Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: art fair, flowers, friends, vases

Just another stamped vase fulfilling its destiny! Showing off the flowers so nicely. Special thanks to my art fair friend Maria who surprised me with the beautiful pink hydrangeas & lavender hosta blooms fresh from her garden!

Categories: stamped, surface decoration, vases

After a full day at the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR… with part of it during a downpour thunderstorm… I still made it into the studio tonight. I knew that I had some vases that were drying out & still needed to be stamped. So… no rest for the weary. The next batch of vases has now been stamped… and tomorrow more art fair fun!!! Hopefully a drier day???

Categories: soda-fired, stamped, vases

Celebrating another TEXTURE TUESDAY with a new stamped vase… fresh out of the soda kiln!

Categories: production, stamped, vases

Little stamping session to start the day… little vases with little stamps!

Categories: flowers, stamped, vases

Looks like Allison is enjoying some beautiful lilacs from her Momma’s garden… lookin’ sweet in her stamped & purple glazed vase… or is that more “aubergine”???

Categories: art fair, flowers, soda-fired, vases

A week later, and my art fair booth flowers are still looking pretty good.
I think they might be enjoying life on my back porch
with the cooler nights we’ve been having.

Categories: flowers, friends, vases

Celebrating a little Floral Friday with some beautiful flowers that my friend Rhonda grew in her yard, took some cuttings & now displaying them in my vases all over her house! A little floral collaboration in the making!!! And that yellow peony?… c’mon already… gorgeous!!!

Categories: color, mugs, vases

Looks like Tina’s Mom has a great collection of my green pottery! And I love when I see people actually using their pieces… and not just sitting on a shelf. Thanks for the photos Tina!

Categories: flowers, vases

We’ll gather lilacs in the Spring… and then put them in a handmade oval vase. Even better when it’s stamped & soda-fired… with double handles to make displaying the flowers even easier.

Categories: stamped, vases

Just doing a little stamping here on some little oval vases!
All with my own handmade stamps pressed in one by one… by one… by one…