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

Just finished waxing a LOT of bottoms… getting ready to do some glazing. I hoping to get all of this… most of this?… some of this???… glazed & fired before this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! A bit of quick replenishing goin’ on here!!!

Categories: ornaments, process

In between chatting with festive Lillstreet shoppers, I’m trying my best to stay focused & stay busy! Adding gold strings to a fresh batch of ornaments & gift tags. Replenishing for next weekend’s “BOWLS & BUTTONS Holiday Home Show” at my condo!

Categories: food, platters, process, stamped, surface decoration

Just doing a little “slip trailing” with melted chocolate!!! Decorating my dessert contribution to today’s Thanksgiving feast. And I wanted a smaller circle to create the ring of dots around… so why not use a smaller bowl upside-down as the “stencil”???

Categories: glaze, process, production

It’s gonna be a late Friday night of glazing… just trying to squeeze in
a couple last-minute firings before next weekend’s HOLIDAY HOME SHOW.

Categories: process, production

Another forest. Another productive morning! Just another batch of Christmas trees for my Holiday home Show… coming soon… very soon!!! Just a week & a half away!!!

Categories: process, production

Some people hate making mugs because they hate pulling handles. NOT ME!!! Mugs are actually my favorite thing to make… and I kinda dig pulling handles too!!!

Categories: process, production

Just getting ready to pull some handles… again…

Categories: mugs, process, production

Another batch of mugs in the making… this time with a NEW festive holiday flair!!! A very Limited Edition… hopefully just in time for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW coming soon!!!

Categories: process, production

Ten pieces thrown before 10:00am. This time another batch of what will become soap dispensers!

Categories: process, production, textures

Just finished making a batch of textured stars… in the damp box…
waiting to “top things off” coming soon!!!