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

Moving along nicely on my latest batch of berry bowls. Stamping a ring of texture around each of them using my own handmade stamps! Now to dry to leatherhard before I can trim the footring and punch some drainage holes!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another beautiful start to another beautiful day. The forecast says rain is on the way later tonight… all the more reason to be outside soaking in a colorful sunrise when you can!!!

Categories: color, flowers

Nature’s Spring beauty… details, details, details!

Things you can’t unsee???… does the center remind anyone else of a slice of kiwi???

Categories: flowers, mugs

A little pop of Spring color… a trio of tulips in one of my favorite mugs by Cory McCrory! In just two months, I will be hanging out as a Guest Potter at Cory’s place in Sandwich, Illinois for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR. Mark your calendars for June 7th & 8th for a roadtrip to Sandwich for a whole lotta pottery fun… then continue on to the rest of the Tour locations. A full weekend of pottery adventures!

Categories: garden

Uncovered something green in my garden this morning! After removing a layer of “dead leaf mulch”… it was great to find this surprise going on underneath! I think it might be my first hellebore plant that survived the winter! I think?… nothing is labeled, so I’m kinda guessing here. But at this point… green is GREEN!!!

Categories: bowls, production

Another 10×10 challenge… ten pieces thrown by 10:00am! Working on another batch of new berry bowls for the start of my art fair season… coming sooner than you think! Can’t believe it’s already April?!!!

Categories: sunrise

Chilly & clear… albeit for that one cloud drifting by.