New batch of earthenware jugbirds
I haven't had any luck locating a salt kiln nearby just yet but over the next months I'm sure I'll connect with someone who needs to get salting done!
Meanwhile the Granville Island galleries say all the old colourful slip-painted earthenware jugbirds are gone so I made 12 more over the last few weeks. They DO take far too long to make - but they still give me pleasure. 
The first photo shows the ones going to Gallery of BC Ceramics. The second shows those for Circle Craft.
The solo one is my current favourite, a Pileated Woodpecker!
I will have lots to write in my blog a month from now. Watch this space then!
First meeting for TriCity Potters in new venue – PMSS
This Wednesday, Sept 15th the first meeting of the new season for TriCity Potters will be held at Port Moody Senior Secondary School in Room 214 (or alternate room will be posted). We start at 7pm with announcements of upcoming programming and opportunities. After coffee and chat I will give a presentation all about my month in Medicine Hat, attending the Medalta International Artist-in-Residence Program.
All are welcome to attend. September is membership renewal time - do join if you would enjoy an evening with like-minded clay people on a monthly basis. Check our website for details www.tricitypotters.ca
TriCity Potters show opens
TriCity Potters' first show opened last Thursday evening in the 3D Gallery of Port Moody's Arts Centre. The two ceramic and two painting shows were enthusiastically received. Here are photos of those potters I managed to catch next to their work. I've made a picasa album of images of all the work - it's too many photos for here.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gillianmcmillan1/TriCityPotters2010PortMoodyAC?feat=email#
Eliza Wang
Myrta Hayes
Grace Sui
Judith Burke
Maria Palotas
June MacDonald
Sue Griese
Dan Severance
Judy Inouye
Gillian McMillan
Other artists who have work in this show are Birgitta Schneiter, Hannah Chan, Joyce gillespie, Monica Viola and Kay Bonathan.
Exhibiting her ceramic figures in the adjacent Plum Gallery is recent Emily Carr U graduate Margaret Matsuyama.
The painters are Dan Scott from Boise, Idaho and Francis King-McFarlane.
Keith Rice-Jones’ show ‘Size Matters’
Yesterday Alan and I went in to Granville Island for the opening of Keith Rice-Jones' show 'Size Matters' at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. He worked on the ideas for these large garden pieces while on a 3-month solo residency at Sturt Pottery in Australia. The work looked fine in the gallery space, on plain concrete, in September sunshine.
As gallery manager Sharon Cohen said, it was a complete contrast to the previous wildly colourful show by Laura VanderLinde. September is a great time for a show there - I am remembering my 'Ornithikos' show which opened at this time 7 years ago. It launched my jugbirds and was a very exciting time for me.
Two guests were Ken (photographer and sculptor) and Carol (ceramics curator) Mayer,
Best wishes for a successful month, Keith.
Eric Metcalfe likes to paint on clay
On Monday I used the lovely Canada Line skytrain to take some more pots to YVR airport Crafthouse. So convenient. Then I rode it all the way downtown to go to the passport office in Sinclair Centre. Off to UK and Turkey later this month..
I popped into the Western Front in Mount Pleasant to drop off two plates for artist Eric Metcalfe. I'd made them for him to paint for friends. While there I noticed some splendid porcelain vases on his shelf. Produced by/for Paul Mathieu in China they had been painted by Paul and Eric. Splendid!
