The other two artists who recently spent the day here were Elizabeth McIntosh and Mina Totino. They both painted several of the new 'square' forms so that we would have a choice for the Western Front Gala Auction set, and then used other shapes for fun. First, here are Elizabeth's squarish plates. It was interesting to see how these artists reacted to the…
I opened the kiln on Sunday and Alan has now taken good photos of all the work. There are more than twenty plates and seven of my jugbirds. For those of you who are interested in seeing how various artists tackle the curved surface of a slab-made plate with underglazes I'll post photos of their work, two people per blog. Paul Mathieu spent much of…
I spent much of today emptying a very full bisque kiln-load and applying liquid wax to the base of all the pieces. There are twenty or more slab plates which were painted by the Vancouver 'raiders' and some of my jug birds. I also sieved my bucket of 'Deb's Clear' cone 04 glaze so that tomorrow I can quickly get all the glazing done and get…
Brendan Tang was our speaker at last night's TriCity Potters meeting and what a successful evening it was! Thank you Brendan for a really clear and interesting explanation of your passion for all things clay, and your description of several of your special projects. Members expressed their happiness with the talk and are particularly pleased to understand exactly what is meant by the title 'Manga…
Four 'Raiders' came out to Port Moody to spend the day painting plates last Friday. Eric chose not to come this time, but sent a platter that he'd painted at home to be included in my next firing. It'll be a presentation piece. The artists who've volunteered to provide a plate to form a set of six for this year's February…