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

Okay, so I first did a batch of ice-dyed tie-dye shirt at the start of the pandemic. So I find it a little disheartening that here I am doing it again… it’s been quite awhile now, and not a whole lot has changed?! Except for my LOVE of tie-dye!!! So here are a couple shirts under the ice, melting away and dyeing my shirts! Big reveal still to come… but for now it’s a waiting game!

Categories: color, creativity, pottery

On a bright sunny day, it’s fun to find colorful rainbows bouncing around on my pottery! Still on display for my ongoing HOLIDAY HOME SHOW… with sun beautifully refracting with small prism snowflakes on the holiday garlands! ‘Tis the season for small surprises…

Categories: color, platters, sgraffito

When Chris bought this green sgraffito platter at MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW, she knew she wanted it right away. But the big question was how it would look if she hung it on her lavender colored bedroom wall… I’d say it looks pretty GREAT. I’m totally diggin’ the color contrast… and yet somehow they go really well together!

Categories: color, nature, seasons

A beautiful Fall ombre-colored ivy climbing the wall. With snow in the forecast, I’m not sure that this is going to last much longer?! It has been a beautiful Fall season… but is so wrong that I want it to last even longer??? I’m not ready for SNOW!!!

Categories: color, nature, textures

Beautiful fall colored ivy leaves on a beautiful weathered fence.
Perfect for a natural Texture Tuesday!

Categories: color, nature, seasons, weather

The overnight temperatures dropped quickly, and it looks like the ginkgo trees dropped their leaves quickly too! Still more leaves to go… but for now, there’s a beautiful carpet of golden leaves on the ground.

Categories: color, nature, seasons

These past few days of INCREDIBLE weather has been simple amazing!!! Sure, I’ve been trying to stay focused in the studio getting ready for my kiln firing. But with the sun shining and temps in the 70’s what’s a guy to do. The struggle is real. So I tried to sneak out a couple hours each day to enjoy the weather & natural beauty all around us… setting out on my bike again & again to explore the lakefront trails. The Fall colors have been amazing and seem to have stuck around a lot longer than normal.

Thank you for sharing Mother Nature!

Categories: bike, color, nature, seasons

A lot of leaves have already fallen… but I think I found one of the nicest red trees along the lake! Still hanging on… a monochromatic moment along the bike trail.

Categories: color, nature, photography

You gotta love the fantastic colors that magically appear
during the Autumn season.

Categories: bike, color, seasons

Another beautiful afternoon bike ride. So happy that there are still Fall colors hanging onto some of the trees. And that late afternoon lighting just made them STUNNING!!! Sure… I should have been in the studio working… but c’mon… look at this!!!

How could I miss out? It will be gone all too soon!