The NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR is coming soon!
Mark your calendar & plan your pottery roadtrip.
With six studio locations & 43 potters… it’s gonna be a fun pottery weekend!!!

For full details… www.northernilpotterytour.com

Some of the beautiful iris that are currently blooming in my garden… kind of a pastel purple.
These have been in my garden for years… well-established & spreading every year!

Lots of clouds. Lots of colors.
Another beautiful morning riding along the lakefront.
Always the best way to start the day!

Hard to believe that June is right around the corner, which also means the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR is just one week away!!! Mark your calendar!

I will once again be hanging out with my good friend Cory McCrory in Sandwich… along with a handful of other talented potters! C’mon out & say “Hi.” Visit all six locations and you’ll have a chance to see all 43 artists!!! A lot of fun & a LOT of pots!!!

A perfectly beautiful day with plenty of blue skies & wispy clouds.
Perfect for an afternoon of playing hooky on my bike!!!

After making a tons of textured & color-slipped slabs last night in my SURFACE DECORATION class, we set out to make some cool handbuilt bowls with strips & layers pressed together. Several of us have been impressed & inspired by the work of Stephen Biggerstaff… so this was our attempt at making some small pieces in his style. It was a great “team building” class with everyone working & experimenting together! A lot of fun for all of us!!!

Last night in my SURFACE DECORATION class, we played with texture & color while making a crazy amount of colorful slabs. Many of the textures were made with my collection of MKM Pottery Tools handrollers… which my students love every time I bring them out to share!!!

A little stamping fun in the studio. Turning a plain platter into something a bit more special. All done with one handmade clay stamp pressed in one by one… by one… by one… by one…

Looks like someone was working pretty hard overnight!!!

With a bit of a chill in the air, I was surprised this morning by the wind & waves coming in off the lake. Sure, it’s supposed to warm up later today… but this was a bit of a brisk way to start the day!