We were all sad to learn that the Herman Venema studio would be closing after operating in the Fraser Valley for 50 years. Herman has been an inspirational teacher to area potters, offering classes in a large well-equipped studio, with the use of cone 10R glazes and firings in a huge gas kiln. He built an elegant retail gallery on the upper floor of the converted…
I can't resist a challenge so when I read that the Potters Guild of BC were hosting a one-day show of plates during the Canadian Ceramics Symposium I needed to quickly make a dinner plate. Having already made enough pots to fill my reserved two cubic feet of space in the soda firing I decided to experiment with sgraffito again and booked a space in…
On Friday afternoon I had a chance to wander through the three galleries at PoMoArts and to take a better look at the shows. Several others were looking too, including a man who is taking classes at the Clay Warehouse in Port Coquitlam, had attended the opening the night before and was enthusiastically showing all the work to a friend. I encouraged them to join…
On Thursday evening three shows opened at PoMoArts, including TriCity Potters' first group show since our last one was closed down in March of 2020. Today's blog shows some of the artists in our current show 'CERAMICS IN FLUX', and a little on the two other shows. TCP board member Kay Bonathon thanked gallery manager Janice Cotter for her splendid work organising and displaying all…
Now that I've had a few days to study and photograph my latest efforts from the soda kiln, I can show them to you. The two best pieces are being kept secret for a Summer event. 'Nuff said, but it's hard not to share them right away! Overall I thought the firing was very good. As you saw in the earlier post there were some…