A beautiful start to the weekend. Quiet rippled reflections with some wispy clouds in the sky. There was a dark band along the horizon which just delayed the “reveal” for awhile… but still worth the wait. And… does anyone else see an American flag in the early morning sunrise?… or is it just me???

And now… quick shower, breakfast & then off to the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR.
Hope to see you there!!!

t’s finally here… this weekend in Glenview, Illinois… the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!! Two days of fun showing off my pottery & chatting with a bunch of pottery-loving fans! Hoping for good weather & good sales… and hoping you can come join us in the grassy grounds of Lyon School in Booth 31.

Lots of new pots from my recent soda kiln. It’s just rough figuring out which ones get to come with me to the art fair!!! My car only holds so many crates of pots. So I’m making some tough choices… not everyone gets to come out to play this weekend!!!

GLENVIEW SUNMER ART FAIR
Saturday, July 19th & Sunday, July 20th – 11:00am-5:00pm
Lyon School in Glenview, Illinois – Lake & Waukegan Roads

I set up my tent & shelves in Booth 31 this afternoon This evening I’m in the basement cleaning, pricing & packing pottery for this weekend’s GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!! Currently on mugs… but a lot more still to get to tonight!! Hoping to be all ready for this weekend soon!

Last night was another night of numbers fun at IKEA BINGO!
No winners at our table… but a fun night with family makes us all winners!

Sure, I probably shoulda’ been packing up for this weekend’s art fair in Glenview…
but I can do that today, right???

Another great week of Summer Camp… working with a bunch of 11-12 year olds teaching them how to throw on the wheel. I think they all had an amazing week & they made some AMAZING pots! Including Avery’s sweet little set of blue flowered dishes!

This weekend in the north suburbs… the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!! Lots of talented artists filling the park to show off their handmade wares. I’ll be there with plenty of fresh pots looking for their new forever home! This Saturday & Sunday on the grassy grounds of Lyon School on the corner of Lake & Waukegan Roads.

Here’s two of my Summer Campers yesterday taking me at my word… “Bigger clay makes bigger bowls.” And so they set out to do just that. Jacob & Wendell did a great job… with an assist from Simon… and ended with a fairly large bowl. Sure, it needs a LOT of trimming… but that’s a small price to pay for the giggles, friendships & memories made at camp!!!

It’s been a busy couple days at Summer Camp. Lots of fun & lots of pots!!! They’ve thrown a lot in three days… and today they started trimming, detailing, carving, stamping & decorating! Tomorrow we’ll finish up with colored slip painting!!!

After yesterday’s quickie storm, we were left with plenty of rain… and this morning found a few downed trees along the lakefront bike trail. Well, not really “along”… but more ON TOP OF the bike trail!!! Imagine my surprise pedaling fast, turning a corner and seeing this pop up in front of you!!! Big enough trees that they also took down a few street lamps & part of the golf course fencing!