Quiet & calm along the lakefront this morning.
Not a lot of clouds, not a lot of wind.
Just some simple reflections to start the day.

This is what my reclaim looks like today… after mixing all of my different clay scraps together in one big reclaim bucket. As long as they’re all “high fire” clays… it seems to work out okay!!! Just looks like I’ve got a lot of wedging ahead of me!!!

Handles attached… hybrid mugs assembled. This batch will now get some colored flashing slips before drying. Then onto a bisque kiln, glazing, wadding… and then loading & soda-firing next weekend!

Bottoms trimmed… time to get some handles pulled & attached
to actually turn these “hybrids” into mugs!!!

Trimming the bottoms of my latest hybrid mugs.
So much easier with a Giffin Grip in my studio to center & hold ‘em in place!

Before the rain… enjoying these catalpa flowers on huge trees in my neighborhood. It’s about time for these “orchid-like” blooms to start falling from the trees. And I fear that today’s predicted storms might just take care of that quickly?! Unfortunately… the aftermath is a big mess of deteriorating floral mush on the streets! But hey, they were pretty for awhile, right?!

For our class flowerpot trades last session, I went with a “purple-on-purple” theme!
Stamping & glazing my flowerpots & then finding a very thematically-correct plant
to go along with it! You know I live for a good theme!!!

At the end of last session, my SURFACE DECORATION class celebrated with a little “white-elephant-trading-stealing-game” with handmade flowerpots & plants! So much fun to share their work… finished & functioning… for the most part! Some people didn’t quite get through the kiln in time for the big trade!!!

So here we have it… the latest crazy flavor from those wacky peeps at OREO!!!
Not sure why the cookies are purple?… but the brown sugar pancake flavor was pretty spot on.
All of my students seemed to enjoy them in my classes this week!

Textured sides attached… one step closer…
thanks to the “groovy” handrollers from MKM Pottery Tools.
After that they went back on the wheel for a little shaping & refining!