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

Or at least it should be during these trying times!
Especially with the holidays just days away!

Categories: art fair, pottery

Well, I know things are still crazy out there…
but we’re keeping it safe over here!

So I will be opening up my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW once again this weekend. The shelves have been re-stocked, including the “Tired of Shlepping” Sale shelves!!! Plenty of pottery for everyone!!! We’re keeping it safe with face masks, hand sanitizers and limited access. Be aware that if you come by, you may need to wait for a few minutes until it’s your turn to come in if someone else is already shopping!

Saturday, December 12th – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, December 13th – 10:00am-6:00pm
1353 West Rosemont #3, Chicago, Illinois 60660

Located in the Edgewater Glen neighborhood on the southeast corner of Rosemont & Glenwood… between Clark & Broadway, two block s south of Devon. It’s the one with the green ceramic totem pole in front!!!

Shopping in person is always more fun… touching, loving, feeling. But if you’re not comfortable with shopping in person, which I totally get, remember you can always shop my pottery online too! Click HERE for online shopping!

Categories: art fair, pottery, salt & pepper

We’re kicking off DAY TEN of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve soda-fired salt & pepper shakers. Add a little spice & seasoning to your holiday season. Each set includes a textured tray to keep your salt & pepper shakers conveniently grouped together.

Just scroll through the “official” Photo Album on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page and if you see a set of salt & pepper shakers you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that one! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

Click HERE to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page.

So start shopping… be the first to claim your salt & pepper shakers… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store on my website … so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: color, creativity

Okay, so I first did a batch of ice-dyed tie-dye shirt at the start of the pandemic. So I find it a little disheartening that here I am doing it again… it’s been quite awhile now, and not a whole lot has changed?! Except for my LOVE of tie-dye!!! So here are a couple shirts under the ice, melting away and dyeing my shirts! Big reveal still to come… but for now it’s a waiting game!

Categories: food, pottery, stamped

Looks like another sweet homemade fruit pie baked in a handmade ceramic pie dish! Not sure which one is prettier… but can admit that the pie was indeed YUMMIER!!! Thanks for the sweet treat Rosene!

Categories: holiday, ornaments

Just a quick reminder.. there are plenty of wheelthrown ornaments available on my website! Perfect to help decorate your tree, to tie onto someone’s present… or after the holidays, hang in a window, suspend from the ceiling fan or add onto the chandelier!

Click here to go to My Online Pottery Shop to see what’s available online… FYI – the ornaments are listed at the end of the list!!!

Categories: pottery

It’s always nice when the sun shines in… and your friends send you photos of their pottery being “spotlighted” in their kitchen! Timing is everything… thanks Allison!

Categories: art fair, bowls, stamped

We’re kicking off DAY NINE of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE featuring twelve stamped bowls. Perfect for holiday gatherings within your “bubble”… or as holiday gifts to others. All of the bowls are food-safe & dishwasher-safe.

Just scroll through the “official” Photo Album on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page and if you see a stamped bowl you want, be the first person to put a Comment of “MINE” in the Comments section of that one! I will then follow-up with a confirmation & a Facebook Message with further details. It’s that easy!!!

Click HERE to go to my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page.

So start shopping… be the first to claim your stamped bowl… and then come back each day for a different pottery selection. Each of the twelve days will feature a different “category” with twelve new pieces up for sale first-come, first-serve only on my Facebook page… with a very SPECIAL event on Day Twelve!!!

At the end of each of the “12 days”… any unclaimed pottery will be added to My Online Pottery Store on my website … so you can still shop anytime, even if it’s on the “wrong day” of this pottery sale!!!

Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

It was so nice to get up this morning and NOT have gray & gloomy skies! So refreshing to see clear skies again… knowing that a beautiful sunrise would not be far behind!!!

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

Just a quick reminder that today is DAY EIGHT of my TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS POTTERY SALE… featuring twelve soda-fired lidded jars today! Click on the link below to snag yours… just be the first person to Comment with “MINE” in the official Photo Album!

Click here to go to the “official” Photo Album on Facebook!