A huge THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by my place yesterday
for the MUD & METAL Holiday Home Show. Me the MUD… Amy the METAL.

We had so much fun playing with so many great people!!! I love knowing that so many pieces are going to good homes, whether as holiday gifts to the loved ones on your list, or to yourselves!!! Special thanks to my friend & talented metalsmith Amy Taylor for joining me again this year. Her work is amazing, she’s so much fun to play with… and I came away with a few new pieces in my “Amy Collection”!!!

Just one hour until doors open for “MUD & METAL : A Collaborative Holiday Home Show.” Amy Taylor is here setting up her amazing jewelry… and I’ve already replenished the pottery shelves inside & out! Lots of great gift ideas. Swing by today for a little holiday shopping! Plus, the first Fire When Ready Pottery Fan to come through my door singing “Jingle Bells” will get a FREE MUG!!! Giddy-up!!!

Don’t forget… tomorrow is the big day.
The perfect day to cross some names off your holiday gift list.
The perfect day to get yourself a sweet little somethin’-somethin’.
The perfect day to see the BIG REVEAL of our Mud & Metal collaborations!!!
It’s a one-day event from 10:00am-6:00pm!!! Be sure to swing by!!!

Apparently my friend Amy Taylor has been making more than just pendants for our collaboration project. Now there are some new “mud & metal” bracelets in the mix too!!! Be sure to stop by my condo this Saturday 12/12 for MUD & METAL. There will be a limited number of collaboration pieces available… all being revealed Saturday morning!!!

That Amy Taylor is such a tease!!! We can “almost” see what she’s been doing on our collaboration project. Remember, the BIG REVEAL is this Saturday at my place for our annual MUD & METAL Collaborative Holiday Home Show from 10:00am-6:00pm. She’s only making a few… so come early to snatch one up!!!

So my friend Amy Taylor and I have been collaborating on a few pieces… with their BIG DEBUT scheduled for this Saturday 12/12 at my condo for “MUD & METAL : A Collaborative Holiday Home Show”… appropriately named, huh?

Well, anyway… I finished my part of the project, and now Amy is faced with the deadline of finishing in time for this weekend’s big sale. Here’s a quick peek at her part “the metal” … which ironically kinda looks like mud until she polishes it?!

Just showing of “My Talented Friend” Amy Taylor… and her amazing metalwork.
She’ll be joining me this Saturday 12/12 at my place for the Second Holiday Home Show : MUD & METAL. Her work is amazing and it would be the perfect holiday gift for that special someone… or yourself for that matter!

She even has these wonderfully whimsical characters…. they’re ADORBS!!!
Each with a different wacky expression. Some wide-eyed. Some smirking.
I love mine. It makes me smile every time I wear him.

Be sure to stop by my place this Saturday, December 12th between 10:00am-6:00pm.
MUD & METAL : A Collaborative Holiday Home Show
1353 West Rosemont #3, Chicago, Illinois 60660 in the Edgewater Neighborhood

And did I mention that there will be a VERY limited quantity of collaboration pieces???… yep, come see what happens when a potter and a jeweler combine forces and work together!!!

Click here for even more of a preview of Amy’s amazing work.

Okay, so I mentioned other ART IN THE GARDEN artist collaborations…
here’s another little glimpse to whet your whistle…

It’s tomorrow!!!
Seven artists. Seven talented friends. All hanging out in a beautiful backyard.
No pressure. No crowds. Just a great chance to hang out, chat with some artists and see some beautiful work. Jewelry, pottery, knitwear, stained glass, sculpture, paintings, glass beads, and more!!!

Plus… a few Limited Edition Collaborations!!!
You’ve seen some “teasers” of the ones I’m doing with Cory McCrory.
But word on the street is that other artists are doing some other collaborations as well.
You’ve got to stop by to see them all.

From my metalsmith friend Amy Taylor,
and host of this weekend’s ART IN THE GARDEN… it’s HER garden…
a little hope & guidance. A prayer for the collaborative process!!!

As the Irish would say:
May the cooling kiln caress you.
May her crack-free glazes bless you.
May the luck of the glue gun enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Collaboration behold you.