Apparently people would like to know how I make terra sigillata. My method, thanks to long-time Ceramics technician at Emily Carr U, Gail Carney, is low-tech and doesn't involve chemical wizardry, just scales, a measuring jug and two very large buckets. I have a feeling some of the terra sig experts might find my method too unscientific but it produces what I want. Below is…
Yesterday I enjoyed myself painting the last two jugbirds with whatever colours of slip that I fancied. So they're totally imaginary birds. As soon as they dry in the current summery weather I'll terra sig the bases with the nice new batch of terra sigillata I made up the other day. The photo shows how much water I simmered off - the pan was filled…
It's been a long time since I wrote a blog so this will be a catch-up to explain! Pottery has been almost completely ignored as I concentrated in getting our house and garden all tickety-boo for the long-awaited visit of my sister Mary and brother-in-law John from England. Al and I rearranged some 15 paintings to make room for the vast Australian painting and the…
Our son Mike works on the third floor of the BC Electric Building, above Centre A Contemporary Asian Art Gallery. It is an edgy but exciting part of town and last Saturday he was proud to show us around his new work neighbourhood. We had an invitation to attend the opening of 'Cranmer & Gray' at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery in Gastown. Fine painted…
For our final meeting before the Summer break the TriCity Potters were asked to bring in their favourite moulds, stamps and materials they use to give texture to their clay surfaces. I think that it was a useful sharing of ideas and a marvellous opportunity to discuss what we've found or have been shown over the years. Several people showed their homemade stamps and we…