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

Nothing says “Christmas” more than traditional colors on my new holiday mugs! So I’m busy painting colored slips on the top half, as well as accenting the stamped impressions to make them even more festive!!! MORE IS MORE!!!

Categories: mugs, process, production

Handles are finally attached… and my new holiday mugs are really coming together! The theme stamps worked well. Now I just need to add some colored slips… and then RUSH to get them all done in time for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW on November 23rd & 24th! Giddy-up!

Categories: mugs, production

Another batch of mugs assembled… handles attached & drying in my studio!

Categories: process, production

Another favorite task… pulling mug handles! A lot of potters shy away from pulling handles. But the more you make… the better they get. The better they get… the more fun they are to make. The more fun they are… the more mugs you’ll make!!!

Categories: mugs

My TRICK-OR-TREAT MUG SALE kicks-off tonight only on my Fire When Ready Pottery Facebook page! Lots of mugs being posted at 7:30pm cst… ready for people to snatch ‘em up & toss them in their goodies bags! Rhetorical of course… I’ll be packing, boxing & shipping with care!!! Not tossing!!! So set your timer… we’re just about six hours away!!!

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Categories: mugs

Mark your calendar for tomorrow night… or would that be Halloween Eve???
We’re going to be “trick-or-treating” for mugs… first-come first-served.
Very old-school online sale… only on my Facebook page at 7:30pm cst.
Set a timer & share this post with your friends!!!

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Categories: mugs

Some people want candy, while others want MUGS!!! So I’m hosting another ONLINE MUG SALE later this week here on my Facebook page! More to come…

Categories: mugs

Some people want candy, while others want MUGS!!!
So I’m hosting another ONLINE MUG SALE later this week on my Facebook page!
More to come…

Categories: hybrid mugs, pumpkins

Packed with pumpkins! Just another bisque kiln getting ready for next weekend’s ART IN THE BARN! Plenty of new hybrid mugs & pumpkins of all sizes after my next soda kiln firing!

Categories: classes, mugs

Last night in class, my Beginning Wheel students tackled trimming & pulling handles… making their first MUGS of the new session! Not too shabby for their second class, right???!