Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
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!!!

Categories: mugs, process, production

Most people hate making handles… pulling them, scoring, slipping & attaching them. I might be one of the few who LOVE making mugs! In fact, if I were only allowed to make one form for the rest of my pottery career… it would be MUGS!!!

Categories: process, tools

Gotta love getting those perfect spirals when trimming…
especially with my DiamondCore Tools trimming tool.

Categories: mugs, process, production, stamped, surface decoration, textures

All stamped for some fun textural surface decoration. Fun places for the glaze to play with when they eventually get fired… in time for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!!