Homemade food always tastes better on handmade pottery!

A fun little set of green stamped dessert plates… just waiting for a slice of cake, piece of pie, a bunch of brownies, or a pile of OREOs if you’re getting all fancy on me!

A little FLASHBACK FRIDAY…
a great project from last year’s GREAT LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class!

The assignment “challenge” was to create a coffee set with two cups, creamer & sugar based on a famous artist. Claire made this amazing set during class based on the artwork style of Piet Mondrian! Fantastic craftsmanship & technique… Claire killed it!!! So much so, that these pieces ended up on the Lillstreet Show-Off Shelves for several weeks!

And oh, but wait there’s more…
a new “season” of THE GREAT LILLSTREET THROWDOWN has just started up with twelve new students…. errr, contestants! I’m extra excited that Claire came back for another round of fun… and I can’t wait to see what she creates this session! I have very high expectations!!!

Cozy, warm & savory… baked Delicata Squash on a stamped plate. Handmade & homemade… always a great dinner combo!

I just LOVE when a plan comes together! Especially when a husband can do some “secret” pottery shopping to surprise his wife on Christmas Day! So happy to be part of the surprise… and even better to see the look on Diane’s face when she opened her pottery presents!

Adding more pottery to her collection & building a set of dinnerware that’s not so matchy-matchy! Well done Jim!!!

Some of my favorite pottery pieces from my Matthew Metz pottery collection… and a cute handmade Santa from my good friend Nancy. It was Nancy’s “fault” in the first place when she suggested we take a pottery class together so many years ago during a bike ride. And look at me now… collecting pottery & making a LOT of pottery too!!!

Christmas is coming… and hopefully today was my last trip to the “pottery” Post Office. Final pottery shipments are on their way for the holidays. Thanks to everyone who purchased online… or contacted me directly for some special orders & “secret” shopping! Hopefully your pottery will arrive in time & in one piece… to bringing joy to everyone on the other end!!!

More trees and the forest is GROWING!!!
Keith & Julie added a few more Christmas Trees to their collection this year. Beautiful holiday grouping of my wheelthrown trees… and their mirror in the back sure doesn’t hurt any either!

Hard to believe that Christmas is just a week away.! Thanks to everyone who has been doing some great pottery shopping for the lucky people on their gift lists. We’re quickly running out of shipping time… but my Holiday Home Show shelves are still up just in case any locals need some last-minute gifts! If you need to do some shopping, send me a quick email to set-up a time! – gary@firewhenreadypottery.com

And in the meantime, I guess I better start getting my act together with some gift shopping of my own!

Huge thanks to everyone who made it out this weekend for my MUD & METAL Holiday Home Show! Amy & I had so much fun seeing everyone spreading holiday cheer & doing some holiday shopping! Handmade gifts are always appreciated. And we both appreciate your ongoing support & encouragement throughout the year. Happy Holidays to all of you!

And for you local Chicago peeps that couldn’t make it over this weekend… my condo will remain a “pottery store” until Christmas! So if you feel like you need to swing by for a little holiday shopping, just let me know.

Shoot me an e-mail and hopefully we can set-up a time that works – gary@firewhenreadypottery.com