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

Better?… or was Melissa the only one who noticed that my earlier post somehow “demoted” Patrick away from being a Saint?! Too funny… I totally didn’t notice that one! My bad.

Categories: holiday, mugs

Shining in the morning sun… a colorful lime shamrock mug with a lot of wonderful crackling in the glaze. Looks like a perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today!!!

Categories: food, holiday

It’s another national holiday today… one near & dear to may heart… NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY!!! And we’re celebrating OREO’s birthday with another special flavor with tow layers of filling, one white & one chocolate… as well as actual edible glitter on the cookies!!! It’s a party in my mouth!!!

Categories: art fair, holiday, mugs

Just a little preview… SHAMROCK MUGS for the upcoming Irish party day!!! These and a few more will be going on sale tonight at 7:00pm CST… right here only on my Facebook pottery page! There’s only twenty of them… so they might go fast?! So no shopping yet. No dibs.

You’ve gotta check back on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page at 7:00pm tonight when the shamrock sale goes LIVE!!!

Click here to go directly there… www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery

Categories: holiday, mugs, stamped

So I’ve got a very limited collection of brand new SHAMROCK MUGS just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! I’ll be doing a quick online sale right here on my pottery Facebook page this Friday evening at 7:00pm CST. More details to come…

Categories: holiday, mugs, stamped

Looks like something fun has come out of the kiln… just in time for some upcoming Irish party day!!! Perhaps we need a quick online sale to celebrate??? More details to come…

Categories: holiday, soda-fired, textures, tiles

Celebrating NATIONAL TILE DAY with a quick glimpse of my tile wall at home! Those who have made it to my Holiday Home Shows have had a chance to see it in person… but for the rest of you, here’s a few tiles to whet your appetite! Just shy of 3,000 handmade, stamped & soda-fired tiles on my wall.

Categories: creativity, holiday

Well, this doesn’t happen everyday…

And oh, but wait there’s more…
It’s 2:22pm right now… so that makes it “two – twenty-two – twenty-two – two – twenty-two”… doesn’t get much better than this!!!

Categories: creativity, holiday, pottery

Who knew that retro Valentine Cards had so much pottery in them?! Lots of teapots, bowls & cups to brighten your day with some really bad puns!!! You know I like a good “Dad Joke” as much as the next… but seriously?!

Categories: holiday, murals

You know I LOVE a good “holiday”… even when it’s NATIONAL SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAY!!! So why not celebrate with a fun squirrel mural just down the street from Lillstreet Art Center?! But why squirrels one may ask?…

“Squirrels may be considered rodents, but they play a critical role in the environment. It is an unofficial holiday started by North Carolina wildlife rehabilitator Christy McKeown in 2001, as a way to encourage people to put out seeds and nuts for these cute rodents.” – So there.