You know how much I LOVE rusty metal…
so it’s perfect for another TEXTURE TUESDAY!

Celebrating another TEXTURE TUESDAY with some natural stone erosion along the lakefront. I love the layers, the shading & the textures that happened from all of the crashing waves over the years!

For class tonight I did a couple demos of throwing plates & platters. For this dinner plate I channeled my inner Steven Showalter… trying out some of his amazing textural slip work! Thanks Steven for being such a great teacher & sharing so much online. Love your work, your techniques & your willingness to share! I just payed it forward!!

Be sure to follow Steven on Instagram – @stevenshowalterpottery

Summer may be drawing to an end all too quickly, but there are still plenty of flowers to bring indoors to make it last just a bit longer. A few simple stems in an ikebana vase can make a dramatic splash on your table! And celebrating TEXTURE TUESDAY with these stamped & soda-fired textures!

Just a little bowl of fun for TEXTURE TUESDAY.
Fun shapes. Fun colors. Fun textures… and what makes them even “FUNNER”???… they all rattle just ‘cuz they can! Come play with them this weekend at ART IN THE GARDEN in Glenview!

It was a VERY late night last night as I started to add some “character” to the newest addition to THE GHOULS COLLECTION. Typically “revealed” at Art In The Barn in Barrington… but since that was cancelled four months ago, the new Ghoul will be coming to ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend!!! As long as I get them done?!!! Pressure’s on.

But first?… back to another day of Summer Camp!!!

So one of my Saturday morning “Intermediate” students bought her first few DiamondCore Tools… and then quickly set-off on carving a tall vase. Looks like she’s already well along the way down that proverbial “slippery slope”!!! Way to go Stephanie – looks great. Love all the crazy-cool textures!!!

Mother Nature’s entry for another TEXTURE TUESDAY!

Not to be outdone… looks like my “cohort in collaboration” Cory McCrory has been working on her small plates too?! Looks like this collaboration is coming together nicely!!! Lots of parts & pieces in the works!!!

So I did a little “detailing” on my batch of small plates… a bit of stamping, texturing & altering of rims. Still working towards ART IN THE GARDEN… the last weekend of August… where our big collaboration project will all come together!!! Just trying to stay one step ahead of Cory… HA!!!

So here they are… one by one… two shots of each!!!

Plate A –

Plate B –

Plate C –

Plate D –

Plate E –

Plate F –

Plate G –

Plate H –

Plate I –

Plate J –

Plate K –

Plate L –

Plate M –

Plate N –

So there they are… plenty of plates… with a couple extra just in case. You know nothing is guaranteed with pottery. Better to hedge your bets with a couple extras!