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

A handful of sweet blueberries in a sweet little blue bowl for another Blue Monday!
Thanks for sharing Kristy!

Categories: summer camp

Buckets & tools all ready for another week of Summer Camp!
This week it’s wheel-throwing & handbuilding with 13-16 year olds!!!

Teenagers… wish me luck!! HA!!!

Categories: glaze

Trying to squeeze in a little pre-Camp glazing of old class demo pieces. I knew this one was thin… as it was a bulged wall vase with crackled slip. And as I was throwing it, I was wondering to myself when it would be “too thin.”

Apparently this morning… as the glaze tongs went right through the pot!!!
Well that can’t be good…

Categories: bowls, food

Looks like Matthew has been making some yummy breakfast bowls up in Steven’s Point!
Thanks for sharing Kristy!!!

Categories: Chicago, sunrise

Sometimes bigger sunrises need bigger photos… even if it is mostly clouds!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another hazy & serene Sunday morning… just pedaling along the lakefront with just a couple clouds to keep me company. Very still waters were perfect for the occasional sunrise reflection… which sadly, were mostly blocked by the clouds!

Categories: production

Another productive morning throwing more than ten new vase shapes before 10:00am!!!

Sorry no sunrise photos this morning… “someone” forgot to recharge the battery for the camera!!! Sheesh… rookie mistake!!!

Categories: bowls, food

Food always tastes better in handmade pottery!
EVEN SALADS!!!

Thanks for sharing Kristy… and enjoy your tasty salad!!!

Categories: summer camp

Friday at Summer Camp… and this might not be the best way to start?! HA!!!
While refilling all of our colored slip containers… one of the plastic containers literally “exploded” & burst out the side while trying to put the lid back on. Luckily, I had some great “minions” to help us clean this up before they started painting their pots from the week! Just another day at camp…

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another morning without many clouds.
Just another serene sunrise over the lake.
Loving the quiet ripples & gentle reflections to start my day.