Did I forget to mention?…
sometimes bigger skyshows just need bigger photos!!!

Some mornings are more magical than others… and today did not disappoint. We had a little of everything… clear skies, calm water… then clouds moved in for a crazy-cool skyshow with AMAZING colors! And then we finished with some beautiful lighthouse-alignment & glowing golden reflections… as some times, timing IS everything!!!

Sheesh…. this sunrise seems so long ago?! Somehow the day got away from me… what with working & Ghouls & teaching… oh my! So I finally got home from class and realized I hadn’t posted my morning photos yet?! So here they are… and I hope they were worth the wait. I loved the quiet calmness this morning. And the perfectly still water giving us some spectacular reflections & glistening colors. Beautifully quiet & serene along the lake this morning… and a beautiful sky show too… STUNNING!!!

And just in case the “big reveal” was not revealing enough?…
Well here’s a few better pictures of this year’s newest Ghoul…
everybody’s favorite… a CREEPY CLOWN!!!

Okay, so at some point the “big reveal” has got to happen! And production has been coming along nicely… so here we go! The first “glimpse” at this year’s addition to The Ghouls Collection! Every year I add a new character to the collection of Halloween favorites… just in time for ART IN THE BARN!!! Sure, they still have a ways to go… more details, colors & glaze… but I think I’m on track to get them done in time. Sure, they might still be warm out of the kiln… but as long as they make it there, right??? HA!!

Why do I do this to myself??? Okay, so I got a little “distracted” and then THIS happened!!! I thought that since so many people have been collecting my Halloween Ghouls for years… they might need some “scenery” to go with their ghoulish groups! So I made a quick batch of tombstones… because I apparently just can’t stop myself??? And now back to reality… back to the Ghouls…

So now I’m “juggling” ghouls & pumpkins in the studio. Now that I’ve started them both, I gotta get them all finished… DEADLINES!!! So here I’m adding feet & warts to the pumpkins… as I’m a firm believer that all pumpkins should have fun warts on them!!!

So I’m back on “Ghoul production”… and I’ve decided they could use some fun “accessories”! So I think half of them will get hats… and the other half?… something else??? Gotta keep making…

The sun was hitting it just right!!! Sun shining, glass glowing, colors popping!!! This beautiful stained glass piece with an Amberina Depression Glass butter dish lid is now a new resident in my condo! After a successful ART IN THE GARDEN … I splurged on this beauty made by friend Retta. You should get one too… so follow her on Facebook … I Do Windows by Rettaglass

Sometimes a blue vase just makes the blue hydrangeas even prettier! A stamped & soda-fired oval vase helps spread out the flowers so you can see more hydrangeas side-to-side!