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

One step closer with liner glazes… these Christmas Mugs will be making their “holiday debut” at my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW next weekend! Mark your calendar now… November 23rd & 24th at my condo in Chicago!

Categories: art fair, platters, stamped

Hard to believe we’re just one month away!!!
Time to mark your calendars & start making your holiday shopping lists.
Who’s been naughty?… and who’s been nice???

Categories: art fair, artists, My Talented Friends

Doin’ a little ZOOM’n with a couple of My Talented Friends… Sarah Chapman & Darlys Ewoldt… as we are already planning our “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS” show for next Spring! We’ll introduce a new “fourth” maker to the show soon… but until then, you can mark your calendar now!!! February 28th-March 2nd in Evanston!

Categories: art fair

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to “Art In The Barn” this weekend. It was so much fun seeing everyone, sending a lot of pottery off to its new forever home… and the fact that it turned out to be my most successful show in The Barn yet doesn’t hurt either!!! Thanks again!!!

Categories: art fair, The Ghouls Collection

We’re ready for Day Two of ART IN THE BARN!!! There are still some new Ghouls left for today’s shoppers!!! But of course you need to say his name three times, spoken unbroken… Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! We’re all in the Lower Barn until 5:00pm today… c’mon by!

Categories: art fair, sunset

A beautiful sunset to finish out a busy day… prepping, pricing, packing & shlepping everything out to Barrington. I got a good amount of my booth set-up… but I forgot a few key pieces! Like it’s my first time?!! Luckily I can bring them early tomorrow to finish setting up! It was a pretty ending tonight though.

Categories: art fair

Just a quick reminder… in case you’ve missed any of my other “subtle” hints?!

ART IN THE BARN is this weekend on the grounds of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. I’ll be in my usual double booth in the Lower Barn. So even if there’s a bit of weather, we’re still “protected” & showing off a bunch of new pottery. Hope you can join us… stop by and say “Hi!”

Categories: art fair, platters, stamped

Mark your calendar! This weekend is a fun kick-off of Fall at ART IN THE BARN!
It’s my last outdoor art fair of the season & all decorated for Fall!
Even if there’s a few sprinkles of rain in the forecast, my booth is open-air
yet protected inside the vintage barn!

And it’s a big one where I have a double booth full of twice as much pottery!!!
Including Fall “specialties” like pumpkins & my annual Halloween “Ghoul” collectibles.
Hope you can make it… I’d love to see you there!

Categories: art fair, The Ghouls Collection

The rush is on… trying to get everything ready for this weekend’s art fair in Barrington. ART IN THE BARN is my biggest outdoor show… well, kinda… it’s open-air, but I’m “protected” in the Lower Barn just in case it rains?! Still dry for shopping!!! And I have a double booth again this year… same place as always! A double booth means double the shelves, double the pottery & double the fun!!! So mark your calendar!!!

And yes, there will definitely be a new addition to The Ghouls Collection… still doing my darnedest to get them into a kiln!!! Look forward to a new “slightly warm” Ghoul this Saturday morning!!!

Categories: art fair, mugs

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend. We had perfect weather & great surroundings. I mean, could the background for my booth have been any greener?! So much fun hanging out & chatting with so many fun people! Thanks for coming!!

Also a big thanks to Amy & Tom for hosting the event every year…
as well as our merry band of talented artists who never cease to amaze me!
So great to play with you all this weekend!