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

Just a quick reminder that I will be hosting another HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this weekend. I’ve re-stocked the shelves & re-filled the hand sanitizer bottles! Plenty of pottery for everyone… check a few people off your holiday gift list! We’re going as safe as possible with face masks required, hand sanitizers, contact-less checkout & limited access.

I would love to have you stop by, but if you’re still staying safe at home these days I TOTALLY get it! Kudos! Just remember that you can still shop from the safety of you own couch by clicking HERE for My Online Pottery Store!

Categories: classes, mugs

Just loaded my MUGSHOT MONDAY class mugs into the kiln. A quick bisque firing before we tackle glazing next Monday night! We’re right on track… making more mugs, mugs, MUGS!!!

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: 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: pottery

More pottery. More boxes.
All headed off to their new homes! Including some BIG boxes with a lot of goodies inside! Remember, you can always shop for pottery & holiday gifts from the safety & comfort of your couch on my website… click HERE!

Categories: food, platters, pottery

Just a little late afternoon lunch. Got distracted while packing up pots… almost forgot I had a Connie’s Frozen Pizza to bake. Made me smile using actual plates for pizza… so fancy… usually it’s just me sittin’ in front of the the TV with the pizza on the box it came in!!!

Categories: pottery, process

Another afternoon with the shipping boxes piling up on the back porch. Looks like it’s time for another trip to the Post Office! Me & postal clerk Chaundra are getting to be like “best buds” these days! It’s like we have a little standing date every afternoon!

Don’t forget that you can always shop at MY ONLINE POTTERY SHOP on my website. Lots of pieces listed there ready for packing & shipping to you!

See… one of these packages could be YOURS one of these days!!!
Just click here!

Categories: art fair, bowls, pottery, stamped

Just a few of the stamped bowls currently available during my CYBER MONDAY Online Pottery Sale! Plenty of bowls, mugs, vases, spoon rests, ovals, ornaments & more for the holidays! Do some shopping today and you might get some CYBER MONDAY FREEBIES too!!!

Click here to see my online pottery selection to do some CYBER MONDAY shopping!!! – http://firewhenreadypottery.com/my-online-pottery-store/

Categories: art fair, mugs, pottery

Just a few of the mugs that will be available tomorrow
for my first CYBER MONDAY online event!

Yep, we’re going virtual tomorrow with a ton of pottery available for the taking… including 50 mugs… perfect for the holiday gift-giving!!! These are just a few to whet your whistle… and then come back tomorrow to start shopping. They’re all one-of-a-kind handmade mugs… and when they’re gone, they’re gone!

More details & CYBER MONDAY special offers to come!!!

And sorry… but don’t think you can “call dibs”, or “pre-claim” these mugs from this post! You’ve got to wait with everyone else until they’re all posted online tomorrow!!!

Categories: art fair, photography, pottery, soda-fired, textures

Still playing & photographing a LOT of pottery today… getting ready for tomorrow’s big CYBER MONDAY online pottery event!!! I’ll be posting over a hundred pieces online perfect for holiday gift giving… to friends, family or yourself!!! It’s been a tough year… we all deserve a few gifts, right?!

Watch for more details coming soon!!!