Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: hybrid mugs, textures, tools

Time for a textured slab … thanks to the great handrollers from MKM Pottery Tools!
Great designs always with clean & crisp edges! Love ‘em!!!

Categories: hybrid mugs, process, production

Here we go again… another batch of “hybrid mugs” just starting up!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

The waves have settled down & we finally got some smooth rippled reflections. A quiet morning along the lake… no wind, no waves, no drama. Just a beautiful sunrise ride!

Categories: family, flower pots

Looks like my cousin Kim has some happy plants… especially that clover plant that’s thriving in a handmade & stamped flower pot!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another splashy morning along the lakefront. Humid & hazy to start… only to be overshadowed by some fun waves splashing up & over the “cement beach” along Oak Street Beach.

Categories: color, textures

Celebrating a little Texture Tuesday with layers of paint, rust & who knows what else???…
love it … plus, orange is my favorite color!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Sure, we finally got some beautiful sunrise reflections… but I’m getting a little tired of this Canadian wildfire haze still hanging around Chicago. The hazy horizon, the delayed sunrise & the glowing red sun. It was cool at first… but I’m ready for some clear skies & colorful clouds again! Just sayin’…

Categories: food, holiday

Celebrating NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY
with a quick snack after teaching class.

And thinking of my Mom who used to bring homemade cookies
to almost every art fair!!! Such sweet memories…

Categories: classes, food

Tonight in class, one of my students returned after two weeks traveling in Australia & Los Angeles. It was great to have Michael back… and luckily his pots were still leatherhard for trimming… and, oh but wait there’s more… he also brought some OREOs back from Australia for us!!! Thanks Michael!

Categories: flowers

Beautiful back porch begonias blooming today!