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

Look what’s coming up for sale next Saturday for the next online mug sale!
A little snippet of stamped textures. A little grid of groovy patterns.

Remember, the online mug sale with will start next Saturday, January 30th at Noon CST. Check out the official Facebook Photo Album on my pottery page. Be the first to Comment with “Mine. Mine. Mine.” to claim your mug!

Categories: food, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

Homemade brownies on an a handmade plate.
Stamped, soda-fired and baked. Yummy!!!

Categories: mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Detail shot of Mug B : A preview for NEXT Saturday’s online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Categories: mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Detail shot of Mug A : A preview for NEXT Saturday’s online mug sale!

Categories: patterns, porcelain, stamped
Categories: flowers, porcelain, stamped, vases

On a freezing cold Chicago day, it’s great to see a hopefully burst of Spring. Thanks to Terri for sharing a picture of her yellow daffodils in one of my stamped porcelain ikebana vases.

Categories: mugs, porcelain, soda-fired, stamped

Fun flashing colors on a stamped & soda-fired porcelain mug.

#mugshotmonday

Categories: mugs, porcelain, stamped

My first mug of 2016 for Mugshot Mondays… with plenty more to come!!!
A stamped porcelain mug with a cone 6 green glaze for a fun pop of color!

Categories: bowls, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

Some pots travel far, some stay fairly near.
It’s always fun to see where my pieces have traveled to. Where they now call HOME.
Like this stamped & soda-fired bowl  and ewer who have a cherished display place right next to some beautiful antique heirlooms in Maryann’s house in Baltimore.

Categories: clay, patterns, soda-fired, stamped

So I did the MUD…
and now Amy Taylor is figuring out her METAL side of the project. We decided to do a little collaboration for our “MUD & METAL” Collaborative Holiday Home Show. We’ve been trying to keep it under wraps… but I can’t resist. So here’s a quick glimpse of my part of the project. And I can’t wait to see what Amy does with them…

Mark your calendar for this Saturday 12/12 at my place for the Big Reveal.
MUD & METAL :  A Collaborative Holiday Home Show
Saturday, December 12th from 10:00-6:00pm.
At my condo : 1353 West Rosemont #3, Chicago, Illinois 60660