Fraser Valley Potters’ Guild invited its members to take part in a joint soda firing instead of having a Christmas Party, just like last year. Lots of people signed up so, as before, we were given a 12″ x 12″ x 8″ space to fill, with the request that we bring at least one piece that was 9″ tall or more.This was a chance to…
This November will not be a happy memory for many British Columbians. The province is barely recovering from the horrendous long-lasting rainstorm of two weeks ago and now we are into a second fearful downpour, with a third forecast for next week. Faraway friends have been in touch to make sure we’re OK and yes, we certainly are, but we’re all feeling very sad at…
Samantha Dickie, Still Point. 1100 components. Porcelain and filament. 7ft x 3.5ft x 10ft. 2019. Photo credit: Cathie Ferguson After a nearly two-year hiatus, the North-West Ceramics Foundation is thrilled to once again be able to present our free, public Speaker Series, this time via Zoom. Samantha Dickie will discuss her work on Thursday, November 25, at 7:30 pm. All are welcome, but registration is required. Please…
Tyler Fritz' Instagram handle is 'fortheloveofmudd' and, while following his posts, I discovered that he seems to have an enormous selection of historic pots. It turns out that his main interest is the finding and marketing of all things Mid-Century Modern and along with his research on those paintings, prints and furnishings he has come across lots of secondary market ceramics from that period. Thomas…
For the last few weeks I've been concentrating on making enough stoneware pieces for a soda firing. I finished making slightly more than the allocated two cubic feet of ware in early October as I wasn't sure how much I'd see after cataract surgery on Oct 4th. All went well and within 24 hours I was astonished to see bright blue, and whites that I…