Another stunning sunrise… another sweaty morning! The clouds were impressive again… the humidity was oppressive!!! You know it’s going to be a “warm” ride when it’s already hot & sticky even before the sun has started to shine though. Done before the temps flare up later today to dangerous levels. It did feel great to make it into the shower when I got home!!!

Hard to believe it’s already September?!
Summer Camp is over & now I’m focusing on my next two art fairs.
One is in a GARDEN… and one is in a BARN!!! Literally…

ART IN THE GARDEN
Glenview, Illinois – September 12 & 13

ART IN THE BARN
Barrington, Illinois – September 26 & 27

Pressing one of my handmade clay stamps into the clay one by one… by one… by one…

Now if only that center section weren’t so plain & flat?… more to come???
More is more!!!

And I couldn’t decide which panoramic shot was better… so you WIN!!!
Two panorama photos today as bigger skyshows need bigger photos!!

This morning definitely called for a panoramic shot of the sunrise skyshow!

This morning was filled with clouds & humidity! The skyshow kept changing as the clouds moved through. Every few minutes the sky had changed… and allowed the sun to peek through sending reflections across the rippled water. So serene… meanwhile, I was a sweaty mess. Literally dripping with sweat!!!

Switching from one holiday to the next…
just finishing up a small batch of holiday ornaments.
Rings attached… now getting ready for some colored slip accents!

Touched-up, cleaned-up, “wart-ified” & painted with a layer of orange flashing slip.
Ready to dry… and then off to a bisque kiln!

A kinda “spirited” 10×10 Challenge! Not the usual new pieces before 10:00am… instead, more than ten jack-o‘lantern faces carved by 10:00am. Still a little rough, but I’ll clean them up & then paint them with a colored slip for my next soda kiln firing

A very cloudy morning with very few people out on the lakefront trail?! Perhaps they all knew something that I didn’t??? As I pedaled south I felt strong riding into the wind.

When I turned around down by Navy Pier, I saw a big dark cloud moving in up north by my condo. I checked my weather app… and it said “rain starting in fifteen minutes.” And let’s just say… I was further from home than fifteen minutes. So… the ride home was fast & rainy… and once your wet, you can’t get any wetter!!!