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

Sweeping sunrise colors across the lakefront & skyline.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another sweaty morning as this little summer “heatwave” continues to hang on.
And I’m all for it… keep Summer going!!! I’m not ready for Fall yet.

Even though TODAY is officially the first day of Fall.

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Categories: kiln firing, process, production

Always a good sign. Just one last kiln done and cooling for this weekend’s
ART IN THE BARN. Not so bad… my third kiln this week!!!

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Categories: glaze, production

The newest addition to The Ghouls are GLAZED!!!
The crazy green color is actually a low-fire clear glaze. The real colors will pop-out after firing… and that’s not the only thing that will be popping-out!!! Just sayin’… hint, hint…

Categories: color, production, terra cotta

Having some fun with underglazes adding details to the newest Ghoul in the collection.
Layer by layer, detail by detail, wart by wart.

Categories: production, terra cotta

Layer by layer… it’s an army of Ghouls!
Each standing at attention waiting for the next layer of details & colors.
It’s an assembly line of creepy colorful fun!

Categories: production, terra cotta

It’s been a busy couple weeks in the studio making the newest addition to The Ghouls Collection. Lots of terra cotta, lots of scoring & slipping, lots of FUN!!! Assembling another ghoul and then adding color to them. Busy, busy…

Categories: holiday, terra cotta

So you might be wondering what other “creatures” are part of The Ghouls Collection
so here’s a little family portrait.

Keep in mind that they were all created as a Limited Edition of forty…
except for the pumpkins which keep sprouting up every season!
At this point, many of the characters have already been retired.
Coming back to ART IN THE BARN will be this year’s newest creature, a bunch of pumpkins, as well as the few Witches & Black Widow Spiders that are still left.

And yet still plenty of room for the newest Ghoul in this family portrait… coming soon!

 

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Categories: creativity, inspiration, terra cotta

Okay, so every year I add another creature to The Ghouls Collection… with the “big reveal” being at ART IN THE BARN. Each character is a Limited Edition of forty. And when they’re gone, they’re gone! And just in case you’re wondering… here’s the doodle that inspired this year’s addition!

Categories: photography, sunrise

Big sky. Big clouds. Big panoramic photo.