In 1970, when Alan and I were living in London, England and before we returned to Canada, got married and serious about jobs we used to enjoy exploring the city. At the Aller Gallery which was I believe on Cork Street off Piccadilly we came upon some wonderfully evocative paintings of Alan's home province, Saskatchewan. The artist was Cree painter Allen Sapp. What a surprise…
On our way into Vancouver last Saturday we stopped off at Gardenworks for a trellis and a few more plants. I was able to get some planted on Sunday but since then it has rained continuously so the last two plants are having to wait. We're told that this June is shaping up to be a record for rain and cold. So I'm glad we…
Saturday found Alan and me in Vancouver again and it was a good chance to take a closer look at the current show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, 'Table Salt'. Here is the invitation showing the artists involved. Each artist had a wall display to distinguish their distinctive styles of work and in the rest of the space their pieces were displayed together. Rather…
Inspired by all the fabulous birds Down Under I chose to paint this jugbird with the large bill as a Kookaburra. I love the turquoise markings on his wings and the crazy stripes on his tail. Do let me know what you think of this one. I have photos of several other birds I can imagine making as jugbirds. I was painting the other largish…
What a relief to open the kiln this morning and find that all the work is bright and buttery smooth! I was firing plates painted by Paul Mathieu, Monique Fouquet and Eric Metcalfe as well as my own work and dishes and tiles painted by my niece and great-niece when they were here from Texas. Here are the plates, all made of white earthenware this…