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

While we’re focused on flower pots for Day Seven of my “TWELVE DAYS” pottery sales… I thought I’d share this little bit of craziness going on at my place!

I re-planted this little succulent back in May and it seems to be loving its new home. So much so that it’s sending up these wonderful stalks with tiny little flowers on top!

Again, apparently my plants are thriving during the pandemic shut-down – with no special care, just a south-facing window and plenty of neglect!!!

Categories: pottery, stamped, vases

Just starting off Day Six a little early! I’m afraid I will not be near my laptop much this weekend, so I’m posting this a day early… so Days Five & Six will BOTH be open today & tomorrow!

So this is what we’re now calling DAY SIX of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve oval pots. Ideal of so many uses… candy dish, flower vase, remote control holder, junk mail collector, key holder, or just something pretty to sit on your bookcase!

Just scroll through the “official” Photo Album on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page and if you see an oval you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that one! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

So start shopping… be the first to claim your oval… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store on my website … so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: art fair, pottery, soda-fired, stamped, vases

Kicking off DAY FIVE of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve stamped vases. The perfect gift for the holidays, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day… any day!!! All vases are dishwasher-safe so if you keep your flowers in the vase too long and it gets kinda gunky inside, just toss it in the dishwasher!

Just scroll through the “official” Photo Album on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page and if you see a stamped vase you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that one! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

So start shopping… be the first to claim your vase… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!! At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store on my website … so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: art fair, pottery

Welcome to DAY FOUR of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve soap dispensers. Especially ideal these days when you’re washing your hands six-million times a day!!! Each pump has side finger divots to help hold onto it when your fingers get wet & slippery!

Just scroll through the “official” Photo Album on my Facebook page and if you see a soap dispenser you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that one! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!! So start shopping… be the first to claim your soap dispenser… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection.

Click HERE to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page!

Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Facebook page... with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store here on my website… so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: food, platters, pottery

Just a little late afternoon lunch. Got distracted while packing up pots… almost forgot I had a Connie’s Frozen Pizza to bake. Made me smile using actual plates for pizza… so fancy… usually it’s just me sittin’ in front of the the TV with the pizza on the box it came in!!!

Categories: pottery, process

Another afternoon with the shipping boxes piling up on the back porch. Looks like it’s time for another trip to the Post Office! Me & postal clerk Chaundra are getting to be like “best buds” these days! It’s like we have a little standing date every afternoon!

Don’t forget that you can always shop at MY ONLINE POTTERY SHOP on my website. Lots of pieces listed there ready for packing & shipping to you!

See… one of these packages could be YOURS one of these days!!!
Just click here!

Categories: art fair, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

So it’s now DAY THREE of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve soda-fired bottles. Perfect for a display on your shelf, to hold a few dried flowers… or even to fill with some mulled wine or your own craft beer!


Just scroll through this “official” Photo Album on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page and if you see a bottle you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that bottle! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!! So start shopping… be the first to claim your bottle… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection.

Click HERE to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page!

Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my pottery Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store right here on my website … so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: art fair, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

So it’s now DAY TWO of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve oil lamps.


All of the oil lamps are functional just by adding some smoke-free oil… and they would make a perfect holiday gift for friends, family or even yourself! Each oil lamp is approximately 4″ tall. And the beauty of oil lamps… the wick should last forever. You’ll be burning the oil off the wick, and NOT the wick itself. And once you set the height of the flame, it will stay like that forever.. and not get long & sooty like a candle flame does. And oh, but wax there’s more… no wax on the table!!!

Just click HERE to see the “official” Facebook Photo Album and if you see an oil lamp you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of the oil lamp you want! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

So start shopping on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page… be the first to claim your oil lamp… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. And a very special event on Day Twelve. Good luck… and Happy Holidays a bit early!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store here on my website… so you can still shop, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!! Happy gift-giving!!!

Categories: art fair, pottery

Okay, so today is the first day of MY TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Pottery Sale. Today & every morning for the next few I will be posting twelve pieces in a different pottery “category” on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page. Here’s the list of categories so you can “pace yourself” and plan out your holiday shopping a bit better!

Click here to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page.

Just in case you missed it, this morning I posted twelve new mugs for purchase here on my Facebook page (scroll back if you missed it.) At the end of each “day”, the Facebook sale will end and all remaining pieces will get moved over to My Online Pottery Shop here on the blog. I will keep today’s MUGS up for an extra day, but after that… one day only for each category of the Twelve Days Pottery Sale on Facebook! And remember, it’s only twelve pieces per day – and when they’re gone, they’re gone!!! Don’t miss out.

Categories: art fair, mugs, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

We’re kicking-off my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE today by featuring twelve mugs… a brand new selection after yesterday’s Cyber Monday! Each of the days will feature a different “category” with new twelve pieces up for sale first-come,, first-serve here on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

All of the mugs are food-safe, dishwasher-safe & microwave-safe… and would make a perfect holiday gift for friends, family or even yourself! Just scroll through the “official” Facebook Photo Album and if you see a mug you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of the mug you want! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

So start shopping – but this time only on Facebook!
Be the first to claim your mug… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. And a very special event on Day Twelve. Good luck… and Happy Holidays a bit early!!!

Click here to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page!

At the end of each of the 12 Days… any “unclaimed” pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Shop here on my website! But remember… for now they’re on sale right now TODAY ONLY on my Facebook page!!!