Look at what my son Steve has made for me! A skookum cheese-cutter. When I make slab plates in bisqued forms I need a nice sharp wire to cut off the excess clay at a 45 degree angle. Walter Ostrom showed us how to make plates and platters in this way when he taught the 3-week Summer course at ECIAD back in 1993. I've been…
There was a big push to get the jug birds for YVR finished and delivered in January so that I could go on holiday with Alan with a clear conscience! He found a cheap flight and hotel in familiar Puerto Vallarta, and the idea of time to read novels, sitting under an umbrella, within sound of breaking waves and with the odd Pina Colada delivered…
Debra Sloan was the speaker for TriCity Potters' January meeting. Because she is a sculptor we had several artists attending who work only in clay sculpture. Susan Gorris had suggested we invite Debra, specifically to tell us all about the two 3-month residencies she has attended in Hungary. Susan and her friend made it a really Hungarian evening by making special treats to eat with…
I fired my kiln with only a partial load this week because I can't keep the airport Crafthouse shop waiting any longer. This afternoon Alan took photos of the latest work to emerge. There are two pieces by Eric Metcalfe using a new bold combination of turquoise, red and black on Naples yellow. They're quite striking! He'll be donating…
The other show, in the West Gallery of Equinox, featured Al McWilliams: Stone Drawings. At the entrance we saw exactly that, a stone drawing. A large flat piece of marble has been cut with curving drawing lines into interlocking sections. Once inside the gallery space we found a long row of what looks like squished clay lumps, displayed at waist height. Ron Vallis explained to…