Tiles… tiles… and more tiles.
Soon I need to switch to glue, glue, and more glue!!!

Collaboration close-up… getting ready to assemble…

Okay, so I couldn’t wait any more…
I was trying to get all of “my” work done before I opened up the bin of Cory’s collaboration pieces that she gave me last night. But temptation got the best of me… and YOU get another sneak peek too…

After camp I unloaded my kiln full of tiles for my collaboration project with Cory McCrory… yes, 724 tiles to be exact!!!

I was very pleased when I opened the lid of the kiln. Subtle variations & shades of my new cone 6 green glaze. I really like how the glaze pools well, and breaks even better on the textures & patterns. So here’s a pretty BIG teaser reveal… and a LOT of green tiles!!!

Layer after layer, today I loaded all of my glazed tiles for the collaboration project into an electric kiln. It’s a Cone 6 firing using a relatively new glaze recipe… so my fingers are crossed.

Here’s a HUGE “update” reveal of the collaboration pieces that Cory McCrory and I are working on. These are Cory’s tiles with fun underglaze colors. The tiles have been bisqued… and now are waiting for glazing & another firing.

The FINAL REVEAL will happen at “Art In The Garden” in three weeks!!!
You got to stop by to see the collection of our Limited Edition collaboration pieces.

“Art In The Garden” : A Grassroots Art Fair
Saturday, August 30th & Sunday, August 31st – 10:00am-5:00pm
In the backyard of my friend & wonderful metalsmith Amy Taylor.
1205 Hutchings Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025

Come spend the day in Amy’s backyard garden. A much more intimate setting than most “huge” art fairs. Just a group of friends hanging out and hoping that some of our friends & customers might stop by?!!!

You know how I LOVE to hear from my customers – and to see how they are using my work. It’s so nice to see my pottery being used in their homes. Some times in creative ways that I never even considered.

From Allison, one of my “Fans”…
We added silicone feet to the ceramic tile wall hanging board. Now we use it as a trivet!! We took the metal hanger off the back so the feet would fit better. It works like a charm! It inspired me to bake my favorite banana bread today, which complements the trivet beautifully. The only problem is, we need one more to complete the trivet set!!!! We will see you at the backyard garden sale in a few weeks Thank you again for making everything you do!! It looks awesome in our family home. Had to share my photos with you!

Okay, so I spent tonight in the studio AGAIN glazing tiles! Who knew that a bucket full of tiles would take SO long to glaze?! Not me. Of course it’s my own fault. If my calculations are right, I only need 450 tiles for my part of the collaboration project with Cory McCrory. And since I’m a just little bit of an over-achiever, I just finished glazing 724 tiles!!! So I may have a “few” extras. Now I need to get them loaded into a kiln early next week.

Tonight I spent a couple hours in the studio glazing tiles… and the bucket didn’t seem to go down any?!!! How does that happen???

Looks like I’ve got a bucket full of fun to start glazing!!! And quick…