The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour takes place over the Mothers' Day weekend so artists in the adjacent area to our Tri-Cities had their studios open to the public for Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Having spent much of Saturday morning with our younger son Mike, including brunch on Main Street, and knowing that our older son Steve is completely busy looking after…
I opened my latest glaze firing last Tuesday but I haven't had time to post some photos in a blog since then. On Wednesday Al photographed the jugbirds and plates, but then we took some straight in to Vancouver. I had promised to leave six at the Gallery of BC Ceramics as my contribution to the North West Ceramics Foundation's Gala Fundraiser next Thursday, as…
We can't stay away from Latin America! Since January 2014 we've been to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba and now the Yucatan Peninsula. (We went to Austin, Texas too and some would say that's fairly Latin American!). After Cuba I told Alan that I was done with hot, tropical destinations for a while but I know he's been wanting to get back to…
I took so many photographs of birds, glorious tropical flowers and the occasional iguana while Alan and I travelled around the Yucatan Peninsula that I thought it worthwhile to assemble them into one album. There are already two rather large albums which record our itinerary and I'll post a link to them next. For those of you who haven't had a chance to explore the Mayan…
The NorthWest Ceramic Foundation is once again holding a Gala Fundraising Dinner. It's on Friday May 15th and will be held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Some of us have volunteered to make dessert plates which attendees at the banquet will take home after the event. This particular fundraiser has taken place several times now and is always a great evening to mingle with…