Still under wraps… procrastinating as usual these days… but gotta focus and get these moving along! Using some photo references to formulate my plan. This project is gonna be “for the birds.”

And no… this is NOT an episode of “Portlandia.”

After the protest, riots & destruction that swept through Aurora this weekend, my friend & amazing painter Cheryl Holz has spent the next couple days doing what she can to help her town recover. So of course… SHE’S PAINTING!

Making the town look alive, vibrant & open for business.
Trying her best to be part of the solution.
Making a difference.
Using her talent for a good cause.

Be sure to check out her amazing work at www.cherylholz.com.

While everyone is looking for a little more brightness & joy these days… it was great to turn a corner on my bike this afternoon and run across this colorful mural under a bridge. It made me smile. Thank You MollyZ for making Rogers Park a little more beautiful… and for helping make people smile even during these tough times!

Beautiful cherries draining off in their new berry bowl! Love the color contrast… as well as Nature’s organic shapes contrasting with the repetitive stamped texture! Thanks as always for sending me your “pottery-in-use” photos!!!

WHY CAN’T IT JUST BE THIS EASY?!
So simple through the eyes of a child…
making their mark on the world as they want it to be.

Good words for us ALL to live by!

Some more bowls dry and ready to go into the next bisque kiln. I don’t really “do” nesting bowls very often… but after looking at these “unplanned” ones, I may need to re-think that?!

Looks like Julie was enjoying her new blue bowl with a scrumptious hot fudge banana split this weekend!!! Looks yummy… and thanks for sharing your photo!

And speaking of MUGSHOT MONDAY… just showing off two new mugs for my “already-overflowing” Mug Collection! Beautiful mugs & glazing effects by Steven Showalter in Minnesota! I’ve admired his work for years… his techniques, his teachings and his willingness to share everything online! We’ve never met, but it seems like I know him already thanks to social media! And you should too… look him up on Facebook or Instagram… his work is AMAZING!!!

Just celebrating another MUGSHOT MONDAY with this sweet stamped & soda-fired mug!