Another red sun morning with the Canadian wildfire smoke still hanging around over the lake. Wispy clouds creating colorful reflections waiting to reveal a big “red ball” of a sunrise!

Spent today playing hooky with my cousin Kim. We had a lot of great adventures & laughs along the way. We ended up at her place… where I saw her peach tree FULL of peaches. Too many peaches? Is there such a thing?… yes! They were EVERYWHERE!!! I can’t even imagine stepping out my back door to find hundreds of peaches at arms length. Crazy!!!

And yes… of course she sent me home with a bunch of homegrown peaches!!! So yummy!!!

It’s hard to believe that in just two weeks I’ll be up north teaching a pottery workshop on ALASKA!!! Huge thanks to the Fairbanks Potters Guild for inviting me for this “bucket list” adventure!!! I can’t wait to finally see Alaska… I’ve heard such great things. Plus, I get to meet new potters & share my own pottery adventures with them for two days. Anyone else ready for an impromptu “adventure“ to Alaska to join in the fun? It’s not too late!!!

So excited to have some black-eyed susan’s blooming in my garden!!! For those that have followed me for awhile, know how I’ve struggled. For years I’ve tried to grow them as they’re one of my all-time favorite flowers. But to no avail. Everyone said they’re so easy to grow. That they’re too invasive. That they’ll spread all over in no time. To which I said “Yes please!”

But year after year I would get nothing.

No matter if I planted plants, or seeds, or divided pieces from friend’s gardens… I tried EVERYTHING!!! So imagine my excitement now that I seem to have three plants that have “survived” and are now in their third year!!! And they’re FLOWERING!!! I’m hoping I’ve broken the curse?!!!

Same stamp on a large platter! More surface to decorate means more impressions! A larger platter with one stamp… pressed in one by one by one… over & over & over again!!!

Just a little stamped design on a new dinner plate… aka Tuesday night’s class demo! I threw the plate in class, and then it sat under plastic until it was ready to stamp this morning!

A little early morning stamping… giddy-up!

Once again… bigger skyshows require BIGGER panoramic photos!!!

Another beautiful morning. Still a little cooler & breezy… ideal. The waves are still there, but not quite so much crashing ashore! Beautiful clouds for a dramatic morning skyshow!

Last week I subbed for a Thursday night class… and they asked me to show them how to do stamping. I said we should start at the beginning. So I taught them how to make their own stamps. I bisque fired them… and then I subbed again last night and we did some stamping demos on actual pieces. I think they liked the demo… and now they have some handmade stamps of their own.

In the meantime, I made a small batch of new stamps as well. Now it looks like I need to make some new mugs. I mean… the holidays are coming sooner than you think!!!