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

I ran across this snippet somewhere online… and it made me giggle just a bit. As I had literally just done a little happy-dance “jig” in my kitchen as I was wrapping up a few more pottery purchases to ship out! Luckily no one was there to see me!

Thank you to everyone shopping local & supporting artists this season… keep shopping and I’ll keep dancing in my kitchen!!!

Click HERE to keep shopping… My Online Pottery Store!

Categories: creativity, inspiration

Or at least it should be during these trying times!
Especially with the holidays just days away!

Categories: creativity, holiday, inspiration, music, theater

Anyone looking for a little mid-afternoon musical holiday diversion?!
Any “HAMILTON” fans out there… if so, you’ll LOVE this one!!!
Brilliantly written. Perfectly performed.

Now I really want to see the entire show “Hamilton-ized.”
Maybe some of the “Island of Misfit Toys” can become the Schuyler Sisters??? Hermey as Thomas Jefferson… or even better, the Abominable Snowman as Aaron Burr?… or would that be Aaron BRRR…!!!

Categories: art fair, artists, holiday, inspiration

Support your favorite artists this time of the year. Handmade gifts are more personal, unique and so much more fun to give… and to receive!!!

Special thanks to my friend & fellow artist Donna Sauers for making these holiday graphics so festive!!! She makes great glass-bead jewelry too! Click here to check out her Facebook page.

Categories: Chicago, inspiration

Took a couple hours off this afternoon to enjoy the blue skies & sunshine with a nice stroll through Graceland Cemetery. It was my first time at Graceland, so it was nice to see some of the famous names from Chicago history now residing there… and a random coyote patrolling the park. You’ve got appreciate the serenity, the architecture, the design & majesty of some of the monuments & memorials.

Categories: creativity, inspiration

TOO FUNNY! I love this illustration… and will honestly admit that I might possibly still be at the very bottom starting point of the hierarchy! Don’t get me wrong, I do love a good pun, a good practical joke & a good slapstick shtick!!! But I’ve been told MANY times by my Summer Campers that I have too many “Dad jokes”… and I’m totally okay with that!!!

Categories: inspiration

During these trying times… every little bit helps!

Categories: creativity, inspiration

So during the Covid shutdown, I started my “quarantine collection” of beach glass. While the Lakefront Bike Trail was closed, I was “forced” to bike & explore some of the beaches north of me. Found some beach glass… and started a small collection. I came home with a pretty good stash this morning… including one really cool piece of cobalt blue glass!!!

Categories: creativity, inspiration, photography

Celebrating a little “Snail Mail Monday” with my newest postcards from THE POSTCARD CLUB. Another grouping of beautiful photo cards to send out the old-school way! If you like getting & sending actual mail & saying “Hi” to good friends… check ’em out.

Click here for THE POSTCARD CLUB!

Categories: creativity, inspiration

With all of the turmoil over the past few days of what became ELECTION WEEK… how did you survive the stress?!

How did YOU look at the situation???