So I went back into the studio today hoping to find that my lightbulbs had been replaced.
Sadly, not so much. So it was another day of working “in the dark” with my little task lights. Ike did stop by to check on the bulbs, and he found out that they’re currently out of replacements. So he needs to order more… and I need to wait. Great… just great.

Twenty balls of clay… twenty berry bowl plates coming soon.

Almost done… only one more to go!
And finding that throwing in the dark is somehow more relaxing. Who knew???

Under cover of darkness, I finished throwing the small plates.

I putzed around for awhile, and then realized that that they were drying up pretty quickly. So I decided to do some decorative fluting on the edges before I wrapped them up for the night.

Today I was contacted by an Estate Sale coordinator. She was asking if I sign my pots with the signature “Gary.” After a little double-checking, I found out that a collection of my work is going up at an Estate Sale at the end of the month. Hopefully another pottery-lover will snatch them all up to start their own collection!

I find it pretty cool that she could track me down purely by my signature!
Although I’m still not quite sure how I feel about my pots being in an Estate Sale???…
I guess better than a Goodwill or Salvation Army, huh?

Click here for the link if you want to go snatch them up yourself.
I’m sure you’ll get a great deal on them!

Well, the “new canvas” project kicked it off and I’ve been cleaning my studio ever since. I think it’s shaping up nicely. Cleaned. Sorted. Labeled. Reconstituted. Threw away a bunch of stuff. Hasn’t been this clean since HGTV was there.

So what’s next???…
TIME TO GET IT ALL DIRTY AGAIN!!! Yeah!!!

It might be freezing here in Chicago, but it’s never too soon to start planning
my annual Spring trip to Minnesota for the BIG POTTERY TOUR!!!

So excited… my poster arrived today for the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour!!!
Fifty-one amazing potters at seven studio locations. All along the beautiful
Upper St. Croix River Valley. Beautiful scenery. Beautiful pots!

If you want to get excited too, click here for their website! www,minnesotapotters.com.
And then mark your calendar for May 9th, 10th & 11th… Mother’s Day Weekend…
and I’ll see you there with shopping bags in hand!

Okay, so now I have “official” Fire When Ready Pottery Pinterest boards you can follow.

Yes, I’ve been snowed in and uploading all day.
Five different Pinterest boards full of my pottery images for you to pin & share!
Just do a quick Pinterest Search for the following…

Fire When Ready Pottery

Fire When Ready: Stamping

Fire When Ready: Mugs

Fire When Ready: Tiles

Fire When Ready: Textures

And more to come… although I’m still not sure what I’m doing?!

So I did a little digging around on Pinterest…
trying to figure out how it works, and how I can get started.
I did a quick search and was surprised by the results!!!

If you do a Pinterest search for “Gary Jackson” or “Fire When Ready Pottery”
you’ll find that I’m pretty well represented already! I was surprised how many
of my images came up under each of the categories. So I still don’t quite know
“how to do Pinterest”… but I sure am glad that someone else does!!!

Click here for Pinterest “Gary Jackson.”
Click here for Pinterest “Fire When Ready Pottery.”

With my second Holiday Home Show this coming Saturday,
I’ve been getting a few new pieces out of the kiln just in time… limited quantities!
This last batch of glazed pieces comes from a cone 10 reduction gas kiln.
Some of them have some pretty sweet glaze runs & chemical interactions.

You can grab one of these beauties this coming Saturday at my place!
The SECOND Holiday Home Show
Saturday, December 14th from 10:00am-6:00pm.
If you need home address specifics, just send me an e-mail or Facebook message!

Special thanks to everyone who made it over today for my Holiday Home Show.
It was “crazy-crowded-fun” those first few hours!!! Whew. I’m still working on fixing everything up so I’m ready for another big day tomorrow! Replenishing. Restocking. Ready for Day Two!!! C’mon over…

Just a quick reminder that this weekend is my Holiday Home Show.
Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday, November 24th from 10:00am-6:00pm.
With lots of pots in every room of my condo… and the “Tired Of Shlepping Sale”
on the back porch. Remember, it’s at my home, not my studio.
If you need address details, just let me know… by e-mail, Facebook, text, phone call, etc.

One week from today (and tomorrow)… “My Home For The Holidays ” Home Show.
Yep, you got it – at my home! Pottery in every room, food & drink in the kitchen and my
annual”Tired Of Shlepping Sale” on the back porch. Start your holiday shopping a bit early…
like next weekend!!!

Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday November 24th, 2013
10:00am-6:00pm both days.

If you’d like actual address details, send me an e-mail or Facebook Message.
I’d love to have you stop by… but I’m just a little leery of posting my home address
online for the world to see.

Sure, probably three seconds on Google and you’d have my home address and ALL
of my personal information. But I sleep better not thinking about that.