Just finished a bit of stamping on the latest batch of mugs. Hoping to get these all done in the next couple days… so there’s time to dry, bisque fire, glaze & fire again before my Holiday Home Show!!!

Celebrating today’s holiday with this wonderful “conjoined” double pumpkin…
for twice the pumpkin fun!!

With Halloween just a few days away, it’s time for my GHOULS COLLECTION to start making their appearances! I’ve been making a different limited-edition “Ghoul” every year for sixteen years now. A lot of people have been collecting them for a long time… although I’m not sure how many “complete sets” there are out there… besides mine! This is my friend Chris’ collection… close, but not complete!

Does anyone know which characters she’s missing???

And if you have some of my “Ghouls” in your Halloween display… please send me a photo or two!!! I’d love to see my “Ghouls” out in the wild. You can email photos to me: gary@firewhenreadypottery.com . Thanks!!!

So I guess when I said that I prefer some clouds for my sunrise… maybe I should have been a bit more specific? Careful what you wish for?!!! This morning had tons of clouds… but not is a good way. After a string of stunning… today we got gray & blustery. The wind was kicking up… fun going south, but all headwinds pedaling home!!!

Had to swing by the studio for a little Sunday stamping!!! When your pots are drying, you need to catch them at just the right point to get some good stamped impressions. A little on the wetter-side of leatherhard. And this class-demo platter was ready… so I did a little stamping… all done with just one of my own handmade clay stamps!

Another STUNNING Autumn day!

Sure, I have the longest list of things I “should” be doing… that I “need” to be doing”… and yet I “just had to” get outside for possibly one last blast of Fall perfection for another nature hike. This time it was out to my childhood favorite hike around the lake at ROCK CUT STATE PARK. The colors are still changing. I thought they would be a little further along, but I think the warm weather we’ve been enjoying has slowed down the color-change a bit. Didn’t matter… still plenty of color to find & nature to enjoy!

Too soon for poinsettias… instead, this is the Smoke Bush in front of my condo. For some reason, only the tips of the branches are turning red so far?!

Meanwhile… off to the side… while the sunrise was happening over the lake,
a slight glance to the south had THIS stunning sunrise floating over the skyline!

And then there’s the “real” panoramic shot using the setting on my camera. Sometimes it looks right… and sometimes it creates a weird “fishbowl” effect. Beautiful… but just a little “off.”

Once again… bigger skyshows need bigger pictures!