Recently, with a couple of friends, I took some Ikebana flower arranging classes - what a joy that art-form is, so clean and elegant. In some respects, things that I strive for in my own more contemporary pottery.

Some great things are happening here in my Marco Island studio . . . I virtually am full time working on perfecting the crystalline process. So beautiful, yet so finicky with the slightest changes producing boom or bust results.

The Dunedin Fine Art Center took a stand - A STAND WITH UKRAINE program where various artists were asked to create and donate.

The best candidates for the silver rim seem to be the incredible crystalline vases. The silver coating is perfect to add another layer of uniqueness and elegance to this already wonderful medium.

It is a gamble, and I’m not the gambling type - yet here I go, diving into the deep end of the Crystalline world.

Toni Says . . . “Started an AirPlant ”City“ @ the job to promote ”wellbeing” during these COVID times.

An Air Plant Condo is actually the perfect way to display your Air Plants in their own little hi-rise building. Heck, there is even a Penthouse on the rooftop level!

Mastering the Crystalline Glaze process, the holy grail of unpredictable beauty.

Especially in these shelter-in-place times, a beautiful distraction such as this may save you from one more day-time television re-run or heaven forbid yet another jig-saw puzzle.

A Bud Vase can be simple or grand, classy or with an edge and with the proper motivation you can go big for your "Buddies" and brighten someone’s day - even if that day is your own.