Two days later… and this is all that’s left of Rosene’s chocolate carrot cake! One piece, a ring of frosting and a pretty stamped platter. Looks like it was a big hit. And more importantly, looks like that last piece would fit in small box to ship off to ME!!! Just sayin’…

Apparently it’s MATZO MONDAY!!!
A little matzo ball soup in a handmade stamped bowl warming the day down in Florida!

Looks like Rosene & Gerry are celebrating MUGSHOT MONDAY in a big way with a new shelving unit in their kitchen. Showing off their great collection of mugs… although I see a couple “imposter mugs” that might “need” to be replaced soon!!!

More colorful flag iris blooming today…
these little guys don’t seem to mind the chilly breeze?!

Another surprise find during my trip to Omaha last weekend was running into these two masterpieces by ceramic artist Jun Kaneko. I’ve seen a couple of these dango sculptures (Japanese for “rounded form”) before at SOFA CHICAGO… but never this up-close & personal. Little did I know that his studio is in Omaha too… I learned that fact when I got home!!! Too late… maybe next time?!

With everyone getting vaccinated & numbers going down, it looks like my ART FAIR SEASON is coming together nicely! Much better than last year when pretty much everything was canceled due to the pandemic! I’m really looking forward to getting back out there with my pottery this summer! Click here to see my 2021 Schedule as it continues to come together… http://firewhenreadypottery.com/show-schedule-2013/

After spending all day inside firing the soda kiln yesterday, it felt great to get outside this morning for another sunrise bike ride! Chilly, but great!!!

Always an exciting end to a soda-firing!!! The addition of the soda mixture into the kiln makes it quite volatile with flames shooting out every crevice & gap in the bricks! Gotta love playing with fire… it’s the waiting for it to cool that’s no fun. Always anxious to see the results!!!

So far so good! The firing is going smoothly so far. We’re in body reduction right now… hence the flames peeking out already. By reducing the air to gas ratio, it makes the flames seek out air anywhere it can find it. Including sucking it out of the porous clay to make the pots more solid & vitrified.

But now here’s the REAL DEAL!!!… a chocolate carrot cake layered with raspberry preserves!!! Now THAT’s what I call a “Breakfast Of Champions”!!! Looks so yummy on the stamped platter… but would look even yummier on my fork if I were there!!! I hope they’re sending me some of that yumminess?!

And don’t be fooled…
these are the same people who we’re having that “healthy” fruit salad too!!! Healthy with a chocolate chaser… I totally get it!!!