekend in Barrington!

Finally all glazed & going into the kiln! I always find it funny that this crazy “mint ice cream” green glaze somehow turns clear in the firing?! Feels good to have them “safely” in the kiln… one step closer to getting them done… and one HUGE step towards getting them all to ART IN THE BARN this weekend!!!

Looks like it’s time to get some glaze on! Everything is finally painted with underglaze… so now it’s time for a layer of clear glaze to make everything shiny & more vibrant.

Like I didn’t have enough to do before this weekend…
so why not crank out another batch of festive kid’s necklaces?!

I like to do a fun little “art sale” for the 10 & under kids who come out to ART IN THE BARN. These will all be pendants on necklaces for the kids… and if they make an “art choice” & pay for them “themselves”… then they get ’em for a dollar!!! But if it’s an adult buying them… well, then they’re FULL PRICE!!! I want the kids to be able to buy their own art. To make a choice. To step-it-up & make a purchase. To interact. To admire something enough to choose to take it home. You’re never too young to start appreciating handmade crafts. Time to start their own art collection… and wear a groovy fun necklace at the same time!!!

So much cuter… errr, I mean “creepier”… with more colored accents!!! Love ’em or hate ’em… no matter what your take on clowns is… I’ll have forty of them coming to ART IN THE BARN this weekend. They’re a Limited Edition… and when they’re gone, they’re gone… just like all of the the Ghouls who have come before them!

Even tombstones need some color, right?!

Hair we go… err, I mean HERE we go… with some bright color starting with the hair!!!

And just in case the “big reveal” was not revealing enough?…
Well here’s a few better pictures of this year’s newest Ghoul…
everybody’s favorite… a CREEPY CLOWN!!!