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

With some beautiful Spring weather today… I’m ready for some flowers to be blooming in my garden. Too soon??? Well until then… I guess I’ll have to be happy with a few clay flowers I made tonight in class!

Categories: stamped

Stamped & handled… fresh out of a bisque kiln!!!

Categories: bowls, mugs

FYI : THE SHAMROCKS SALE HAS SINCE ENDED.
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Just a reminder… my annual Shamrocks Sale started yesterday only on my Facebook page! And there are still some Shamrock Mugs & a couple Shamrock Bowls waiting for their forever homes!!! Just scroll back on my Facebook page to find the “official” Photo Album to shop from… happy shopping!!! ☘️

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Categories: flowers, garden

Bright & sunny… with the Sunday sunshine playing nicely on the orchids in my dining room!

Categories: bike, sunrise

It was a beautiful morning with not a single cloud in the sky.
Crisp & clear. A bit of a breeze… and a fantastic ride this morning!
Felt so great to be playing outside this morning!

Categories: Chicago, sunrise

A little sunrise sparkle on the skyline this morning!

Categories: bowls, food

And just for the record… in case you were wondering… LUCKY CHARMS do taste even better in a new handmade Shamrock Bowl. Just sayin’… they still need more marshmallows!!!

My SHAMROCK MUGS & BOWLS SALE begins in one hour!!!
Only on my pottery Facebook page… 10:00am cst… click HERE.

Categories: bowls, mugs

We’re just twelve hours away!!! My annual Shamrock Mugs & Bowls Sale begins only on my Facebook page at 10:00am cst Saturday morning. I will post an “official” album of photos on Facebook to show all of the pieces available… and then it will be a mad-dash to snag as many as you can!!! At least I hope people are excited about Spring, shamrocks, St. Patrick’s Day… or anything GREEN for that matter!!! Set your timer… tomorrow morning at 10:00am.

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Categories: bowls

New this year… Shamrock Bowls for St. Patrick’s Day!!!
The perfect companion for a Shamrock Mug! What could be more festive?!!! There will be a small handful of these bowls in tomorrow’s online sale ONLY on my Facebook page tomorrow morning at 10:00am CST. Limited quantities… the photos make it look like a lot… but trust me, there are only SEVEN!!! Good luck!

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Categories: challenge, classes, handbuilding

Last week in our LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class, I challenged my students to build lidded boxes. While many of them have rather limited handbuilding skills… they still tackled the challenge head-on! They worked on their boxes during class last week… with slabs that were wetter than ideal. At the end of class, they found out that they had a deadline “extension”… as well as a twist!!!

Their lidded boxes were to be finished & refined during the week as “homework”… and they also had to add partitions inside to create at least three compartments!!! So much fun to see their assembled boxes last night at the start of our THROWDOWN class! Very creative & well done!!!