Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: friends, pottery, process, production, terra cotta, textures

Yesterday I spent the day with my cousin Michael from Minnesota and his family.
They came down to Chicago for Spring Break and we had planned a full day of clay fun
at the studio. We started making terra cotta planters with textures – everyone working
on their own planter. They all learned the basics… and set off to work…

And then, unfortunately… the day took a turn!
As we were about halfway done with our planters, I started feeling a little light-headed.
A little dizzy… and the next thing I knew, I was down for the count. Literally. Down.
Drama. Embarrassment. Paramedics. And a trip to the hospital to get checked out.

Apparently, I was dehydrated and my body wasn’t happy with that. They checked my vitals
and everything was fine. Except for the back of my head where it “met” the wedging table
on the way down. So I now have four staples on the back of my head. Yeah, souvenirs!

The doctor said I should get plenty of liquids and bring up my blood sugar level…
so we all went for a wonderful dinner at my favorite restaurant Rose Angeli’s.
And I had plenty of HOT caramel sauce for medicinal purposes!

3 Comments

Bev

March 24th, 2012

Sorry to hear of your mishap. Hope you feel better soon. A great lesson to us all to keep hydrated even in the middle of so much fun! Looks like you guys are having a great time. Looking forward to seeing you this summer!

March 24th, 2012

HEY BEV – Thanks for the good wishes. Either I need to drink more water… or maybe I need to stop exercising so much?! Or both?! Luckily, I feel normal today. I was expecting a headache, a sore neck, back pains, something. Instead I feel surprisingly normal… until I run my hand down the back of my head and find staples!!! Oops…

Asha Diana

April 3rd, 2012

You are a giver and an inspiration to many. Put some lemon in the water and keep it coming. Be Well!

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