The NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR starts in one hour at 8:00am CST… which also means that my brand new ETSY SHOP launches in just one hour too!!!

Here’s the link to over a hundred pots listed in my new online store… including these nine mugs and a whole lot more!!!

www.etsy.com/shop/firewhenreadypottery

The NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR starts tomorrow morning at 8:00am CST. This inaugural year the Tour will be “virtually” online… but starting next year we’ll be out there in-person for a full-on Pottery Tour! Until then, check-out the website for full details, free demo schedules, and links to all TWENTY-ONE POTTERS!!! www.northernilpotterytour.com

And don’t forget… my new ETSY SHOP goes live tomorrow at 8:00am as part of The Tour. Here’s the link to bookmark & follow ahead of time… www.etsy.com/shop/firewhenreadypottery

Tomorrow is the big kick-off of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR! Check-out the website for information, artist links & to register for FREE POTTERY DEMOS!!!

We have twenty-one potters on The Tour, many of which will be doing free demos. I will be in my studio tomorrow night doing a demo on how I uses handmade stamps to add texture to my pottery. If you would like to join me in my studio, you just need to register online to get the ZOOM link for all of the demos… plus, you’ll also be registered in a drawing for some free pottery by our Tour Hosts!!!

GARY JACKSON : STAMPED POTTERY DEMO
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 2021 @ 8:00pm CSTMore info at www.northernilpotterytour.com

With the big launch of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR just two days away… I thought it might be nice to share the spotlight with a few of “My Talented Friends.” The tour will feature twenty-one talented potters each with a different approach & aesthetic. The tour is “virtual” this year with each artist selling their work online. In addition, there will be live demos & presentations on ZOOM… as well as some great giveaways! For more information… www.northernilpotterytour.com

And just in case you’ve missed it somehow, I will be launching my new ETSY SHOP this Friday morning at 8:00am… www.etsy.com/shop/FireWhenReadyPottery . There’s nothing posted there yet, but you can probably tag, follow or bookmark so you’re ready for the big kick-off Friday morning!!!

Were in the final countdown… THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR kicks-off this coming Friday at 8:00am! Just five days until the inaugural event with twenty-one artists working together to share a lot of pottery, demos & discussions! Check the website for more details & demo schedules… www.northernilpotterytour.com

WHO WANTS A POTTERY PRIZE???

If you register for any of the ZOOM workshop-demos for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR, you’ll also get a chance to win a free piece made by one of the Pottery Tour Hosts! So you’ll get to see fun & informational pottery demos… possibly win free pottery… and get the free ZOOM links… but only of you register at least a day ahead of time. Check-out the Pottery Tour website for more information – www.northernilpotterytour.com

As part of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR, several of the artists will be doing studio tours, demos & mini-workshops on ZOOM during the pottery tour weekend… June 18, 19 & 20th. I’ve attached the list of artists participating with demos… mine will be Friday, June 18th at 8:00pm. A little decorative stamping never hurt anyone… as MORE IS MORE!!!

To get the ZOOM links, you’ll need to sign-up at least a day prior on the Northern Illinois Pottery Tour website. The demos are free, but by registering you get a chance to win prizes… and get the ZOOM link for whichever demos you want to see! www.northernilpotterytour.com

As part of the final SURFACE DECORATIONS class of the session, we did my favorite “trading-exchanging-stealing” game… with the category of something stamped! Everyone put in a piece they made this session, and then went home with someone else’s!!! I was the lucky winner of this cute mug by Christine! A wonderful memento of our SURFACE DECORATIONS class!

Another stop along the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR will be in Gardner, Illinois. Hosted by Anne Maraviglia with invited guest artists Roberta Polfus & Hironobu Nishitateno.

Be sure to add this to your calendar for the online kick-off next Friday morning, June 18th with sales & virtual demos all weekend long!

For more details, artist links & demo schedules, visit www.northernilpotterytour.com

Five more ceramic artists will be part of the Burr Ridge studio location of Jean Burnett for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR.

She will be hosting with invited artists Nancy Gorman, Nancy Jana-Kent, Chris Cox & Deana Bada Maloney! This year they will all be participating online… with plans for a live in-person pottery tour next year!

For more info – www.northenrilpotterytour.com