I keep expanding my camping series. This is my first camping platter. I started with the fire in the middle and then went with the collage. I think if I make another I'll do it on the outside rim, but I do really like the collage effect. I have so many ideas in my head that I have to find the balance between adding more to specific series or adding more series or just adding some one off things.

This is that constant pull I see where "real" artists have a cohesive collection vs I get so many comments on my booth that people love how different my pottery is from other potters.

I get a lot of comments about the texture I add to the bottom of my mugs. If I'm using a rolling pin then the bottom is the same texture. If I'm using stamps then it is usually a repeat of the stamp on the mug (like a crab on the bottom too) or something that fits the theme. Over the weekend I was making my camping mugs and I have these new boot texture stams that I used. I think its funny how they seem to be walking across the mug.

I can't tell you the number of times that people look at the bottom and their face lights up when they see that added touch.

Still on a making spree. I have some time before my next show so I'm trying to make a bunch of things that I might need for that. Next will come the glazing of which there will be a lot.

I have had this roller for a while, but this is the first time I've used it. I hadn't noticed how the one reindeer kicks up it's heal. I've decided that's Rudolph and he will get the red nose.

The Harford Artist Gallery has a small things sale coming up. In thinking about what I could contribute to that I thought - crab coasters! I am planning on selling them in sets of 4 with 2 big crabs and 2 little crabs. I'm going to need to learn to tie pretty ribbons to pull them together. That might be its own challenge.

I may have gone a little ornament happy. I meant to just make a few and then I really got into it.

Most of the ornaments are made with cutters from De La Designs. Debi makes some of the cutest designs.

It's finally not so oppresively hot that thinking about winter doesn't make me cringe. I made more soup mugs yesterday. They always look so giant when they're wet. They're big once they're fired, but right now they look so huge.

I only have one show in November right now, but I'm thinking about doing a second. The thing that's giving me pause is that I have 3 weekends in a row of shows in December. Do I have enough holiday stuff? Do I have enough pottery period? Despite the fact that I have literally never sold out at a show, I cannot stop my brain from stressing out about the possibility.