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

Another batch of mugs assembled… handles attached & drying in my studio!

Categories: mugs, process, production

Holiday mugs need holiday handles! So here we go…
getting ready to pull a bunch of handles the traditional old-school way.

Categories: mugs

My TRICK-OR-TREAT MUG SALE kicks-off tonight only on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page! Lots of mugs being posted at 7:30pm cst… ready for people to snatch ‘em up & toss them in their goodies bags! Rhetorical of course… I’ll be packing, boxing & shipping with care!!! Not tossing!!! So set your timer… we’re just about six hours away!!!

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Categories: mugs

Mark your calendar for tomorrow night… or would that be Halloween Eve???
We’re going to be “trick-or-treating” for mugs… first-come first-served.
Very old-school online sale… only on my Facebook page at 7:30pm cst.
Set a timer & share this post with your friends!!!

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Categories: mugs

Some people want candy, while others want MUGS!!! So I’m hosting another ONLINE MUG SALE later this week here on my Facebook page! More to come…

Categories: mugs

Some people want candy, while others want MUGS!!!
So I’m hosting another ONLINE MUG SALE later this week on my Facebook page!
More to come…

Categories: mugs, studio

Spending a little time today photographing some new mugs… thinking it might be time for another online sale right here on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page! I mean… there’s a holiday coming up & some people might enjoy “trick-or-treating” for MUGS instead of candy!!! More to come…

Categories: mugs

“I swear it just jumped off my ware board!!!”
Sometimes gravity does NOT work in your favor!

It was one of my class demo mugs last night…
and it didn’t quite make it back to my studio?!

Luckily… IT’S JUST CLAY!

Categories: classes, mugs

Last night in class, my Beginning Wheel students tackled trimming & pulling handles… making their first MUGS of the new session! Not too shabby for their second class, right???!

Categories: mugs, process, production, wheelthrowing

Another Monday for making more mugs!!! Yep, after a busy weekend at ART IN THE GARDEN… there’s no rest for the weary! Gotta make more… more… more! I have another soda kiln to fill in a week and a half… yikes! Making more stuff for ART IN THE BARN!!!