Fresh from the kiln… SHAMROCK MUGS just in time for your St. Patrick’s Day festivities!!! Going up for sale tonight at 8:00pm central only on my pottery Facebook page. Mark your calendar or set an alarm… there is a very limited quantity this year (due to some weird clay & glazing issues?) so they might go fast! More details to come!!!

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While Spring might “officially” be two weeks away… I’m calling it Spring already here in Chicago. Especially with the warm near-70 temps yesterday & the forsythia bushes are already starting to bloom!!!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came up to Evanston for our “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS” show this past weekend. We had so much fun seeing everyone… Sarah, Darlys, Robin & I were so pleased with the turn-out. Another successful show with a lot of handmade “masterpieces” finding their new forever homes! Thanks again… we’ll see you again next year!

So fun when good friends stop by to see you at your gallery show! We’re open again today until 4:00pm at Space 900 Gallery in Evanston. Thanks for coming Allison & Michael.

With a crazy warm forecast today… a bunch of snowdrop flowers!
Thankfully with no snow!

A quiet start to another quiet morning. Clear skies with a little bit of haze hovering over the City while a pretty stiff breeze was blowing through. Headwinds for the first half… so riding home was more fun!!!

In between sunrises & “4×4” show times… I’ve been busy in the studio keeping the new batch of Shamrock Mugs on track. Deadlines are coming quick… but if all goes well, watch for my annual SHAMROCK MUG SALE only on my pottery Facebook page Wednesday evening. More details & photos to come! Mark your calendar!

Looks like it’s Cookie Time at “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS.” Sweet treats to make us all very smiley! Thanks to our friend Nicole for bringing us some yummy goodies from Tag’s Bakery in Evanston.

And the fourth of our “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS”… a very talented metal sculptor Darlys Ewoldt. These are all hollow constructions of sheet metal all colored with beautiful patinas. They’re amazing… and yet I have absolutely no idea how she makes them?!!!

And look at this!!! Another Talented Friend… this time Robin Kittleson, a glass fusing artist that makes amazing pieces. All starting with her hand-pulled canes of colored glass! Snipped to small nuggets, arranged & fused into graceful forms. Be sure to stop by “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS” today or tomorrow to see her work.