Just a few ceramic Christmas trees to get some glaze on! Getting ready for a full “Christmas Tree Farm” this weekend at my Second Holiday Home Show! But first I need to get these glazed and back into another kiln so they are fired & done for Saturday & Sunday at my place!

A bit chilly & a bit cloudy… but eventually the sunrise made its morning appearance. Lighting the sky with pastel colors, then a shock of sun… before going back to basic grayness…which might just be what we get for the rest of the day?!

With my second Holiday Home Show coming quickly this weekend… I’m pretty sure I can squeeze in one more glaze kiln before then! Got some bottoms to wax… and then some glazing to do!!! Quick…

Next weekend I’ll be hosting MUD & METAL : A Collaborative Holiday Home Show at my place. It’s another great chance to mark some people off your holiday gift list. Plenty of pottery for everyone… and beautiful jewelry made by My Talented Friend Amy Taylor! Just a week away… it’s next Saturday & Sunday!

After a fun day at the ONE OF A KIND SHOW… we finally got all of Sarah’s stuff packed up, moved out & taken down to the loading dock by the union guys… nearly four hours later and it’s a beautiful night at the Merchandise Mart.

Making friends with the girls who make chocolate!!! Amazing sipping chocolate with a peppermint marshmallow from Katherine Anne Confections!!! Just making my day at the ONE OF A KIND SHOW even more amazing…. and tasty!!!

Who are we kidding… I might need to go get a second one?…

Festive seasonal flower arrangement… and even cooler shadows… in Sarah Chapman’s booth at the ONE OF A KIND SHOW. C’mon by… I’m hanging out with her again today until the show closes at 5:00pm! Booth #2118.

Spent the day today hanging out with my uber-talented metalsmith friend Sarah Chapman at the ONE OF A KIND SHOW today. She makes such beautiful jewelry with amazing designs, textures, stones & craftsmanship. If you have a chance tomorrow, be sure to swing by the Merchandise Mart to say hello! I’ll be down there helping Sarah again tomorrow in Booth #2118.

And while we’re talking collaborations… I also received this photo from Beth, the happy owner of this collaboration I did with Retta Hentshcel & Ken Staggs for ART IN THE GARDEN this summer. I made some tiles, then Retta worked her magic with the stained glass… and then Ken made the amazing frame to hold it all together! It was out first 3-way collaboration… and I’m hoping there will be more next summer!

Looks like these kiddos are enjoying their ART IN THE GARDEN collaboration cups. I made this summer with my pal Amy Taylor! I made the cups… she added the creatures… the kids added the smiles!!!