Another warm & quiet ride along the lakefront this morning. Not a lot of clouds today, but plenty of beautiful sky. The boats are returning to the harbors… a sure sign that summer can’t be all that far away!!!

The folks at MKM Pottery Tools just did a really great post about my hybrid mugs
on their Instagram feed. I love their textured handrollers…
and it seems they love my mugs!!! A perfect collaboration!

In case you’re wondering…
this hybrid mug was made with a #BHR-142 Basket Weave handroller.
They have tons of cool patterns… so check ‘em out!!!

More flowers from the weekend art fair! Another stamped & soda-fired vase…
hoping that these have a bit more life in them! I think they’re a bit “sturdier” than lilies?!
I guess we’ll find out soon enough???

After a weekend in my art fair booth, I’m hoping that these white lilies might have a few more days of “pretty” in them?! They still smell great… so that’s a good start!!!

Another stunning morning along the lakefront… a bit warmer & quieter than I expected.
And it looks like we’re in for a full week of good weather!
Looking forward to more mornings like this!!!

At the end of the day, we had a wonderful weekend at the SCHAUMBURG PRAIRIE ARTS FESTIVAL. The setting & weather were perfect. Thanks again to everyone who came out to help kick-off my art fair season! See you there next year…

Sadly, not everyone “survived” the overnight rains Saturday night at the art fair. It’s always tough when you hear thunderstorms overnight knowing that your tent is out there in the downpour. Fingers crossed… hoping for the best. Luckily, my tent was fine… but there were a handful that didn’t fare so well. Like this one across from me. I will say the roof seemed a little “jenky” even before the rain. But Sunday morning we arrived to see a flooded & sagging roof. And then she decided the only way to drain it was to punch a hole through the canopy?! Odd choice… but I loved the water spiral. Unfortunately, it turned out that the frame of her tent was broken too! Just another “glamorous side” of doing outdoor art fairs that a lot of people are unaware of what the artists have to deal with!!!

So I will share that it was more than a little anxious about packing for this weekend’s art fair. This is the first one with my new car… and I was concerned that everything would fit. It does seem a little smaller than my old blue one, so things packed in a little tighter! But luckily… everything seemed to finally squeeze in just fine! What you can’t see… my tent & shelving uprights that also pile on the roof!!! Yep, I look like the “Beverly Hillbillies” coming to the art fair!!!

Besides the swans & ducks, there was also a great blue heron that kept stopping by the art fair this weekend. So cool to see him up-close… right behind my art fair booth! So beautiful… yet kind of prehistoric at the same time?!

Sure, there was plenty of ART at the art fair this weekend… but there was also a lot of nature to enjoy right behind my booth! Like the pair of nesting swans in the pond. So beautiful, so graceful. I especially loved watching the male “protect the pond”… chasing away any Canada Goose that happened by. Other waterfowl seemed okay… but NOT the geese!!!