When I take a good look at my latest pots from the soda kiln I see that the most successful ones were sprayed with slips that produce orange and yellow flashing. So the general look is very Autumnal. When Claude Morin from Moose Jaw and I were working towards firing the salt kiln at Medalta, ten years ago now, we selected a recipe and…
Our scheduled Spring soda firing was obviously postponed and we, TriCity Potters, were pleased to learn that Jay MacLennan was organizing one for our group in October but that it would be run very differently from before. When I'd sent my parcels of pots off to London, Ontario, in late September I quickly changed gear and threw a group of stoneware pots for the…
I popped down to Port Moody Arts Centre/PoMoArts on Thursday. Two shows have been installed for a while now. One is the annual 'ART 4 LIFE' show of whimsical and thought-provoking works intended for the young and young-at-heart. The other show is part of the Ceramic Artist-in-Residence deal. The invited clay artist has a studio, use of the Centre's ceramic facilities, the opportunity to teach…
I was astonished to have Jonathon Bancroft-Snell phone me early last Thursday morning. He said the three boxes had arrived.. in less than a week.. and that he planned to include opening them in that day's videotape. He does this every Thursday so that his customers can see what is new each week. Ten minutes later I was ready with my coffee for a happy…
Where did the week go? Since opening the kiln on Monday I haven't worked on pots at all. Photographing the new work, deciding which pieces would go to Jonathon's Gallery in London, Ontario, pricing them, finding or buying boxes and bubble wrap, a whole day wrapping and then, yesterday, labelling the boxes and delivering them to our local 7-11 postal outlet, have occupied me. It…