Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: platters, stamped, stamps, surface decoration

Pressing one of my handmade clay stamps into the clay one by one… by one… by one…

Now if only that center section weren’t so plain & flat?… more to come???
More is more!!!

Categories: stamped, stamps, surface decoration

Got an early start this morning… stamping the cylinders from yesterday!
Ended up with forty of them. Not a bad day in the studio yesterday!!!

Categories: platters, stamped, stamps

Stamping a couple dinner plates after summer camp… but before teaching class tonight!

Categories: platters, stamped, stamps

Another platter… another round of stamping!
Once again creating a decorative rim with just ONE handmade stamp
pressed in one by one… by one… by one…

Categories: platters, stamped, stamps, surface decoration

As easy as 1, 2, 3… one row, two rows, three!!! Did a little platter stamping today. All of the surface decoration, texture & pattern was done with just one of my handmade stamps.

Pressed in one by one… by one… by one…

Categories: production, stamped, stamps

Let the stamping begin… on another batch of pots today!
Big production Sunday is well under way!!!

Categories: platters, stamped, stamps, surface decoration

A little stamping fun in the studio. Turning a plain platter into something a bit more special. All done with one handmade clay stamp pressed in one by one… by one… by one… by one…

Categories: classes, stamped, stamps

So last week’s class demo on throwing a large chip & dip bowl…
also became this week’s demo on stamping a large chip & dip bowl!!!
Gotta love a good double-duty demo piece!!!

But never double-dip a chip!!!

Categories: bowls, stamped, stamps, surface decoration

So last night I revisited the class demo bowls from earlier in the week.
Sure, the altered rims & textured slip “could” have been enough.
But you know me… MORE IS MORE!!!

So I did more… go figure!

Categories: stamps, surface decoration

We also discussed sprig molds… did a couple demos…
but everyone liked stamping more!!! They always do!!!