A windy start… to another great morning with cloud-cover and a bit of sunshine making its way through. A shrouded sunrise & golden reflections… a perfect start despite the strong headwinds!

My campers ate lunch on the roof deck at Lillstreet again today… before the rain! I know wheelthrowing might be tough, but it looks like CJ was a little wiped-out! Taking a quick nap instead of eating lunch… guess I wore him out?! At least we know that his face mask can now do double-duty as a sleep mask too!

Another day of Wheelthrowing Camp today… with the kids throwing again on the wheel. Let’s just say that not all of the pots made it safely to the end! Like these sad little pots by Madelyn!

Looking forward to pear season… and until then, this fake pear will have to do. I mean, it does make this stamped bowl look even better. A little pop of color in a white bowl with dark tenmoku glaze inlaid in the stamps!

Lots of clouds, lots of potential. I was really hoping for some fun bright colors to splash across these clouds. But instead we just got drama… dark clouds, drama & wind… and a few sunbeams streaming through towards the end. Okay, I’ll take that!!!

Just a few pots… trimmed, decorated, initialed & “coded” for my campers! Not bad for two days of throwing… as these two trays are just for my morning campers! My afternoon kids have different trays! These will all be bisqued quickly so the kids can glaze their pots on Friday morning!

Today my summer campers trimmed & decorated the pots that they had thrown on Monday & Tuesday… some carving, some stamping, some colored slips. A few campers even went one step further and added handles to make their first mugs!!

Summer Camp has been great so far this week. My campers have been throwing on the wheel, many for the first time ever! Some of them are struggling a bit, while others are killin’ it. But as long as they’re all having fun I think I’ve done my job!!! And from all of the laughter & giggles… I think we’re good!

You know how much I love a good mural… especially when it’s inside a fun restaurant with yummy food! It was my first time having “real” ramen at Ika San in Omaha! So the murals inside were beautiful… and the bowl of ramen was too!

Looks like the happy couple received their stamped & soda-fired mugs as part of their wedding gifts. A special order from some of my special customers who wanted to “spread their love” of my pottery by surprising Stephanie & Andre with “tea for two”!!!