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

Here’s Allison & Michael possibly having a little “too much fun” with their new holiday pottery items from my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! Not that there is such a thing as “too much fun!” HA!!! Thanks for sharing… thanks for playing!!!

Categories: art fair, holiday, pottery

A huge & festive THANK YOU to everyone who made it to my annual HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this weekend! Two days of holiday fun & lots of pottery heading out for the holidays. Lots of gifts, lots of presents!!! So thanks again for making the weekend a huge success… you guys rocked it!!!

And for those that missed it, you’ll have another chance to join in the “pottery-fun” with my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW on December 14th & 15th. Mark your calendars & bring a friend!

Categories: art fair, holiday, pottery

One last reminder… in case you may have “missed” all of my other “hints” about my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this weekend. I’ve been working for weeks to make enough pottery & setting up my condo to have pottery in every room! Food & drink in the kitchen & all decorated for Christmas. And oh, but wait there’s more… my back porch will have my annual “Tired Of Shlepping Sale” with discounted pottery priced to move!!! I hope you can make this weekend… its a great chance to start your holiday shopping! Whether your list has a lot of people on it… or even just yourself!!!

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!”