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

So it’s now DAY TWO of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve oil lamps.


All of the oil lamps are functional just by adding some smoke-free oil… and they would make a perfect holiday gift for friends, family or even yourself! Each oil lamp is approximately 4″ tall. And the beauty of oil lamps… the wick should last forever. You’ll be burning the oil off the wick, and NOT the wick itself. And once you set the height of the flame, it will stay like that forever.. and not get long & sooty like a candle flame does. And oh, but wax there’s more… no wax on the table!!!

Just click HERE to see the “official” Facebook Photo Album and if you see an oil lamp you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of the oil lamp you want! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

So start shopping on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page… be the first to claim your oil lamp… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. And a very special event on Day Twelve. Good luck… and Happy Holidays a bit early!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store here on my website… so you can still shop, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!! Happy gift-giving!!!

Categories: art fair, mugs, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

We’re kicking-off my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE today by featuring twelve mugs… a brand new selection after yesterday’s Cyber Monday! Each of the days will feature a different “category” with new twelve pieces up for sale first-come,, first-serve here on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

All of the mugs are food-safe, dishwasher-safe & microwave-safe… and would make a perfect holiday gift for friends, family or even yourself! Just scroll through the “official” Facebook Photo Album and if you see a mug you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of the mug you want! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

So start shopping – but this time only on Facebook!
Be the first to claim your mug… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. And a very special event on Day Twelve. Good luck… and Happy Holidays a bit early!!!

Click here to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page!

At the end of each of the 12 Days… any “unclaimed” pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Shop here on my website! But remember… for now they’re on sale right now TODAY ONLY on my Facebook page!!!

Categories: art fair, bowls, pottery, stamped

Just a few of the stamped bowls currently available during my CYBER MONDAY Online Pottery Sale! Plenty of bowls, mugs, vases, spoon rests, ovals, ornaments & more for the holidays! Do some shopping today and you might get some CYBER MONDAY FREEBIES too!!!

Click here to see my online pottery selection to do some CYBER MONDAY shopping!!! – http://firewhenreadypottery.com/my-online-pottery-store/

Categories: ornaments, soda-fired, stamped

Three dozen wheelthrown & soda-fired ornaments will also be part of tomorrow’s CYBER MONDAY online event! I love making them… and tomorrow will be the very first time they’re available to purchase online!

But there will only 36 of them…
so grab ’em while you can tomorrow during CYBER MONDAY.
Full details to come…

Categories: food, friends, platters, soda-fired, stamped

Gotta love a yummy cupcake from Sprinkles… especially when your friend Katie brings it over as a surprise… and knows that I “might” just have a certain affection for OREO’s!!! Looking so fancy on a stamped & soda-fired platter… sadly, it just makes it look like I need MORE CUPCAKES!!! Ha!!! Thanks again Katie!!!

Categories: food, holiday, pottery, stamped

Looks like a yummy success to me! It smells amazing, the leaves look golden brown… and nothing sunk into the pie!!! Gotta let it cool a bit… pull out the Cool Whip… and find a fork!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Giddy-up!

Yes, Cool Whip!!! Remember, I have the palate of a four-year old and I grew up with Cool Whip. So it has lots of good childhood memories attached. And it’s creamy-yummy on pumpkin pie… so I bought TWO!!!

Categories: platters, soda-fired, stamped, textures

Some stamped patterns and pretty groovy spiral…
all soda-fired for another TEXTURE TUESDAY!
Y’all know how much I love a good spiral !!!

Categories: art fair, mugs, pottery, soda-fired, stamped

A very special THANK YOU to those of you who made it to MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this past weekend. I tried my best to pull-out all of the stops in terms of safety protocols, required face masks, limited access, lower capacity, hand sanitizer, single-serving snacks and so much more!

If you would still like to stop by MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW, you can still book an appointment on my website for tonight, Tuesday & Wednesday. After Thanksgiving, there will be even more online opportunities to do some pottery shopping for the holidays. No worries… together we can make it happen!

Click here for more information or to book a socially-distant appointment.

Thanks again… I definitely appreciate your support during these crazy times… and happy MUGSHOT MONDAY!!!

Categories: food, pottery, stamped

Nothing better than when your friends run a candy shop… and bring you more CHOCOLATE FUDGE!!! Homemade & yummy fresh from MAURIE’S in Eureka, Illinois. Gee, I would love to share with my guests today, but that might not be “safe”… so I guess I’ll just have to eat it all myself.

Oh shucks.

Categories: ornaments, soda-fired, stamped

Plenty of wheelthrown ornaments all ready for MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW. We’re open with scheduled appointments during the week, and a somewhat “open” house this weekend with limited capacity access. Click here for more details!

After MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW, I will be posting some ornaments in “My Online Pottery Store” on my blog for those of you who can’t come to kick-off your holiday shopping at my place!