Yesterday was another of those very busy but really good days when Raiders invade my studio! I kept the number of visitors to six as that's the comfortable number to sit around my big table and that's about all the plates I had made and bisqued. Eric, Renée, Monique, Kate M, Allyson and brand-new Raider Anne Ramsden were my guests for the day. Anne…
On May 2nd five members of TriCity Potters drove out to Surrey for the opening of Fraser Valley Potters' annual show. Barbara Tipton was invited to be this year's juror and she was keen to see how her selected show looked in the fine new Kwantlen Polytechnic University Art Gallery. She and I joined Carlene, Eliza and Kay for the…
Julia Nygra has been Port Moody Arts Centre's Ceramic Artist-in-Residence since last September. The year-long award includes a small studio in the clay department, some supervising of clay drop-in sessions and the possibility of teaching some classes. Towards the end of the year the CIR puts together a solo show of work made during the residency. On Thursday evening the Gallery…
To follow yesterday's blog I'll add another brief one now to show better photos of my recent soda-fired pots. I think TriCity Potters were pleased overall with the results of our second group soda firing. Most people were happy with the flashing and some generous orange peel effects. I was most anxious about my Tall Bird.…
Along with all the Raiders' plates and a couple of Rhytons I did manage to get some other work of mine glaze-fired. I'm trying to build up some stock for the Summer Solstice ArtWalk/Shuffle which takes place here in Port Moody on the evening of June 21st. Mark your calendars! This brief blog will show the eight most recent standard jug birds and there's…