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

A huge thanks to Allison and her family for sharing their breakfast with me… err, us!!!
Too bad they didn’t share the yummy muffins too?!!! Just the photos of them cooling on a fun trivet tray of textured tiles.

Categories: bike

LED billboards on my bicycle tires??? WOW!!! Consider the promotional benefits… and how much “work” I could get done as I pedal all over the place. I could write off EVERY bike ride as a business expense!!! Imagine the possibilities!!!

Click here for the short video from Futurism.

Categories: classes, food

Melty, Gooey, Chocolatey…
Brownies, Hot Fudge, Ice Cream… and Oreo’s too!!!
How could this be bad when all of my favorite foods are all in one pan???

Click here for the OREOGASM Skillet Brownie video recipe!!!

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Our class potluck is still a few weeks away, but it’s never too soon for one of my students to “volunteer” to make this for class!!! Hint, hint… OREOGASM anyone???

Categories: theater

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play.
Life is a Cabaret old chum. Come to the Cabaret.”

Great fun last night in a beautiful theater… they sure don’t make them like this any more!

Categories: sunset

Urban sunset silhouettes. A contrast in city clutter.

Categories: classes, food, stamped

Celebrating some Fat Tuesday fun with a plate full of paczkis in my pottery class tonight. Any excuse to get ’em all sugared up!!!

Categories: mugs

From a Facebook post by Tony, a former pottery student of mine…
“After all of these years, this beautiful mug designed and made by Gary Jackson, the best pottery teacher ever, gave up the ghost. I will miss him dearly! It’s been a liquid filled 9 years old friend, RIP!”

Followed by a Comment to Tony’s post by another former student of mine, Tracy…
“I agree with best pottery teacher ever. I also bet you could get a replacement.”

So sad to see that gravity has finally gotten hold of Tony’s mug.
And yes, Tracy is correct… broken mugs are easily replaced.

 

Categories: mugs, production, stamped

More stamped cylinders in the works… some may become mugs, and some may not?!

Categories: mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Another stamped & soda-fired mug for another Mugshot Monday.

Categories: bowls, family, food

Looks like it’s that time of the year again!
My favorite Girl Scout is gearing up for another season of selling her cookie for of “crack” on the streets! Caroline is looking adorable… and the cookies look pretty amazing in their special cookie presentation bowl!!!