We weren't able to go to the opening of this show at Maple Ridge Art Gallery so I'm glad we had the chance to visit it last Friday. "A Life in the Day" in WildRice Studio features the work of New Westminster clay artists Keith and Celia Rice-Jones. They have filled the large gallery with Keith's sculptural pieces and Celia's functional work on the whole.…
Last Thursday April 4th our grandson Caleb Yulie Daniel McMillan was born. He weighed 7 lb 4 oz and according to his dad 'he's perfect'! Here are photos of him, his parents Jennifer and Steve, and Alan, me and our other son Mike, taken in the hospital and just after they came home to Port Coquitlam. We drove out to Maple…
Port Moody's ArtWalk week-end is coming up very soon. There will be a Friday evening reception as usual at The Old Mill Boathouse in Rocky Point Park, 6.30-8.30pm where you can meet the artists and plan your Saturday and Sunday amble around Old Port Moody. I will be in my studio both days from noon, until 5pm on Saturday and until 4pm on Sunday. From…
During the afternoon of the Symposium I walked up the hill to see the display of work that had been fired in the Ombu kiln. I had been invited to bring a piece in, and although I like salt firing best I had a good piece that had been in a good spot on the top shelf of a salt/soda firing in the gas-assisted end…
Takeshi Yasuda was in Vancouver many years ago and I remember being so impressed with his throwing ability. He produced unique forms on the wheel. A long way from the traditional stoneware clay and forms of his home, Mashiko, he delights in the sensuous fluidity and pure whiteness of porcelain. Vincent Massey introduced him as having been a formative instructor…