I was a little worried that the new new power turquoise wouldn't deliver, but it did. Way to go Laguna on the second reformulation to get back to the brilliant turquoise we've all come to love. I'm really pleased with everything in this kiln load and you'll see a wave of ornaments coming through in the next few kiln loads as I get ready for 4 shows in a row all over the Baltimore area.

It starts the day after Thanksgiving with the Holiday Popup at the Double Grove Brewing company November 25 and 26. December 2 I will be at the Howard County Holiday Mart. The following week Thursday through Sunday December 7-10 I will be in Anapolis at their outdoor Holiday Market. Finally, on December 16 and 17 I will be at The Cloisters Holiday Tea and Bazaar. Ooh and I almost forgot from November 17-December 21st I will have a table setup at the Carroll County Gallery of Gifts.

I'll have quite a few kiln loads in the coming weeks as I gear up for all of these shows.

My favorite things in this kiln are the two long platters. I did a special version of my birch and cardinals with the sunset and for the first time I've done a camping platter. They both came out exactly as they were in my head, which is always awesome.

Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back rim and back Amaco Snapdragon x3 Trees Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Birds Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Sunset Mayco Fruit of the vine, hot tamale, jack o lantern, sunkissed 2167 Clear	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Kayak Mayco Orange a Peal x3, Sour Apple X3, Fruit of the Vine x3 Campfire Mayco Hot Tamale x3, Orange a Peal x3, Sunkissed x3, Fruit of the Vine, Java Bean x2, Cotton Tail x3 Fish Mayco Sunkissed x3, Blue Yonder x3 Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Night Moth x2
Hat, Eyes and Buttons Mayco Tuxedo x3 Nose Mayco Orange a Peal x2 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Bottom 2136 clear Left Mayco Blue Gloss x3, Right Mayco Red Gloss x3 Mayco White Gloss for spots - one to two thick globs Worms Mayco Sour Apple x3
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Trees Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Birds Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Laguna Power Turquoise x3	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Trees Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Birds Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Kentucky Mudworks Morning Glory x3
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Trees Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Birds Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Amaco Lagoon x3	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back rim and back Amaco Snapdragon x3 Trees Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Birds Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Kentucky Mudworks Hydra x2
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Orange a Peal x3, Sour Apple X3, Fruit of the Vine x3 Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Night Moth x2	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Orange a Peal x3, Sour Apple X3, Fruit of the Vine x3 Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Night Moth x2
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x3, Orange a Peal x3, Sunkissed x3, Fruit of the Vine, Java Bean x2, Cotton Tail x3 Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Mayco Night Moth x2	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x3, Orange a Peal x3, Sunkissed x3, Fruit of the Vine, Java Bean x2, Cotton Tail x3 Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Mayco Night Moth x2
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco black ug wiped back Campfire Mayco Hot Tamale x3, Orange a Peal x3, Sunkissed x3, Fruit of the Vine, Java Bean x2, Cotton Tail x3 Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Mayco Night Moth x2 Kayak Mayco Orange a Peal x3, Sour Apple X3, Fruit of the Vine x3 Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Night Moth x2 Fish Mayco Sunkissed x3, Blue Yonder x3 Laguna Power Turquoise x3	Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Hat Mayco Hot Tamale x3, Cotton Tail x3 Amaco Snapdraggon x3 on rim and back 2167 clear
ug transfer Mayco Hot Tamale, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed 2167 Clear	ug transfer Amaco Saguaro x3
Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Designer Linger Blue, Light Green, Red 2167 Clear	Opulence Emerald x3
Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x3 2167 Clear	Lagunga 60 Mayco Opulence Sea Spray x3
Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Angel - Mayco Cotton Tail x3, Cheeky Pinky c3, Dandelion x3 2167 Clear	Top Laguna Bmix Bottom two Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayc Basketball x3, Cotton Tail x3
Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Cotton Tail x2 Mayco Norse Blue x3 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Mayco Norse Blue x3 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Lagunga 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Mayco Norse Blue x3 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Mayco black ug wiped back Left Two: Amaco Lavender x3 Right: Amaco Sky x3

I love how whimsical the snowmen always look. Each one has it's own unique bend to it. This kiln load has a ton of my camping series in it, including a few new items in that series. I am introducing coasters, soup mugs, and platters in the camping theme. These take forever to glaze but the result is stunning.

I had this gorgeous skein of yarn from A Hundred Ravens. It's 874 yards of fingering weight yarn and it just screamed shawl to me. I was search for ideas and found this pattern and it felt perfect for this yarn.


The actual colorway that I used is Keujenhof, but you could use any color - or any yarn really. I think this pattern probably works best with a lighter weight yarn so that it doesn't get too wide too fast.




It's a really easy pattern to follow - just 2 repeating rows. I did most of this while vending at the Howard County Craft Spectacular last weekend.

Earlier this week I went to the Harford Artists Gallery for change out and found out that my Squiggle Vase had won third place! It is a people's choice award so visitors and other members were the ones who voted for it. If that was any of you - thank you! I continue to strive to get better at the things I do and this is a really nice way of seeing that others appreciate it.

If you are in the northern Maryland area, I do recommend stopping by the Harford Artists Gallery in Bel Air there are lots of amazing artists in this small gallery.

There is not a small part of me that wants to keep all these trees for myself. Just setup a little forrest in my office. I used a few different colors and I like all of them. The emerald and the snow are my favorites.

The reindeer plates looked different in my head. They are growing on me, but I'm still struggling that they aren't what was in my head.

Laguna 60 mayco black ug wiped back Mayco red gloss x3, white gloss x2, sour apple x2 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Opulence Emerald x2
Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3, Mayco Dandelion x2	Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3, Mayco Dandelion x2
Laguna 60 Laguna Monstera x2, Mayco Dandelion x2	Laguna 60 Mayco Northern Woods x2, Mayco Dandelion x2 Ornaments - Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Sunkissed x2
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Kentucky Mudworks Hydra x2 Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Kentucky Mudworks Morning Glory x3 Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Mayco Norse Blue x3 Light Flux sweeps 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Antlers - Mayco Java bean Scarf - Mayco Bluebeard Star - Mayco sunkissed Crown - Mayco Cheeky Pinky Belly - Mayco Camel toe Rim - Amaco Snapdragon x3 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Cotton Tail x2 Rim - Amaco Snapdragon x3 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Antlers - Mayco Java bean Scarf - Mayco Bluebeard Star - Mayco sunkissed Crown - Mayco Cheeky Pinky Belly - Mayco Camel toe 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Antlers - Mayco Java bean Scarf - Mayco Bluebeard Star - Mayco sunkissed Crown - Mayco Cheeky Pinky Belly - Mayco Camel toe 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Mayco Norse Blue x3 Light Flux sweeps 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2 Sunset - Mayco Fruit of the Vine, Hot Tamake, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Cheeky Pinky x2, Dandelion x2 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail x2, Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Tuxedo x2, Just Froggy x2 Amaco Ice x3 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Opulence Sea Spray