Last week Alan and I set off for three nights on Hornby Island, having booked a room above the Thatch Inn. It's been many years since we last visited the island and I was looking forward to the chance to catch up with several potters in the area. After the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo and a drive north on the coastal road we…
Recently I made one of my trips in to Granville Island to deliver pots. High time! At the Gallery of BC Ceramics I brought in some of my new salty mugs, a couple of vases and a jugbird. They also now have some oval, slip-decorated earthenware plates. It's always interesting to see the work of new artists to…
Friday's kiln opening revealed fifteen new jug birds and the five plates painted earlier by Eric, Sally and Katie. Most of my birds are the completion of the YVR Crafthouse order, so I'll take twelve out to the airport tomorrow. But I am happy to study my three new designs, a magpie, a kingfisher and a gannet. Here are photos of them and the…
Only three artists came out to paint the other day. I invited them to help fill my kiln and as usual it was a productive day. While Sally Clay, Katie Lyle and Eric Metcalfe concentrated on their plates I was busy getting my jugbirds painted. Katie had asked for a large platter this time and she spent all day making sure the…
It is a week now since the Thursday opening of Celebration of Wood: Form and Function at Port Moody Arts Centre. On a lovely summer evening Al and I walked over the hill to the event. The City of Port Moody exists thanks to the lumber industry. Logging and sawmills were the primary source of income for the first residents here. So in this Centennial year…