While the day is gray, the colors are still blooming in my garden. I love these purple bearded iris! The colors, the patterns & the scent which brings back childhood memories.

And sometimes a bigger cloudy skyshow requires a bigger cloudy panorama shot!

Another cloudy morning with a new chill in the air.
The temperature dropped overnight…
a welcome surprise for another early morning sunrise surprise!

So last week’s class demo on throwing a large chip & dip bowl…
also became this week’s demo on stamping a large chip & dip bowl!!!
Gotta love a good double-duty demo piece!!!

But never double-dip a chip!!!

Gotta love iris season! So many great colors & combinations. Too bad the flowers don’t last longer… although I do enjoy the green “sword-like” leaves as well. Luckily, I’ve got a good assortment in my garden… including these pretty bi-color ones! And they’re all starting to bloom!!!

Sometimes the cutest little flowers need a cute little vase!
Such an aromatic perfume from these little cuties!

So I may have been gone for a quick weekend away… but it’s right back in the studio this morning! With another 10×10 challenge… more than ten pieces before 10:00am! This time it’s more flower pots with water drip trays! Stamping still to come… obviously!!!

Windy & cloudy! Nice & warm this morning, but you can tell there’s some weather flying around today! The humidity is way up there… and it looks like Michigan might be having some “weather” of their own on the other side of the lake this morning!

Kickin’ off my Summer Art Fair schedule next weekend at the SCHAUMBURG PRAIRIE ARTS FESTIVAL. The village location is still under construction, so I will once again be on the other grassy side of the park in my “new” location… same as last year Booth 96. It might be a little “hectic” there, but we all look forward to seeing everyone come out for this fun show!

Such a pretty location… pond, fountain, swans, trees, grass…
now if they just perhaps had a “prettier’ poster??? Just sayin’…

A beautifully cloudy sunset as the roadtrip continues…
this time in the opposite direction! Just a quick weekend getaway!