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

I’ve always said that I have the best customers, groupies & friends! With a huge THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by this weekend for a little holiday shopping! You guys kicked-off my holiday season with a grand showing of encouragement, support & friendship! You guys rock!!! Thanks again… and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Categories: art fair, ornaments, soda-fired

Here we go… all set & re-stocked for Day Two of my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW. Plenty of pottery & ornaments for everyone on your holiday shopping list… including yourself!!!

1353 West Rosemont #3, Chicago, Illinois 60660
10:00am-6:00pm

C’mon by… and brings some friends!!!

Categories: art fair, food, platters, stamped

Thanks to everyone who came to my place for a little holiday shopping today! I figured I would make one of my Mom’s favorite treats… Pumpkin Squares with Cream Cheese Frosting. She made them few times for my holiday shows, so I thought it would a nice touch to do it again in her honor!!!

Don’t worry… I have another pan of them ready for tomorrow’s shoppers too!!!

Categories: art fair, pottery

Early morning sun streaming through my dining room windows! Spreading light upon lots of pottery hoping to find new homes this weekend! It’s the perfect weekend to finish your holiday gift shopping!!! C’mon over… 10:00am-6:00pm today & tomorrow!

Categories: holiday, ornaments

Some holiday festive fun fresh out of the kiln.
New textured star ornaments with colors on one side & metallic shine on the other!

Categories: platters, stamped

Fresh from the kiln… ready for this weekend!!!

Categories: kiln firing

Earlier today… just in time… unloading tonight!!! More new pieces & new Christmas trees with pierced holes for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!!

Categories: flowers, mugs

Sometimes a mug doesn’t need coffee or tea… they work pretty darn good as a vase too!!! I’ve already replenished the shelves and will have over 100 mug/vases for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! Kinda the perfect gift… whether it’s for coffee, tea or flowers?!!!

Categories: art fair, mugs, soda-fired, stamped

Looks like Kristen has quite the mug collection going here! If you need to start your own collection… or add a few more to what you already have?… don’t forget that this weekend is my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW. Open both days from 10:00am-6:00pm and I’ve replenished so I’ll have over a hundred mugs on the shelves to choose from again!!!

Categories: handbuilding, soda-fired, stamped, textures

Sometimes the perfect holiday gift needs an extra special box to put it in? Or sometimes that special box IS the gift?!!! I’ve got some special soda-fired boxes ready for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW All lidded & ready to go… some with compartments inside too!!!

See what they looked like before & after soda-firing!