While I was waiting for the clouds to move through and for the sun to break through, I noticed some beautiful leaves on the ground along the lakefront. I love Fall… with all of the wonderful colors & textures of Nature. This pink color on the back side of this red leaf was pretty incredible… and the dew drops put it off the charts!!!

A few more traditional leaves with traditional Fall colors.

As if these weren’t pretty enough, there were also some great leaves that had fallen into some puddles. I loved the submerged leaves and how they all floated to the top of the puddle with the subtle reflection on the water.

Working on another batch of spoons for the Holiday Home Show. They still need some refining, smoothing & colored slip accents. Then they”ll dry for the bisque kiln… and then into my all-too-quickly-approaching soda kiln!

Always fun – a “new” demo last night for my pottery class!
A freshly thrown plate with thick white slip painted over a piece of lace. I love the patterns & textures it makes when you pull the lace “stencil” out. There’s definitely some potential here… think I may need to play with this idea a bit more!

If you couldn’t make it to “Art In The Garden” and therefore you missed the tiled collaboration pieces I did with Cory McCrory. This weekend is your second chance!

Missed the “Garden” so come out to the “Barn.”
I’ll have the remaining collaboration tiled mirrors with me at ART IN THE BARN.
Great colors, great whimsy, great textures. It’s always fun to collaborate with Cory…
and these mirrors are going fast!!!

These are the two largest platters I’ve EVER made!!!
I’m kind of excited by how they’re coming along. And larger platters require a LOT more stamps. And then each stamp gets a little highlight with colored slip. One… by one… by one…

The collaboration pieces I’m doing with Cory McCrory are coming together nicely. I’ve been laying out the tiles to create mini-ClayQuilts. So many colors, textures, flowers… and even some words along the way!!! Once I get them all laid out, I’ll give them all a final “edit”… switch a tile, rotate a tile, tweak ’em a bit before I call them done!

And then I still have to glue them all in place so they can dry in time for the “Big Reveal” this weekend at ART IN THE GARDEN in Glenview.

I love when a plan comes together!!!

Even more from Cory McCrory… looks like things are coming together nicely on her part. Guess I better get my act together so that I have MY part of the collaboration ready to put together for “Art In The Garden.”

“Art In The Garden” : Saturday, September 12th & Sunday, September 13th.
In the beautiful backyard of my friend & incredible metalsmith Amy Taylor.
1205 Hutchings Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025

Looks like my friend Cory McCrory has been at it again. Busy working on her part of our collaboration pieces for our upcoming “Art In The Garden” show. We’re less than two weeks away… and even I can’t wait to see this all come together!!!

Some more textured tiles in the studio this evening.
Slab, pattern, square, repeat. Lots of textures. Lots of stamps. Lots of squares!

Here’s my stamped demo platter again from tonight’s class.
Amazing how a little different lighting can make a world of difference.

So much more dramatic, huh?! And this is just from the compact fluorescent bulb in the task lighting on my wedging table. I like the dramatic shadows it provides, but not a huge fan of the yellow tint it gives everything?! But for a cheap IKEA task lamp, it’s not too bad!!!