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

Scratch, attach, repeat… repeat… repeat…
It’s been a very productive day playing with porcelain making more of my favorites!

Categories: mugs, porcelain, process, production

Porcelain handles pulled… just setting up a bit before I start attaching. I like to sit them up in an arched curve as they stiffen up – so that the majority of the bending is already done so there’s less cracking if they dry out a bit too much.

Categories: mugs, porcelain, process, production

Porcelain cylinders need porcelain handles to make them into porcelain mugs, right?! So this morning I’m making some handles out of these little nuggets of porcelain.

Categories: mugs, porcelain, process, production, tools

Let the trimming begin!!!…
and have I mentioned lately that I LOVE trimming?! Yep, I do.

Categories: porcelain, production

All wedged up… no more green… one bag of reclaimed porcelain already turned into wheelthrown cylinders. Under wraps for the night… might just get some stamping done tomorrow! Maybe.

Categories: process, production, studio, tools

Tools of the trade. Love my Bison tools for trimming…
and my MudTools rib for smoothing & burnishing!

Categories: bowls, process, production

Just a little early-morning trimming to start the day!

Categories: glaze, mugs, process, production

Just doing a little early morning glazing…
yes, on a “different” set of mugs than the ones I finished making last night!

Categories: mugs, process, production, stamped

Another night… another two dozen mugs!!!
Happy Mugshot Monday… making my favorites!!!
Now just for a little clean-up & colored slip accents tomorrow.

Categories: mugs, process, production

Score… slip… attach… repeat… repeat… repeat…