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

Forty cylinders stamped and one step closer to becoming a fresh, new batch of mugs!!!

Categories: mugs, process, production, stamped, stamps

Got some plain cylinders that can’t stay like that way for long.
Time to do a little stamping!!!

Categories: mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Another Monday. Another mug.
Happy Mugshot Monday!

Categories: art fair, stamped, vases

Finished unpacking just in time… ART IN THE BARN has just begun. And I’ve packed my double booth with lots of pots. Probably could have filled a third booth?!! Ha!

Categories: glaze, porcelain, process, stamped

Here’s a sad example of what can happen when you’re rushing work & sleep-deprived at the same time. Keep in mind there’s always a chance you may “forget” to dip the bottom half in the glaze bucket before putting it in the kiln. And here I thought it was so easy wiping the glaze off the bottom foot ring… now I know why. Dang. Would’ve been nice, right???

Anyone else have a good “sleep-deprived” pottery story to share?!

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Categories: bowls, glaze, kiln firing, stamped

Just unloaded my “last minute” cone six glaze firing. Very excited about my new blue glaze that will be making its big debut at ART IN THE BARN this weekend!!! Limited quantities though… since this was the first time I’ve used this glaze! There will definitely be more…

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Categories: pottery, process, production, stamped, vases

Still glazing LOTS of pots for tomorrow’s soda kiln firing.
Just goes to show that small pots need small stamps!!!

Categories: production, stamped

SOMETHING NEW!!! Citrus juicers “quick drying” for tonight’s bisque firing. Hopefully the elevated plastic grid will help speed along the process with air now on all sides!

Categories: process, production, stamped

Some lidded jars… stamped, detailed and drying for tonight’s bisque firing.

Categories: mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Happy Mugshot Monday everyone!