Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: process, soda-fired, stamped, textures, tiles

And here’s a little preview of how I think these textured tiles are going to lay-out. Trying to mix them all up evenly… “forced random” as I like to call it. There might be some changes along the way… but for now I need to start wiring it all together!

Categories: soda-fired, stamped, textures, tiles

Textured tiles after soda-firing… getting ready to lay them out to create a wall hanging
tapestry for “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS”. Gotta get them all put together so they can hang
on the wall of Space 900 in just three days!!!

Also loving the mix of textures from using my favorite handrollers from MKM Pottery Tools!

Categories: stamped, textures, tiles

Working on a fun wall piece for “4×4″… lots of textures, lots of tiles. And this is what it looked like BEFORE soda-firing… just a lot of tenmoku glazed inlaid into the textures. More to come…

Categories: stamped, textures, tiles

Some rectangular textured tiles with tenmoku glaze inlay for “4×4”… looking like this before they were soda-fired. More to come… but here’s a hint… there “might” also be RUSTY METAL involved. I’m kinda excited…

Categories: art fair, collaborations, color, stamped, textures

Coming together in a collaboration project very soon!

Categories: color, stamped, textures, tiles

Another version of my blue mini-tile quilts.
Kinda diggin’ the juxtaposition of the colors & angles.
We’ll see how they turn out after glazing!

Categories: color, stamped, textures, tiles

Textured tiles… mini tiles kinda creating a “quilt” of sorts. Each individual tile is less than an inch square. Thanks to MKM Pottery Tools for cool handrollers that made most of these textures!

Categories: mugs, process, production, stamped

Handles attached… with plenty of time to spare before teaching class tonight!!!
This year’s Shamrock Mugs are now assembled and ready to start drying!
Wow… look at me way ahead of schedule!!! HA!!!

And in time for another Mugshot Monday!

Categories: mugs, process, production, stamped

Lots of shamrocks popping up in the studio today! Well on my way to this year’s batch of Shamrock Mugs!!! Trimming & handles coming soon…

Categories: mugs, stamped, stamps

With just about a month until St. Patrick’s Day…
gotta get stamping if we’re going to have mugs in time!!!