Such a beautiful color to start your day!!! That purple is practically GLOWING from the center out… morning “glory” indeed!!!

A fresh harvest in a pretty yellow bowl for the newly-dubbed Cherry Tomato Tuesday!!! Thanks for sharing Rosene!

SO MANY TREES… hundreds & hundreds of trees torn apart, pulled out of the ground, twisted & ripped to shreds. Crazy!!! Last night’s devastating storm sure tore apart the lakefront. I was amazed at the sheer quantity & randomness of the destruction. They’re not saying it was a tornado… but it must have been pretty darn close. I’m sure it could have been a lot worse… and at least now the City will have plenty of FREE MULCH?!!!

Sometimes you just need a bigger photo to capture the morning’s sky show!

After yesterday’s crazy storm that blew right through The Windy City… I knew that there would be some trees & branches down this morning along the lakefront bike trail. But I had no idea just how bad it would be! The sunrise was a nice distraction from all of the natural destruction!

Celebrating a little MUGSHOT MONDAY after the storm!
Huge winds & heavy rain blew right through The Windy City taking down trees, power lines and so much more! I hope that everyone is safe after this crazy weather incident. I know we have trees down, branches & leaves everywhere… but still safe & healthy! All good here.

During class last Saturday, I showed my students how to throw dinner plates. My demo piece has been under plastic in my studio… and it was finally time to do a bit of stamping!!!

I also showed my Saturday students how to throw a larger platter… which gives you more space to decorate! More space, MORE STAMPING!!!…

And you know my motto… more is more!!!

Quiet. Warm. Steamy. Sweaty. It was a quiet sunrise ride with very few people out this morning. Not much of a sunrise to begin the day… with a little “redemption” at the very end!!!

Usually my mornings are very solitary along the lakefront… forever socially-distant. But today I had a little friend stop by to say hello… and he really quacked me up!!!

There were also a lot of helicopters flying around the City breaking the serenity. So I knew something was up?! Apparently there was another night of crazy looting & robberies all over the City?! Obviously organized attacks on businesses all over the City… organized robberies, smashed windows, stolen cash registers, merchandise stolen and so much more! WHY?!!! And we now deal with the crazy aftermath here in Chicago!

As though a global pandemic weren’t enough to deal with already?!

So I just ran across this in my Facebook feed… and I thought I should share it!!! You know LOVE their carving & trimming tools… and here’s a great chance to give them a try!!! DiamondCore Tools is offering a great discount for first-time buyers!!! Just go to their website, order up a bunch of tools. enjoy your discount… and be sure to tell them that I sent you!

Click here for a direct link to their website… then start shopping!!!

Well, my part of these collaboration pieces are soda-fired & done… and I’ve got five of My Talented Friends who’ve agreed to collaborate with them for ART IN THE GARDEN. Amy, Cory, Ken, Kristin & Retta will all be working “their magic” with them as special one-of-a-kind collaborations only for this special grassroots art show!

More to come I’m sure…
as I can’t wait to see what each of them do to finish off my lidded jars!