A warm morning with nothing but beautifully rippled reflections along the lakefront.
An AMAZING way to start the day!

Woke up to rain this morning… but with April Showers come… ummm?…
DANDELIONS!!! And I’m here for it.
Might be a weed… but still a colorful sign that Spring is here!!!

Just a little fun with bricks & shadows on a sunny afternoon Texture Tuesday!!!

Clear skies, warm breezes & calm water… what could be better?!
Oh yeah, maybe a great sunrise reflection at the end???

This might be the best & funniest Facebook comment I’ve ever gotten?! I don’t think that I’ve been compared to “AI” before?… but I’m kinda flattered in a weird way!!!

Assembled… now with handles! This latest batch of hybrid mugs finally all have handles… thus making them MUGS!!! I’m a firm believer that a “mug” by this potter’s definition must have a handle!!! So they’re all attached & ready to “relax” a little under some plastic overnight… before I come back to touch them up a bit more before drying.

Here they are… a bunch of handles pulled and almost ready to go! I like to loop them over like this so they can set-up for awhile before attaching. I want them to be soft & malleable… but not sticky & squishy. Plus, the loop sets-up most of the handle’s curve for later when it goes onto the mug!

And here we go… this is how my mug handles begin!
Little wedged clay nuggets ready to be pulled the traditional way!

HAPPY EASTER to everyone who celebrates… and HAPPY SPRING to the rest of us!
So pretty now that Spring has made it to Chicago with flowers starting to bloom around my neighborhood. Let’s hope these magnolias hang around for at least a few more days!

Clear skies with a chilled breeze coming in off the lake. Luckily, that big low-flying cloud mass that was moving up from the south didn’t quite make it in time to overtake the sunrise… I was waiting for it... as it kept creeping closer & closer…