Colorful clouds on another chilly morning… had to pull out the long sleeves again! And went with the gloves, but found I didn’t really need them out yet. Beautiful colors along the lakefront for another stunning morning ride!

Part Two of my class demo last night was to turn all of my simple round bowls into some “not-so-basic” bowls with simple alterations & surface decorations. Just encouraging my students to start decorating… to push their clay a little further… and to more HAVE FUN!!!

And then THIS happened!!! While my students went to practice making their bowls… I made “a few” more too!!! Just one bag of clay quickly turned into bowls. All waiting to be altered & decorated as Part Two of the demo!!!

Last night in my Beginning Wheel class, we tackled throwing “bowls on purpose”… instead of cylinders gone bad!!! This was my demo bowl…with a nice smooth curve & a sweet little spiral inside!

It was a banner night of OREOs in class tonight!!! We had two different varieties… neither of them cookies!!! The Muddy Buddies were pretty much like “puppy chow” mix that everyone makes… meh… just okay. Homemade “puppy chow” is so much better! But the new combo Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup & OREO pieces were quite yummy!!!

Chilly & windy for my morning ride… still a fun way to start the day. The warm summer days seem to be over… as Fall is definitely in the air. Crisp & cool as the waves were crashing around this morning along the lakefront.

From this morning’s sunrise bike ride!!! I’m usually so focused on the horizon to the east for the sunrise… but this magical surprise was hanging low & off to the west.

With overnight rain, we went from a hot “summer” day yesterday… to a wet & chilled “autumn” day today! The autumn colors are just now starting with almost a 20-degree drop in temperature & some much needed rain!

With an abundance of clouds & rain rolling into Chicago right now… luckily, because we really NEED the rain!!!… the day started with just a few. A couple clouds slid in low on the horizon… and the sun found that one perfect chance to peek through sending up sunbeams through the early morning sky. But for now… later this evening… gray & rainy.

Over the weekend, Cindy got her first glimpse of my pottery in-person. As a recent social media follower… she’s only seen it virtually. Until Saturday… and now, her first mug will always be her favorite!