When we were in Victoria last week Alan and I decided to drive out to Metchosin. After a fine hike down to nearby Witty's Lagoon we stopped to see if 'Chosin Pottery was open. It's many years since we were there and bought a standard Hopper jug and sugar bowl. The yellow set is still in regular rotation in my kitchen. Judy Dyelle…
The other two artists who were here last week took home plates they'd previously painted too. Monique Fouquet had used opaque grey on both of hers, achieving very different effects. One continued a series she'd started earlier, with a smoke-enclosed form mysteriously floating by. The other is a striking arrangement of red on black surrounded by the grey rim. Super! Her work…
When the Raiders were here just over a week ago they took home their plates from the previous Raid. I'll post photos of those plates in two blogs. In this first one you'll see Eric Metcalfe's one traditional oval plate, with his signature colours painted over a sage green background. It's wonderful to see the careful drawing and then watch the considered areas…
When I got back from England, having delivered seven jugbirds to Primavera, I found that YVR Crafthouse, Circle Craft and the Gallery of BC Ceramics were all asking for more birds right away. It's really nice to be needed, and I seem never to learn to make lots ahead of time, but here was work to be done, now! Luckily Alan was busy getting a…
What a fine way to spend a 75th Birthday! Last year it happened to be Eric's birthday when a 'raid' was scheduled and he decided that passing the day with like-minded artist friends was what he'd like to do again. I had opened the glaze kiln on Saturday so there was a collection of all the plates from July's raid all ready for the 'raiders' today.…