Last night in my ADVANCED WHEELTHROWING class, we tackled throwing LARGE!!! One of my students requested the demo for a large flower pot. When I asked Kelly to estimate just “how large” she was thinking… and she said about the size of a five-gallon bucket. So that was my demo-challenge… and I think we accomplished it pretty well. I still need to do a bit of detailing, stamping & trimming… and throw a water tray to go underneath.

Now it’s Kelly’s turn… CHALLENGE ON!!!

So is THIS the glamorous part of being self-employed?! Just finished teaching class… now hoping to make the deadline! Like a whole month’s extension wasn’t quite enough time??? Sheesh!

So exciting to see when your students take on your teachings, lessons & encouragement to create a masterpiece like this! It’s always encouraging to see when they can use “my influences” and yet make it their own style… instead of just replicating MY style!

Thank you Christine… I can’t wait to see this plate again after it is glazed & fired! Another stunning piece… with just a “little” stamping… good to see you “got the memo” on MORE IS MORE!!!

Celebrating another MUGSHOT MONDAY with this little green glazed mug… stamped on two sides instead of all the way around. Just playing around trying something new?!

Brief moments of sunrise spectacle this morning… just before the colors dissipated and the clouds took over for the rest of the day. It was a cloudy ride for the most part… but these colors were a FANTASTIC way to kick it off!

Happy to announce that I have been invited to be part of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR this year – June 18th, 19th & 20th! It’s a brand new tour… going virtual this year… and then in-person next year & onward. I will be one of the Invited Guest Artists with my friend Cory McCrory in Sandwich, Illinois. It’s exciting to be part of this tour from the very beginning… and I’m sure there will be a lot of fun information & pottery coming your way soon!!!

Be sure to check it out… @northernilpotterytour on Instagram
or www.northernilpotterytour.com for more info!

Just finishing up a couple more spoons… ‘cuz I’m kinda hooked… even though I still haven’t fired the first batch to see if I even like them when they’re done!!! Might be a problem…

Such a beautiful afternoon for a bike ride. Sure, maybe I should be home working on my taxes. But they gave us an extension for a reason… and I might need every day of it. I mean, we still have three-and-half days… and today is GORGEOUS! You do the math…

And just in case you were wondering… here are a few finished pieces by My Talented Friend Susan Slogoff. She helped with our sgraffito class last night and brought these examples to share with my students. Crazy cool, right?!

Be sure to follow Susan on Instagram @susanslogoff

Here are some of the sgraffito projects that my students created… along with Susan’s demo pieces from last night’s SURFACE DECORATION class. They had a great time playing with their little porcelain plates, as well as our “guest artist” Susan Slogoff. Such a fun night at Lillstreet!