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

Just to keep a good tradition going… I once again stopped off at Lickity Split tonight after getting another Covid Booster shot. I mean, I’ve done it each time for the first three Covid shots… and NEVER felt a single thing or any soreness. So I think I’m onto something… a little Lickity Split after any vaccine purely for medicinal purposes!!!

Categories: art fair, food

This weekend is MUD & METAL : My Second Holiday Home Show! So if you stop by my place this weekend, you can get handmade pottery & jewelry… but also for the first time HANDMADE COOKIES!!! Yes, Amy Taylor has not only been making a lot of beautiful jewelry for this show… but she’s also started a new cookie company “TWO TOUGH COOKIES”!!! So she’ll be bringing some of her yummy treats this weekend for people to purchase… and a few samples for us all to enjoy as well.

The perfect chance to pair homemade treats with handmade pottery to make a perfect holiday combo gift for that special someone on your holiday list… even if that “special someone” is yourself!!!

Categories: food

Making friends with the girls who make chocolate!!! Amazing sipping chocolate with a peppermint marshmallow from Katherine Anne Confections!!! Just making my day at the ONE OF A KIND SHOW even more amazing…. and tasty!!!

Who are we kidding… I might need to go get a second one?…

Categories: bowls, food, stamped

Festive fun & holiday treats at tonight’s LILLSTREET HOLIDAY PARTY! Sure, some treats were more”festive”… but I went with a true American classic! I just “fancied” them up a bit in one of my handmade bowls! Thanks to everyone who came out tonight to visit with the artists of Lillstreet.

Categories: bowls, food

Looks like Kristy is enjoying the last of her Thanksgiving leftovers… some green bean casserole & cribbage to complete her night! Yes, even leftovers taste better in handmade pottery!

Categories: food, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

Looks like Rachel has been making a yummy pot of warm soup and a chilly & damp Sunday afternoon. Luckily, she has a new stamped & soda-fired spoon rest to keep her stove clean!

Categories: food, platters

Looks like a “Breakfast of Champions” down in Bartonville! I mean, who doesn’t want to start their day with the smell of bacon wafting through the kitchen?! Thanks for sharing your morning ritual with us Gerry & Rosene!

Categories: family, food, platters

Sure, we had pumpkin pie & my cheesecake for dessert yesterday… but who doesn’t want some chocolate brownies too?! My niece Taylor made a batch of brownies to add to the celebration yesterday… just one more yummy platter on the table!

Categories: food, platters

… which I’m sure won’t survive the rest of the evening!!!

Categories: food, holiday, platters

Since I know someone else is bringing the pumpkin pie… I decided to go with a classic cheesecake… with a little splash of chocolate & cherries! I hope they like it? And again, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you!