Potter Ysabella Choung rents a little storefront studio on Clarke street in the Heritage area of old Port Moody, next to Gallery Bistro. https://www.facebook.com/ysabella.choung She sells her cheerfully coloured work there, gives lessons and operates workshop time for the public. Recently she suggested that she and her husband could open the shop for a group Christmas Sale for members of TriCity Potters. It's a great…
This past week has been marvellously busy! But now, as I enjoy my five o'clock cuppa after the glaze kiln has turned itself off, I reflect once more that deadlines are great for getting work done! Here's a little rundown of the week: Last Thursday I was pleased to have painted the last five jugbirds in the current group. That's about as many as I…
The first thing we did when Al and I got off the plane at Heathrow on September 15th was take the tube to Kings Cross and then the train north to St Neots. Our hand luggage was 17 jugbirds. I had bought a cardboard box just slightly smaller than the maximum size allowed for hand luggage and packed 12 jugbirds in paper and 'small' bubble…
The little gift shop tucked into a corner of the main gallery at Port Moody Arts Centre is run by the Blackberry Artists' Society. Members take it in turns to staff the shop. Their work can also be seen in a display case half way up the stairs in City Hall. Recently some members of the group took up the challenge of creating work inspired…
It's been almost a month since I last added to my blog. Alan and I have been in England and then on a tour in Central Europe. I will have several topics that I'd like to write about and post photos of, but first I'll mention a show that you can still catch until Sunday Oct 13th. Jung Hong Kim…