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

While not the healthiest leaf on the plant… trying to propagate in water… this monstera leaf is pretty striking in vibrant color & subtle texture. Perfect for another natural Texture Tuesday!

#texturetuesday

Categories: process, production, wheelthrowing

More then ten wheelthrown mug cylinders before 10:00am. A productive morning in the studio.

Categories: clay, process

An early start with a lot of wedged potential.

Categories: textures

Late afternoon sun through an old-school textured glass block window.

Categories: holiday, mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Christmas may be over… but the holiday vibes are still in full gear over at Tiffany’s place with her new Christmas Tree mug!!! Thanks for keeping the holiday spirit goin’ Tiffany!!!

Categories: bowls, food

Looks like it’s a yummy “Sundae-Sunday” up in Stevens Point. The ice cream looks amazing, the hot fudge looks delicious & the bowl doesn’t look too shabby either! Thanks for sharing Matthew!

Categories: nature, sunrise

A beautiful start to the day…

Categories: challenge, classes, wheelthrowing

Last night was the kick-off of my LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class!! With a great new group of potters ready to take on my silly games, races, projects & challenges!

Last night they started off throwing one “perfectly” mug shaped cylinder in their own style. Only to be followed up by a challenge to throw more cylinders that MATCHED… but not theirs, they had to match everyone else’s!!! Matching pots are tough enough, let alone matching someone else’s shape & style!!! Lots of pots, lots of fun!!! And we’re just getting started…

Categories: stamped, surface decoration

After the hectic holidays, it feels great to be back in the studio…
getting back into the swing of things.

A simple dinner plate, now with a stamped rim to make it not-so-simple!

Categories: television

I’ve tried my best to be patient… and I may have re-watched a season or two… but I’m SO EXCITED that my current favorite Reality guilty-pleasure TV show is coming back!!! Emmy-award winning THE TRAITORS begins season three tomorrow!!! Amazing host Alan Cumming is back in all of his over-the-top campiness… along with lots of wackadoodle Reality TV stars playing the game. And yes, I watch a LOT of Reality TV… so I already know most of them too!

And I can only hope that if we’re getting a Season Three of the US version… season three of the UK & Australian versions can’t be far behind… and maybe Season Two of New Zealand? And I need to figure out how to see the newest Canadian version!

So yes, there might be a slight addiction problem here?!