Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: production, studio

After a lot of floral over-stimulation at the Garden Show,
I made it back to my studio… my own little garden! Yes, my holiday poinsettia
is still doing really well in the studio. A little dusty, but still bushy & blooming!

First off I attached handles to the latest batch of mugs… and drying slowly.

Next up, I threw some new bowls which will eventually become spring berry bowls.
As they were firming up, I was unsure what to throw next… especially as I was quickly
running out of table surface space. So?… what to throw?… fairly small that doesn’t take up
too much space?…. well, more ornaments of course! This time, a batch in B-Clay,
and another in Porcelain. Another 37 ornaments closer to Christmas!

By the time I finished throwing the ornaments, the bowls were ready for shaping & altering.
I covered them up for the night… hoping to trim them in a day or two, punch the drainage
holes and make the drip plates to finish the set. Sadly, I was too tired to remember to take
pictures… it had been a very long day of flowers, stained glass, mosaics & pottery!!!

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