Read more about the article Earth, Form, Fire
Art shows / Clay Symposium / Gillian's work / local pottery shows / Port Moody Art / pottery / TriCity Potters

Earth, Form, Fire

  This title was chosen for TriCity Potters' upcoming juried show as a way to include a variety of pottery techniques. Who knew what juror, David Lloyd, would select? We were each invited to enter up to ten pieces and no fewer than two, with the understanding that each entrant would have at least one piece in the show. (This has been the system used…

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March 2nd, 2020
Read more about the article Feast Dishes
Eric Metcalfe Babette's Feast
Vancouver Art / Visiting artists

Feast Dishes

All three of the 'Raiders' who were here in early February painted platters which I am sure will be used for Festive Feasts. The platter that was taken in to Vancouver for Eric to paint is also intended to be a special Feast Dish. Yesterday Alan took photos of the finished glazed work and I'm pleased to see that all are suitably shiny, bright and…

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March 1st, 2020
Read more about the article Van Halm & Yasunaga
Art shows / Clay Symposium / local pottery shows / Vancouver Art

Van Halm & Yasunaga

Two 'Raiders' worked on plates in their own studios recently and neither drives a car. Wanting to fill my kiln and get everybody's work finished I opted to take myself in to Vancouver and collect the plates. Of course I never want to just do one errand so this was a good day to check Renée Van Halm's almost-over show at Equinox Gallery  and to…

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February 21st, 2020
Read more about the article February Friends
the day's plates, right side up
Gillian's work / Port Moody Art / travel / TriCity Potters / Vancouver Art / Visiting artists

February Friends

Alan and I took ourselves off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a couple of weeks in January and were very lucky to escape a week of heavy snow here in Vancouver. We enjoyed the warmth, the colour of plants, exotic wildlife, Surrealist and Folk Art and friendly Mexicans. My resolution to be drawing more often only resulted in one afternoon of sketching with watercolours and…

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February 9th, 2020
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Raiders Trade

Now that the Christmas holiday is over and people are going back to work and school tomorrow I find I'm ready to get into my studio and to see my clay friends again. We enjoyed a super family and friends get-together with 14 of us at Steve and Jen's home in Pitt Meadows for Christmas Day, some good walks when the sun came out and…

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January 5th, 2020