Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: art fair, artists, holiday

Another Holiday Home Show this Saturday with just two weeks left to shop for the
holidays! The shelves are stocked full, replenished since the last holiday home show…
plus, this time there are two guest artists!

Stop by for a wonderful day of holiday shopping with handmade objects of both mud & metal.
With pottery in every room of my condo, there’s sure to be a lot of great gifts for everyone
on your holiday shopping list… including yourself! Mugs, vases, bowls, oil lamps, berry bowls,
soap dispensers, garlic keepers, salt & pepper shakers and more – all food-safe,
dishwasher-safe & microwave-safe!
Plus decorative items like tiled ClayQuilts,
ceramic masks & holiday ornaments!

Saturday, December 11th : 10:00am-6:00pm
Stop by early for the best selection, or come later to do a little shopping or simply hang out
on my couch. Either way, we’d love to see you this Saturday! As always, hot apple cider and
yummy snacks in the kitchen! Back by popular demand, my Mom will be bringing
her special “cereal cookies”!!!
Reason enough to come over this Saturday!

Special Guest Artist : Sarah C. Chapman … she’s the “Metal” part… get it?!
Sarah will be joining me for the day with her incredible jewelry. Architecturally inspired metal
work with great design, textures & patterns. From smaller pieces to wear everyday to larger
“showy” pieces sure to impress your friends, all of Sarah’s work is handmade and easy
to wear. I have quite a collection! Check out Sarah’s work – www.chapmanmetals.com

Special Guest Artist : Nancy Jana-Kent
Many of you have met Nancy over the years as “my biking friend” or the “home show cashier,”
but Nancy is also a talented knitter-crocheter – and she’ll be bringing some of her fiber work
on Saturday! Hats, scarves, lavender sachets and more! Perfect holiday gifts as the
temperatures continue to drop!

Special Offer : The Tired Of Shlepping Sale
All three artists will be offering up a selection of great pieces at incredibly low discount prices!
The back porch has been replenished with new pottery pieces marked down to move. I’ve just
scoured the storage room to collect even more pieces that I’m “tired of shlepping” from art fair
to art fair! Some class demos, some older “vintage” work, some the last of a production line…
a few seconds, a few novelties, a few summer camp projects… all good to go!

Plus : New this weekend… I will be selling off some of my own personal collection
of pottery in the Tired of Shlepping Sale! Perfectly good pieces by some different artists
that have just been “squeezed out” as my personal pottery collection continues to grow
and my tastes continues to evolve. Some names you may recognize, some you may not…
but they’re all great pieces! And will make a great addition to someone else’s collection!

Hope to see you this Saturday at the Holiday Home Show!
If you would like more details or my home address, please send me a quick e-mail.
Remember : Saturday from 10:00am-6:00pm


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2 Comments

December 9th, 2010

Hope the home show goes well for you!
I would like to get one of your mugs sometime.
Oh, did you get my email?

December 9th, 2010

HEY ROBERT – So glad you’ve been enjoying my blog… and now want to enjoy a mug! And yes, I did get your e-mail, but I’ve been a little busy getting ready for Saturday’s Holiday Home Show! I’ll try to squeeze in some time for a response later today. But first, it’s off to the studio again…

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