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

Just a little preview… SHAMROCK MUGS for the upcoming Irish party day!!! These and a few more will be going on sale tonight at 7:00pm CST… right here only on my Facebook pottery page! There’s only twenty of them… so they might go fast?! So no shopping yet. No dibs.

You’ve gotta check back on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page at 7:00pm tonight when the shamrock sale goes LIVE!!!

Click here to go directly there… www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery

Categories: sunrise

Another chilly start with a brisk breeze blowing in over the lake. Clouded & cold… but thankful that it’s warming up more & more every day!

Categories: holiday, mugs, stamped

So I’ve got a very limited collection of brand new SHAMROCK MUGS just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! I’ll be doing a quick online sale right here on my pottery Facebook page this Friday evening at 7:00pm CST. More details to come…

Categories: holiday, mugs, stamped

Looks like something fun has come out of the kiln… just in time for some upcoming Irish party day!!! Perhaps we need a quick online sale to celebrate??? More details to come…

Categories: food

Allegedly… perhaps... there “may” have been another yellow towel situation last night?! This time with the newest flavor… and a somewhat recent favorite! Thanks Davis!

Categories: classes, patterns, platters, process, stamped, textures

In my Monday night Intermediate Wheelthrowing class this week, one of my students was stamping wonderful patterns on her thrown platter. Wonder where she got THAT idea?!

It looks AMAZING Christine!!!
I guess my work here is done…

Categories: process, production, stamped

Just trying to get a little head-start on making some more flower pots for my upcoming summer art fairs! Thrown & stamped with some water drips trays… just waiting to trim, punch drainage holes, dry, bisque fire, glaze & soda fire. Feels like I’ve got a good head-start… but there’s still a lot of steps to get them done!

Categories: inspiration

With Illinois rolling-back the mask mandate today, and people slowly going back to mask-less… I figured it’s time to share my latest collection of photos! Many of you might know that I have a somewhat “weird” affinity for roadkill… don’t ask. But after two years of pandemic issues, my newest collection seems only fitting as these have become the “new” pandemic roadkill.

Categories: ETSY Shop, mugs

Celebrating another MUGSHOT MONDAY with a quick reminder that there are several mugs still available in my ETSY Shop! Handmade pottery to enhance your morning ritual, whether coffee or tea… or hot chocolate with tons of marshmallows!!!… or even just marshmallows?!

Click here : www.etsy.com/shop/firewhenreadypottery

Categories: sunrise

Another beautiful morning… a bit warmer… and excited that our forecast says we “might” hit 50-degrees today?! Wouldn’t that be nice… before we head back to the cold, rain & grayness later this week!