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

A fun & festive evening with friends at the Chicago Botanic Garden for LIGHTSCAPE… and amazing collection of holiday lights & art installations! I’ve been to the gardens many, many times… but this was my very first time going for their holiday light show… and I was BLOWN AWAY!!! Stunning lights, colors, holiday music & photo-ops everywhere you turn! Scroll down through the photos to follow my “journey” through the holiday gardens of LIGHTSCAPE.

Categories: holiday

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… with ceramic Christmas Trees arriving every day! A beautiful combination with a grapevine wreath, red berries, tablecloth and a cute little… oh wait, is that a tiny partridge?! Thanks for sharing your holiday display Lisa!

Categories: holiday, theater

Last night was a musical evening in Whoville… Cindy Lou Who and the gang at the Cadillac Palace Theater. A fun night getting ready for the holiday season with a stop at Chriskindlmarket beforehand for some sweet treats! Fun times was the Grinch & Max ruin the holidays… but then bring them back bigger & better! As his heart grew three sizes that day!

Categories: art fair, holiday

Okay, so here’s the deal… no guarantees…
but the “plan” is to post a Photo Album tomorrow night
after the end of my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW.

So whatever Christmas Trees are still available, I’ll post photos for an old-school, first-come, first-served Facebook Sale only on my pottery page. I kinda want to sell them all at my Home Show…. but I also kinda want to have some available for those of you who can’t make it to my place this weekend. So we’ll see how it goes tomorrow… and I’ll post what’s left tomorrow evening. My goal will be 8:30pm CST… but again, no guarantees…

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Categories: holiday

Another sweet holiday display with a couple of my Christmas Trees hidden amongst the others!
Thanks for sharing your holiday display with all of us Tracy!

Need some Christmas Trees for your collection?…
well there’s a VERY good chance there might just be a Pop-Up Christmas Tree Sale only on my pottery Facebook this Sunday night. I’ll try my best to pull it all together quickly after my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this weekend… posting whatever trees are left!

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Categories: holiday

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
and there’s a beautiful Christmas Tree Farm popping up way down in Orlando!
Thanks Anna for sharing your collection with all of us

Categories: glaze, holiday, process, production

The kiln is loaded & firing… with a LOT of new Christmas Trees for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! It seemed like the ones with stars & holes were the big hit last time… so I made another large batch with holes & stars!!! It’s beginning to look a LOT like Christmas!!!

And if there are any left after this weekend’s HOME SHOW,
does anyone want a quickie online Facebook Sale?!
Is there a preference?… late Sunday night or early Monday morning???

Categories: glaze, holiday, process, production

A little early morning glazing session. Working on the newest batch of Christmas trees for next weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! Trying to replenish the shelves for those missed-out the first time!!!

Categories: holiday, textures

Sparkle. Jolly. Twinkle. Jingley.
Perfect Christmas lights for another TEXTURE TUESDAY!

Categories: holiday

Last night was filled with magical lights & festive fun as we strolled through Lincoln Park ZOOLIGHTS with friends. Bright, sparkly & just enough sensory-overload to kick-off the holiday season!