Colorful clouds & calm waters. Another serene morning along the lake with rippled reflections & tranquil skies. Another beautiful start to the day…

Lots of pots to start our day at Summer Camp!!! After just three days, we’re now up to trimming, carving, stamping, handles, attachments & finishings. Then tomorrow they’ll move onto painting with colored slips to make them even more fun!!!

And this is just the morning group!!!
There’s another whole pile of pots with my afternoon campers!!!

Art is all around us. Keep your eyes open.
Stay present. Enjoy nature. Get outside.
Choose happiness. Appreciate the beauty.

Whether it’s a morning sunrise… or a wonderful little painted rock I found today while riding. Sometimes the smallest of details can bring the biggest smiles!!! This one did… and now it’s part of my collection to remind me daily.

ART IS EVERYWHERE.

Not a cloud in the sky… clear skies & calm waters.
A quiet morning along the lakefront.

Some fun flowers blooming in the front garden currently.
My friends call the “Bears Breeches.” Not sure if that’s correct…
but they’re very cool nonetheless!!!

With a narrow band of clouds floating low on the horizon, it was a waiting game to see the sun this morning. And to find out if it was going to come up & illuminate the clouds with color… or just come up in front with no fun “cloud-play.” Sadly, it was the latter of the two… still pretty, but not a lot of sunrise spectacle!

Another fun day at summer camp… with two of my favorite things!
A friendly smile on the reclaim pile… and another camper cleaning the floor!!!

Stamping a couple dinner plates after summer camp… but before teaching class tonight!

Last session during our final class potluck… Hannah brought in these amazing cheesecake bites! And we all noticed the gorgeous platter she served them on. Turns out she “scored” the platter at a thrift shop!!! Unaware that it is actually a handmade platter by my friend & studio mate Karen Patinkin!

As a potter… does it mean that you’ve finally “made it”
when your pottery shows up at a thrift store???

Celebrating another Mugshot Monday all the way from Nova Scotia… with some LEGO flowers in a stamped & soda-fired mug. Once again showing that not every mug needs to be filled with coffee or tea! Thanks for sharing Shannon!!!