Some time last week…

Last night in class with my Beginners, we did a fun “white elephant” trading-stealing-exchanging game with handmade mugs!!! I put in a stamped & soda-fired mug… and came home with Michael’s cool striped black mug… made with thin lines of tape as the “resist” for the glazing process to make sleek stripes!!! Nicely done Michael.

This is our final week of classes for the Winter session at Lillstreet… and we like to celebrate with a group potluck. And if you bake a double batch of brownies… you can bring them to both Monday & Tuesday night classes.

Yes… voice of experience!!!

My friend Kristen was at some random “soup contest” over the weekend… and spotted one of my “not-so-basic bowls” right next to a crock pot?! I love seeing my pots living out there in the wild!!! Thanks for sharing Kristen!

Celebrating another Mugshot Monday with a nice collection just hangin’ around waiting to be chosen for the day’s java journey!!! So fun to see my mugs showing up in other peoples kitchens!!!

Morning mosaic time… with a quick glimpse at the bricolage mural on the front of Lillstreet Art Center. With lots of fun “pieces & parts” mixed in throughout… including one very recognizable stamped vase near the bottom corner!

After a productive morning in the studio, it felt great to get out on my bike this afternoon.
Bright blue sky & turquoise water… and WINDY!!! Gorgeous… as it got up into the low 60’s today!!!

Another “monstrously“ fun night at the LILLSTREET THROWDOWN this past week!!! For their final handbuilding challenge… we took inspiration from Gretchen the “Master Monster Maker”… @biggirlco . I’ve loved seeing her monsters online over the years. So I shared her page with my class… discussed being “inspired” by her work… and definitely making our own versions & not copying hers!

So my class had just over two hours to make their own “free-standing” monster… with a minimum of 12” tall. Not an easy assignment… especially with a time restraint. Handbuilding takes time… as they learned… “wet clay” typically doesn’t want to stand up on its own! Everyone had a GREAT time… thanks again to Gretchen @biggirlco for the inspiration! We hope we did you proud!!!

Adding some accents of colored slip to my new batch of mugs this morning.
A little splash of color that will change in my next soda-kiln firing about a month from now!

And sometimes a bigger skyshow requires a BIGGER photo!!!