Some pots travel far, some stay fairly near.
It’s always fun to see where my pieces have traveled to. Where they now call HOME.
Like this stamped & soda-fired bowl  and ewer who have a cherished display place right next to some beautiful antique heirlooms in Maryann’s house in Baltimore.

More holiday snacks… I’m “sure” they taste a LOT better when served in Fire When Ready Pottery!!! Oval casserole filled with chips, tiled trivet, candle votive and a wheelthrown ornament. Happy Holidays… and thanks for sharing your pottery-filled family gatherings with me!

If you have any photos from your holiday gatherings using my pottery, please e-mail them to me so I can share your pictures too. gary@firewhenreadypottery.com

Sign up for my new wheelthrowing class and I PROMISE to not play “Unchained Melody”, make any bad “Ghost” references or even do any of these crazy antics. So much fun to watch… but I guarantee not to re-create any of these awkward “hidden camera” moments. I’d rather create my own awkward moments!!! Kidding. Kinda.

Click here for the “unchained” video on YouTube.

I love seeing that my pottery is already celebrating the holidays across the country.
It’s great to see that something that gives me such happiness to make
also gives such joy to those on the other end. Happy Holidays all around.

Be sure to send me your photos throughout the holiday season of Fire When Ready Pottery in action… platters with desserts, plates with pie, mugs with coffee, unwrapped pottery gifts, ornaments on a tree, anything & everything… wherever my pottery has traveled. Thank you… e-mail photos to gary@firewhenreadypottery.com

A quick Thank You… and Congratulations!!!… to those who snatched up a great mug, or three, during y annual Online Sale. By now you should know I don’t do a lot of online sales. Mainly because I don’t like packing & shipping of fragile ceramics, But every once in awhile I change my mind and realize that it’s not as bad I as think it is. Go figure. Anyways, thanks again for those who played along during the St. Nick’s Day Online Sale… your pieces are on their way!!! Just in time for holiday gift giving, or more likely, just in time for you to curl up on the couch and enjoy a great mug of something warm & cozy!!! Merry Christmas to YOU!!!

It may have been the “first snow of the season”…
but we were nice & toasty at my place for Day One of the Holiday Home Show.
Special thanks to everyone who braved the elements and came out today.
Remember we do it again tomorrow from 10:00am-6:00pm.
Be sure to stop by for some holiday cheer!!!

Always the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 21st & Sunday, November 22nd – 10:00am-6:00pm

Still trying to finish things up… cleaning, sorting, pricing, staining, gluing, building shelves, and carrying all of my pottery up three flights of stairs. All for this weekend’s Holiday Home Show with pottery in every room of my condo AND the back porch too! If you’re in the Chicago area this weekend, feel free to stop by to kick-off your holiday shopping! Or just to say “Hi” and to enjoy the apple cider & comfort of my couch?!

This large platter came out of the soda kiln beautifully. And PERFECTLY FLAT !!!
I’m so happy that the Kiln Gods watched over it and all went well.

And a quick reminder of what it looked like glazes, but not fired yet…

The second platter has a little bit of warping to it… but then again, it was a LOT thinner from the start. Need to remember that lesson next time. “Don’t throw too thin on soda-fired platters if you want them to stay flat.”

Here are some “better” photos of the new teapots. I say “better” because the background is just the spray booth outside the kiln room. Ha!

Anyway, two photos per teapot, one of each side. Some pretty dramatic variations thanks to the soda-firing process & colored flashing slips!

TEAPOT #1

TEAPOT #2

TEAPOT #3

TEAPOT #4

TEAPOT #5