Blue skies & gridded girders making geodesic geometry in the Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.



Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
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Blue skies & gridded girders making geodesic geometry in the Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.



So we recently got a new slip color at Lillstreet.
RED… and not a rusty iron red, but a true holiday red!!!
I’ve used it a couple times with some of my Summer Campers… but never on my own work. So this is a test. I can’t wait to see if it does anything cool in the soda kiln. Might be nice, might not be… we’ll see in a couple weeks!

Swirls, spirals & stamps! A mesmerizing combination with a deep green glaze making this platter a stunner! More plates & platters like this will be coming with me to ART IN THE BARN this weekend in Barrington! C’mon out… I’ll be in the Lower Barn in my usual double booth space!


My little army of forty Red Devils is coming along nicely… all sprayed with a couple different colors of underglaze. Next up… some more colors to make them really come alive!
They’re getting their RED on!!!

Good thing my new underglazes arrived in time… the new batch of Ghouls wouldn’t be nearly as cute if they were all terra cotta “rusty orange” colored! Some times some Ghouls really need some RED!!!

A fun little trio sitting on the side of the table… a perfect trifecta a “fan” picked up from ART IN THE GARDEN last weekend! Including a handpainted collaboration piece I did with Mary Foster. Such a sweet grouping of green!


Just unloaded another kiln in time for ART IN THE GARDEN this weekend. For those who like to start their day with a splash of color!



So I did a whole lot of laundry this morning… and after ten weeks of Summer Camp… I realized that I have a LOT of tie-dyed t-shirts!!! MORE IS MORE… and it apparently applies to tie-dye too, right?!

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Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
Lillstreet Studios ∙ 4401 North Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois 60640 ∙ 773-307-8664 gary@firewhenreadypottery.com |