Another beautiful flowering tree along the lakefront bike trail this morning. Beautiful colors & striking flower formations on the red horsechestnut trees!

Lots of clouds with a little potential. When I first started out it seemed like the sunrise might just be on the “wrong side” of the clouds. And I wasn’t confident it would find its way through that little window of sky. But it did… but only for a fleeting moment.

The only downside to making a LOT of mugs… is having to clean, price & pack a LOT of mugs for this weekend’s art fair in Hinsdale! These mugs are a mix of soda-fired or glazed… a little something for everyone. Always guaranteed to make your morning coffee just a little bit tastier!

Just finished my First Aid & CPR Training course while in my studio… getting ready for the start of Summer Camp in a couple weeks! These crazy times mean ZOOM Training with no demo access to “Resusi-Annie”?! We just listened & learned while our trainer did the demos for us. I’m glad that I was just renewing my certification, and not getting it for the first time. It felt a little weird NOT doing the demos along with the trainer. But now I’m good for another two years!!!

More beautiful spring flowers along the lakefront trail today. Cluster of white blossoms on the black locust trees… striking, but sadly not much of a scent.

Just a few of the new “wheelthrown-handbuilt-combo” mugs fresh out of the soda kiln! These are just a few of the orange ones… my favorite color! I’m loving the bright, clear color, the flash of soda-white that highlights the textures & the all-around-the-mug texture pattern! Many of the textured patterns were made with hand rollers from MKM Pottery Tools.

Methinks there’s a very good chance that a few of these might just make their “Big Debut” at the HINSDALE FINE ART SHOW this weekend.

And yes, I’m still looking for a clever name to call these new mugs!
Open to suggestions… please…

Fuzzy flowers popping open on dark red leaves. Not quite sure what these little cuties are?… but I’m totally diggin’ their candy-striped showiness before they pop open to a fuzzy flower sphere!

Beautiful clouds hanging out along the lakefront this morning.
A bit of a chill & a bit of a breeze…. but more than a bit of BEAUTIFUL!!!

A simple stamped perimeter making it a not-so-simple dinner plate…
and the handmade stamp that did most of the work!

Sure, my pie crust may not be so decorative this time…
but I was hoping that the handmade stamped pie pan might compensate for that?! And really… it was more about making a yummy rhubarb pie… and then EATING a yummy rhubarb pie!!!