And then just when I thought is going to be “just gray” clouds for the rest of the morning, the sun finally made an appearance breaking through the cloud-cover. Just in time for some more shimmering reflections!

There’s been something brewing… plans coming together… and it’s almost time for the Big Reveal!!! Tonight at 6:00pm I’ll share my big news on my Facebook page! Exciting for me… could be fun for you too?!

After a full day of Summer Camp… I also taught again tonight subbing for a Beginning Wheel class. Without a plan, we went with a “demo-on-demand” for some not-so-basic bowls demo… and lidded jars… and making stamps. It was a full night of demos!!!

Sorry about the blurry photo… smudge on the lens!

Lots of goopey-gloppy fun today at summer camp. Especially when I had some “early” arriving campers re-blend our slip container bucket. Sure, I coulda given them a stirring stick to mix it up… but aren’t hands a lot more fun?! I think all the giggles proved my point.

Looks like Jenn & John are enjoying the new bowl they got at the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR. Putting it to use right away with a raw asparagus salad with onions & cheese. Thanks for sharing Jenn!

The calm between the storms!

It’s handbuilding day in camp this week. Making cool theme mugs with slabs, textures & add-ons. Morning campers just left… afternoon campers coming in!!! More fun to come… very soon!

It was a rather warm & sweaty night in Chicago, not surprisingly followed by a warm & sweaty morning! I figured I could sweat at home in my non-air conditioned condo, or go out for a ride along the lake. I was gonna be sweaty either way!!! And look how beautiful it was outside… the better choice!

Let me say it again… I have the BEST Summer Campers! This week they’re a little younger, but always willing to help & “volunteer” for a job. So who am I to say “no” when they ask if they can clean the floor??? Of course I said YES… as Rule #3 is “Whatever mess you make, you will be cleaning it up.” And they did… first with a few drops of water… and they wanted to keep going! Giddy-up!!!

Now if I could just get some of the adult students to follow their lead?!

It’s been another fun week of summer camp! This week I have 8-10-year olds… for wheelthrowing & handbuilding camp. Today we trimmed & decorated the pots they made on Monday & Tuesday. Tomorrow we start handbuilding! Then Friday painting everything with colored slips!

And I was SO impressed today by Nikko who did some amazing surface decoration using one of my handmade leaf stamps as a sprig to make a 3-dimensional vine on the side of his vase!!!

Wispy clouds & shimmering harbor reflections. Another quiet sunrise bike ride along the lakefront before Summer Camp. Always the best way to start my day!