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

Hey wait… that looks like my Living Room wall?!!! I would recognize that orange paint finish wall anywhere. Especially with a constellation of my textured wall pillows on it? Pretty slick, huh???

Categories: patterns, soda-fired, stamped, textures
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: soda-fired, textures, tiles

Great to be home after another long weekend of holiday celebrations with family & friends. Whew…

Just a glimpse of the tile wall in my condo… just short of three thousand tiles on my wall.

Categories: clay, textures, tiles

Once a piece of pottery leaves my hands I always kind of wonder where it ends up. So it’s been so much fun to see some photos of their final homes. Like these in JoAnn’s house… two tiled mirrors and three textured wall pillows. Perfectly framing the doorway. Perfectly lit to help accentuate the textures.

Categories: art fair, artists, soda-fired, textures

Apparently my friend Amy Taylor has been making more than just pendants for our collaboration project. Now there are some new “mud & metal” bracelets in the mix too!!! Be sure to stop by my condo this Saturday 12/12 for MUD & METAL. There will be a limited number of collaboration pieces available… all being revealed Saturday morning!!!

Categories: artists, friends, patterns, soda-fired, textures, tiles

That Amy Taylor is such a tease!!! We can “almost” see what she’s been doing on our collaboration project. Remember, the BIG REVEAL is this Saturday at my place for our annual MUD & METAL Collaborative Holiday Home Show from 10:00am-6:00pm. She’s only making a few… so come early to snatch one up!!!

Categories: flowers, garden, nature, textures

Flowering kale providing beautiful Fall colors & textures.

Categories: soda-fired, stamped, textures

A collection of new soda-fired “textured wall blocks.”
Smaller than you may think… and sold individually so you can create your own groupings!
Still a good selection for those who swing by for Day Two of the Holiday Home Show.

Another view from the side. And yes, my living room walls are indeed very orange!

Categories: stamped, textures, vases

Cutting some vases in half… and “hiding” the stamped textures & patterns inside!