Elegant Oyster Soup Recipe

very good soup i am only giving it a 4 star do to i thought it really needed alot more veggies, i added a red potato diced i cooked it in the micro wave first to soften it up before add it to the carrots,onions, and celery, i didnt use mushrooms as as i didnt think they belongs or the artichoke i used old bay seasoning along with thyme, salt and pepper and Cayenne. and i used half and half instead of heavy cream to cut back on the fat. next time i will use a little less butter maybe even use light smart balance in replace of the butter. but it was very good over all will be making it again. even my daughter that is groused out by oysters ate it..