My latest glaze firing was emptied yesterday so the recent 'raiders' and tile-painters can finally see how their work turned out. Alan took photos this afternoon so I shall enjoy posting a blog about my newest exotic jug birds, and another to show the painted oval plates. But first here is a photo of the finished tiles painted by the small group of TriCity Potters…
Saturday was an important day for 'The City of the Arts'. After two years of planning, fund-raising and construction the new space is now completed and ready to be used! Briefly, the 'Centennial Appleyard' house used to sit on Clarke street, was moved to allow for development, was used as a pizza restaurant and most recently was moved to an empty city lot next to…
There were tiles left over from the recent tile-painting workshop for TriCity Potters so I suggested some of them might like to drop by and paint some more. I told them that I would be busy getting my recently completed jugbirds painted while they worked. So six capable potter friends arrived at 11am, with casual lunch offerings too! and we had a delightful time of quiet productivity…
The current show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics 'Put a Bird On It' is open to all BC Potters' Guild members. The slightly fanciful title of the show refers to a quotation from the popular TV show, Portlandia. I gather that it's an often mentioned suggestion for marketing! But it has allowed us to produce slightly silly creations for this show. Certainly it seemed…
One day last week I was interviewed by Paul Blais of 'The Potters' Cast'. The podcasts are intended for pottery enthusiasts to listen to as they work in their studios. I usually listen to the radio (I know, rather old-fashioned) but if I have my iPad or MacBook with me in the studio I can click on the link and hear about others potters' journeys.…