And this is why we can’t have nice things! HA!

Not so sure about this “art installation?” along the lakefront. It looks like there were several DIVVY bikes dragged out of the lake… and then put into a “cage” for safe keeping? But then there’s nothing to close the cage? Not quite sure why they didn’t just call DIVVY to take their bikes away when they were pulled out.

And more importantly… why were they even tossed into the lake in the first place?!!!

When I started out on my bike this morning it was just dark. But as it lightened up a bit, I started to see the clouds all around me. Who knew that there were going to be storm clouds in the area?! Not me! So I pedaled on… seemingly dodging the storms as they blew in around me. There were some gusty winds, a little drizzle here & there… and many sections where you could see that it had already rained harder! I made it home safely… and dry… with just minutes to spare. About ten minutes later… a HUGE downpour!!!

Another early morning being productive in the studio… making more than 10 before 10:00am!!! Now I just have a lot of “detailing” to make them come to life!!!

Making mugs again… but this time they’re part of the class challenge I gave my Intermediate Wheel students. They’re all working on sets of four MATCHING MUGS for our final class of the session! So I’ve got to step it up and make mine too! As I told them, I would never “stress out” over making just four that match perfectly… measuring, refining, stressing. Instead I’m making a lot of cylinders that are very similar, and then I’ll pick out the closest “matching” ones later!

Yesterday at the end of summer camp, a couple of the kids finished early… and asked if they could make some stamps like the ones I made that I let them borrow. Of course I said YES!!!

That was this morning… as I think we are starting to see some of the smoke from the western wildfires blowing over our way. A great start to the day as I made it home a big sweaty mess!!!

A roomful of summer campers making a LOT of pots! Not bad for three days of wheelthrowing, one day trimming & one day painting. They were busy little campers this week… especially for a four-hour camp!!!

Now they’re off to a bisque firing, then a clear glaze & another firing to finish them off. And then the kids will come back to pick-up their pottery!

Another week of Summer Camp coming to an end today. A lot of painting with colored slips to make their mini masterpieces really come to life! So fun to see some additional creativity present itself when they start painting… too cute!!!

I had a very productive afternoon in the studio after summer camping all morning! Did a bit of stamping & detailing with some colored flashing slips. Getting ready for two upcoming soda kiln firings!!! Gotta make more… gotta make more…

Celebrating another Floral Friday with a nice hydrangea centerpiece in one of my ikebana flower vases. Thanks for sharing your flowers Heather!