After camp I unloaded my kiln full of tiles for my collaboration project with Cory McCrory… yes, 724 tiles to be exact!!!

I was very pleased when I opened the lid of the kiln. Subtle variations & shades of my new cone 6 green glaze. I really like how the glaze pools well, and breaks even better on the textures & patterns. So here’s a pretty BIG teaser reveal… and a LOT of green tiles!!!

Layer after layer, today I loaded all of my glazed tiles for the collaboration project into an electric kiln. It’s a Cone 6 firing using a relatively new glaze recipe… so my fingers are crossed.

You know how I LOVE to hear from my customers – and to see how they are using my work. It’s so nice to see my pottery being used in their homes. Some times in creative ways that I never even considered.

From Allison, one of my “Fans”…
We added silicone feet to the ceramic tile wall hanging board. Now we use it as a trivet!! We took the metal hanger off the back so the feet would fit better. It works like a charm! It inspired me to bake my favorite banana bread today, which complements the trivet beautifully. The only problem is, we need one more to complete the trivet set!!!! We will see you at the backyard garden sale in a few weeks Thank you again for making everything you do!! It looks awesome in our family home. Had to share my photos with you!

Okay, so I spent tonight in the studio AGAIN glazing tiles! Who knew that a bucket full of tiles would take SO long to glaze?! Not me. Of course it’s my own fault. If my calculations are right, I only need 450 tiles for my part of the collaboration project with Cory McCrory. And since I’m a just little bit of an over-achiever, I just finished glazing 724 tiles!!! So I may have a “few” extras. Now I need to get them loaded into a kiln early next week.

Tonight I spent a couple hours in the studio glazing tiles… and the bucket didn’t seem to go down any?!!! How does that happen???

Looks like I’ve got a bucket full of fun to start glazing!!! And quick…

Day Two at the Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival.
Shelves are restocked, ClayQuilt tile boards have been replenished… and we’re kicking off the day with a NEW sales receipt book. Day One, book one. Day Two… here’s hoping we fill up another one today!!!

Okay, so here’s an update…
My good friend Cory McCrory and I have decided to do a creative collaboration!
She’s a wonderful artist… full of whimsical imagery, colorful surfaces and beautiful textures. We’re both participating in the same art fair during the last weekend of August. So we thought it might be fun to do a project together just for this show!!!

Art In The Garden – Saturday, August 30th & Sunday, August 31st.
At the home… err, in the garden of our mutual friend & metalsmith Amy Taylor.
More details to come…

So… since this show has a garden theme of sorts, Cory & I decided to work together to make a limited edition of collaborative “garden” pieces. We’ve worked together to develop the plan. Brainstorming ideas. Working on the whimsy. Getting it all started. Cory has her pieces in the works & under wraps, and I’ve started to work on my part of the project tonight. Here’s a hint… with more to come…

I unloaded my cone 6 glaze kiln last night… just a couple, last-minute pieces that will be headed to the Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival this weekend. Here’s the top layer with lots of colorful promise…

Layer two didn’t look too bad either… a new batch of textured tiles!

Just as I thought I might be getting somewhere with my glazing…
I unloaded another kiln and now have a LOT more bisque to keep working on!!!
SO it almost seems like I have more bisque NOW than before I started?! Two steps back…

And not only will the tiles get glazed… but they also need a little ball of wadding glued on the bottom of every single one of them!!! Ah yes, the glamorous side of soda firing…