The second person to make a presentation to her fellow potters at our May meeting was long-time member Eliza Wang. We have been so impressed with the fine, carefully considered pieces she makes and her recent successes in the wider ceramic world. Yet Eliza seemed to be asking us for advice about directions, what to make, which pieces to assemble for gallery selections and which…
Since I last wrote a blog my website has been moved to another server and my original web designer has resumed his job as helper to this low-tech blogger. You may notice that the blog page is now a properly integrated part of the website. I am told that assembling my notes and photos will be easier and I hope quicker. In the next little…
During conversations with Joan and Reg Beck I asked about their careers and travels. It turns out that long before they became teachers in Williams Lake they had taken a long journey around much of the world. At one point Joan (who had already taken some pottery classes with Vancouver's Ross Huyghe, no less) and a friend found themselves in Mashiko, Japan and asked where…
What did I do for my workshop in Williams Lake? After an enjoyable Greyhound bus ride (8.15am - 4.15pm) up the Fraser Canyon, then beside the Thompson River and north up the Cariboo Highway, Joan Beck met me. As before, when I gave a workshop to Cariboo Potters in 2000, I stayed for the three nights with Joan and her husband Reg. Their home is…
This time last week I had just completed a two-day workshop for the Cariboo Potters Guild of Williams Lake. I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend so many miles away from the city, and I hope that the potters I met all found some part of my process useful. There were people attending who were new to clay and keen to learn as much as possible about…