Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: lidded jars, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

A few more pieces that came out of my recent soda kiln. These lidded jars & more will be available during my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this coming weekend! I’ve been making a lot of work getting ready for this big annual event! My favorite pottery sale of the year!

Categories: mugs, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

Celebrating another MUGSHOT MONDAY with a bunch of mugs that came out of my latest soda kiln. These mugs will be ready & waiting on the shelves for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW next weekend. Mark your calendars to kick-off your holiday shopping… Saturday 11/20 & Sunday 11/21 from 10:00am-6:00pm.

Categories: art fair, holiday, pottery

We’re just a week away from my favorite pottery sale of the year! After more than a year of weirdness, I’m hoping that we can get back to a little bit of “normal” with a great HOLIDAY HOME SHOW. Even if we need to stay masked & socially-distant, it will still be the perfect chance to kick-off your holiday gift shopping for everyone on your list… including yourself!

Categories: kiln firing, pottery, soda-fired

Well, it’s been a little while, as I’ve been more than a little busy… but I just realized that I never showed off my latest soda kiln after being fired. So here are some quick picks of what it looked like before I started unloading! Most of these pieces will be finding their way onto the shelves at MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW next weekend!

Categories: art fair, artists, pottery

We had a great time last night for the kick-off of THE COZY COTTAGE POP-UP. Always fun hanging out with some of My Talented Friends… and meeting a lot of new ones! We’re open again today from 10:00am-5:00pm in the Cottage! Lots of fun, lots of art!!!

Categories: friends, pottery

Huge thanks to my friends Keith & Julie for hosting my latest Pottery Pop-Up at MAURIE’S SUGAR SHOPPE this week. It was so much fun hanging out in a candy store all day, meeting some new customers, selling some pottery… and just “maybe” eating some candy along the way! Thanks to everyone who stopped by last Wednesday at MAURIE’S in Eureka… we had a very “sweet” time!!!

Categories: platters, pottery, stamped

One of my favorite sets of dinner plates… gently drying in the dish drainer. So good to see that my pottery is actually getting used out there! Too often people think that handmade pottery is too “fragile” to use… but it’s NOT!!! It’s meant to be used & loved every day… even run through the dishwasher!

Categories: food, pottery

We’re combining pottery & sugary treats!
Two of my favorite things!!!

I’ll be doing a “sweet” little pottery POP-UP SHOP today at Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe in Eureka, Illinois until 7:00pm… lots of pottery surrounded by some of the best homemade treats like fudge & caramel apples I’ve ever had. And trust me, I’ve had a lot in my day!

Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe – 116 North Main Street, Eureka, IL 61530

Categories: food, pottery

Looking for a “sweet” new mug… handmade & guaranteed to make your morning coffee taste even better? Well, I’ll be doing a “sweet” little pottery POP-UP SHOP tomorrow at Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe in Eureka, Illinois from 10:00am-7:00pm. It’s a great chance for those Fans in Central Illinois to swing buy… grab a mug, a caramel apple, some retro candies & amazing homemade fudge!!!

Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe – 116 North Main Street, Eureka, IL 61530

Categories: food, pottery

I mean… what more could you want?… pottery, pumpkins, homemade fudge & caramel apples!!! Tomorrow I’ll be doing a “sweet” little pottery POP-UP SHOP at Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe in Eureka, Illinois. If you’re anywhere between Bloomington & Peoria, you’re close enough to swing by for a “sweet” visit!!!

Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe – 116 North Main Street, Eureka, IL 61530