Just a few more pieces fresh from my bisque kiln to glaze quickly…
as I load the soda kiln tomorrow night after Summer Camp!
I fire all-day Saturday… so I’ve got to stay focused and get this done!!! Inlay glazes into the stamped impressions, liner glazes, clean, wad & ready to go!

Tenmoku glaze inlaid into the stamped impressions on these flower pots. I paint the glaze on… and then wipe off the top surface so the glaze stays only in the impressions!

After my first “post-quarantine” Farmer’s Market yesterday… masks, sanitizing spray when entering, contactless shopping, social distancing & more sanitizing spray when leaving… I found myself with a couple new cheeses & these Ranier Cherries! So I had to clean them well… and what better way than in a nice handmade berry bowl!!!

If you need a new berry bowl, there are a few still left in my Online Pottery Shop… click here… http://firewhenreadypottery.com/my-online-pottery-store/

Okay, so I just “had to” crank out a last-minute batch of mini bud vases! If I’ve planned correctly, these little cutie patooties will “just barely” make it into this weekend’s soda kiln!!! And yes, smaller pots do get smaller stamps… and I do still trim everything! Even if they’re teeny-tiny!

Gotta LOVE a good spinnin’ Giffin Grip!!!

Another totem pole finds it’s new home!

My friend Chris finally got around to having her new totem pole installed into her front yard! It looks pretty great standing as a sentinel to greet guests surrounded by her blooming flower bed!

Dark calico colored clouds this morning made for a dramatic bike ride. Still warm & humid without much a breeze. I will say I kinda had low expectations for today’s sunrise… but I was proven wrong. It turned out to be STUNNING!!!… especially after a long run of cloud-free mornings!

Tonight kicks-off my return to teaching at Lillstreet Art Center!!!
They’ve re-opened and I’m so excited to see people back at the wheel, getting messy & sloppy, having fun in the clay!!! It’s been far too long… and it’s going to be great to have the Lillstreet Community coming back together again… even if it is with new rules, guidelines and a LOT of social-distancing. Yep, that’s going to be a new challenge for all of us!

Roll out the lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer! A bit of early morning haze on the horizon… that luckily burned off soon enough to reveal a beautiful orange sunrise as the heat wave continues today!

Squeezing in a last-minute MUGSHOT MONDAY!!!
Only a few minutes left or else it would already be Tuesday!!!
Just another stamped & soda-fired stoneware mug…
nothing too flashy, just kinda earthy & warm.

Also, currently available in my online pottery shop…
along with more mugs, bowls, vases, pitchers, berry bowls and so much more!! Click here to check out my online store… or you can always click on the tab up in the top right corner for Online Pottery Shopping.