Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: summer camp

A fine end to another week of Summer Camp… looks like they were happy!

Categories: summer camp

Some sweet projects this week with my Summer Campers!
Lots of pots & lots of laughs!
Everyone had a great time & they made some amazing work.
So much cuter in color… well done kiddos!!!

Categories: lillstreet, summer camp

I’m very protective of my Summer Campers… especially when they get “blamed” for leaving messes in classrooms. I will vouch for my campers who clean better than most adult students. Especially when we come into our room in the morning to find this… a full set-up with porcelain, a Giffin Grip, tools & more still on a wheel?! Can’t “blame” the kids for this one… but they did clean it up for you whoever you are?!

Categories: summer camp, wheelthrowing

Lots of pots to start our day at Summer Camp!!! After just three days, we’re now up to trimming, carving, stamping, handles, attachments & finishings. Then tomorrow they’ll move onto painting with colored slips to make them even more fun!!!

And this is just the morning group!!!
There’s another whole pile of pots with my afternoon campers!!!

Categories: summer camp

Another fun day at summer camp… with two of my favorite things!
A friendly smile on the reclaim pile… and another camper cleaning the floor!!!

Categories: flower pots, handbuilding, summer camp

Another week of Summer Camp done! Ending with a lot of flowerpots with flowers…
and perhaps a stray side-eyed penguin in the mix!!!

Categories: flowers, handbuilding, summer camp

Another great day at Summer Camp… today was handbuilding with my 8-10 year old campers. The project was flowerpots with dimensional flowers on the sides… seemed obvious to me! We all had a great time making flowers & leaves to grace our textured flowerpots! Well done kiddos!!!! And tomorrow they add colors…

Categories: summer camp

I just love when my early-arriving campers ask “What can I do?”
and then “volunteer” to scrape & wash all of our camp wareboards!!!
Cleanest in the building!!!

Categories: clay, summer camp

Cuteness… looks like my summer campers decided “The Graveyard” of dead & squished practice pots needed some lovin’ today… before re-cycling, re-wedging & re-using the clay again & again!

Categories: clay, summer camp

Kickin’ off another day of Summer Camp… more wheelthrowing camp with 8-10 years olds this week! So glad that my early-arrivers decided to “volunteer” to cut up the clay for everyone else!!!