On Saturday May 23rd 'Where Form Meets the Boundless' opened at JigSpace Gallery in Vancouver. Five well-known clay artists from Taiwan had travelled here with incredible work and joined four local ceramicists in this show. After the opening their Canadian hosts brought them to Burnaby's Shadbolt Centre for a free public presentation by the five. Burnaby resident, our own Amy Li Chuan Chang, told me…
Now that I don't make many pots I tend to consider whether each piece is actually useful. Is the pot destined to be admired on a shelf or will it hold cookies, vegetables, milk, sugar, tea or, most likely in this latest batch, flowers? Even if the pot is decorated, carved or just amusing I'd like to think that it will be used for mashed…
Twice a year if I'm lucky, is how often I have the special pleasure of helping to unload a kiln full of soda-fired pots. Last Tuesday was one of those days. Alan needed the car so, for for the first time, I Ubered both ways. What a treat! There's no way Cheryl will tolerate late-comers! I had helped to load the front shelves on the…
TriCity Potters' show opened at Place des Arts in early April but you can still see the work of members until May 21st. Of course I took photos and have shown them to members in our facebook page, but for the record I'll post them here too. I think I found all the selected work. They're displayed in acrylic cases on plinths which will have…
My latest batch of pots is small but I was anxious to see the results of some tests. Also Circle Craft shop is waiting for some new work so I've made half a dozen new jugbirds. My main concern was to see if a new-to-me white earthenware clay would have similar shrinkage to D'Arcy's redart clay, and if my preferred clear glaze would fit both.…