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: mugs, production

Score, slip attach, repeat… repeat… repeat…

Handles attached so I now have a group of new holiday mugs!!!
Cute now, but surely some colored slip accents will really make them festive!

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: production

A new “forest” of Christmas Trees has been growing in my studio lately. Now with stars on the tops of some of them… this batch is ready to dry, bisque, glaze & fire again. Still a few steps to cover before they’re ready for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW on November 22nd & 23rd. Mark your calendars…

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, production, stamped

All handles attached… whew!!!…
another dozen mugs done & ready for drying, firing, glazing & firing again!