There is still a lot of activity & remodeling going on at Lillstreet Art Center as they prepare for us to resume classes very soon. They’re trying their best to keep us all safe & healthy… and yet get back to the friends & community we love!

And to that point…
looks like there’s a new wheelthrowing classroom coming together too!

Spent a lot of this afternoon photographing more pieces…
in my kitchen with my little photo booth set-up!

I’m thinking that since this coming weekend “would have been” another art fair weekend… so instead maybe I should post more pieces for another online sale on my Fire When Ready Facebook page?! More details to come…

This just seemed hauntingly appropriate after the eulogy.
A tough time in our history. Reminiscent of other tough times.
A time for love. A time for hate.
A time for peace. I swear it’s not too late.

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven.

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace,
A time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late.

Well said Reverend Sharpton.
“This is not a competition, this is a movement.”

Everyone is trying to make the best of the bad situation. Tough times require all of us to be patient, respectful & resilient. Putting down roots and trying to thrive through the difficulties. Hunkering down at home. Searching for the sunlight. Struggling to make the best out of the craziness that we call “Our World” today!

Well, my friend Cheryl is still at it…
painting the boards in downtown Aurora after the riots with other artists & volunteers!

And lookey here…
now she’s apparently the COVER GIRL too!!!
Well done Cheryl… keep up the good work! YOU ROCK!!!

To see more of Cheryl’s “real” work, click here at www.cherylholz.com

And that’s not all… here’s a different variety of orchid that has never re-bloomed for me before?! But look at it now!!! Getting ready to do something cool… as I have totally forgotten what these flowers are even going to look like! I know I liked it when I bought it at the garden show a couple years back! Let’s hope I still like them!!!

And oh, but wait there’s more… something weird is going on here?!
All of my orchid plants seem to be on a kick lately! Here’s another orchid that’s re-blooming for me… no special care except the usual neglect. I guess they’re loving quarantine a lot more than me!!!

Okay, so this Chicago Curfew is really messing with my sunrise bike rides…
as the sun rises before the curfew is lifted!!!…
and you know how I like to play by the rules?!

So instead, here’s a little morning beauty to start your day. This orchid started re-blooming during quarantine even though I did nothing special to make it happy… except maybe a nice flower pot? It’s doing great… and making ME happy every time I see it.

Starting with some pinch pots… back to Handbuilding 101.

I’m not sure how long these “birds” will take me, and I want to keep them moist & workable. So I’ve added a plaster slab into the bottom of a plastic container. I just pour some water onto the plaster slab which soaks it up instantly… and a lot more water than you would expect. Then I can just set my pieces on top of the damp plaster, close the lid and everything will be pretty much as I left it… and ready for more attachments!