Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: hybrid mugs, mugs, soda-fired

I spy with my little eye… one of my hybrid mugs out in the wild! This one appears to be having a “play-date” in Theresa’s studio up in Alaska! Looks like a great addition as she’s getting busy with her handbuilding slabs! Perfect for another Mugshot Monday!

And never fear… I still have a LOT of photos from Alaska to share… I just need to find the time!!!

Categories: animals, mugs

Even the puppies are celebrating another Mugshot Monday!!! Perhaps not so sure to start… but then Pepper went ALL IN while hanging out in the car!!! Thanks Kim for sharing this precious puppy moment!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Just clear sailing up & down the lakefront bike trail this morning.
A bit of a breeze… and a bit more sweat!!!

Categories: terra cotta, The Ghouls Collection, wheelthrowing

As apparently FORTY is the magic number again this year… #IFKYK.

Categories: flowers, garden

This morning’s dahlias in my garden. So beautiful this late in the summer. And I love how they seem to evolve & change colors day-by-day as they age & open larger! A nice “crop” this summer… hoping I have a couple more months before the big freeze comes to kill ‘em off!!!

Categories: terra cotta, The Ghouls Collection, wheelthrowing

10×10 Challenge: More than ten thrown before 10:00am.
Playing with terra cotta today… I’ve got a plan & a “ghoulish” deadline!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Humid & warm as I headed out the door this morning. Not much in the way of clouds… just a dense layer hanging low on the horizon.

Categories: color, nature

The first of many falling soon… but not too soon I hope!

Categories: sunrise

Well, when I turned around & started riding home this morning, I was surprised to see a layer of damp fog hanging low over the golf course. See?… so it wasn’t just me. Here’s the humidity… making another crazy-cool sunrise moment along the lakefront this morning.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another beautiful morning along the lakefront, although the humidity seems to have returned. I was kinda surprised when the sweat kicked-in… it’s been awhile since we’ve had such a humid morning?! Don’t care… I’m a great sweat-er!!! Just another part of my morning ritual.