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

Online registration for the new Winter Session of classes at Lillstreet Art Center opens today!!! I will again be teaching my Beginning/Advanced Beginning Class on Tuesday nights.

And NEW this session… a fun new class based on the BBC reality show “The Great Pottery Throwdown.” Every Thursday night will be filled with challenges, games, contests and all around ceramic shenanigans!

Sign up quick… my classes fill up fast!!!

To register online, click here for Lillstreet Art Center.

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Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

With November quickly coming to an end, we’ve been treated to a long string of amazing sunrises and unseasonably nice weather.

Categories: family, ornaments, photography, Taylor

Seven Days & Seven Photos in black & white of your everyday life.
No explanation, no people. Challenge a friend to join everyday.

Day 7 of 7. I was challenged by my friends Barb Duro & Pam Walden.
Today I challenge Scott Hayner on Facebook… and Taylor Hayner on Instagram!

Categories: production, stamped, vases

Playing in the studio making a new batch of medium vases. Just a few thrown…
and then some stamping to make them a bit more exciting!

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And now they’re all stamped, under plastic and waiting to be trimmed & slip painted.

 

 

Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

Sunday and it’s Funday!
It’s the last day of the week, and they saved the best for last.
Another amazing sunrise bike ride to finish out the week!

Categories: photography, pottery, stamped

Seven Days & Seven Photos in black & white of your everyday life.
No explanation, no people. Challenge a friend to join everyday.

Day 6 of 7. I was challenged by my friends Barb Duro & Pam Walden.
Today I challenge Pamela Johnson-Howe.

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Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

It’s been another week of beautiful bike rides… and even better sunrises!

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Categories: artists, gallery, lillstreet, My Talented Friends

Okay, so here’s the explanation… and a great show in the Lillstreet Gallery Annex by my friend & metalsmith Kelly Novak. Her pieces are incredibly stark, sharp and surprisingly perfect for my week on the B&W Photo Challenge! Lots of metal, black leather and incredible shadows on the walls. And that’s why today I challenge her!!! “INTERVALS” by Kelly Novak through the end of the year.

Categories: artists, friends, photography

Seven Days & Seven Photos in black & white of your everyday life.
No explanation, no people. Challenge a friend to join everyday.

Day 5 of 7. I was challenged by my friends Barb Duro & Pam Walden.
Today I challenge Kelly Minikin Novak.

Categories: bike, sunrise

After a couple days of clouds, it was great to see the sun again this morning. Just a couple clouds for the color to play with… but lots of color splashing across the horizon!

Meanwhile, a smidge to the left… a bit to the north….

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