We're already half way into January and it's time to get working in the studio. But when the fog lifted today the temperature climbed to 9℃ so I chose to work in the garden instead. I didn't come inside until 4.30pm so that's an encouraging sign that Winter will pass. There will be plenty of rainy days for me to be inside.. At…
After I let the last batch of jugbirds fly off to Victoria I decided not to succumb to the usual pressure of trying to fill the kiln again. My days of scrambling to produce work for Christmas Craft fairs seem to be over. My time-consuming pieces can find homes at any time of the year. But I had arranged for a young friend to bring…
Last week's glaze firing took care of all the Raiders' plates and my jugbirds and yunomis. Mina's huge round red plate is rather splendid. It needed a shelf all to itself. There was an oval dish by Michelle and a tall, mould-made vase, painted with similar soft colours. Renée brought out two round dinner plates that she'd painted at home…
'I have a show up now at the new ECU campus of my "Flower Vases with Flowers in a Vase", ceramics and large digital photos. Until Sunday Dec. 3, 1st floor Faculty space, open everyday.' This was the invitation I received from Paul Mathieu. Last Thursday, on a beastly rainy day, I first took plates to Mina's Strathcona home and then found my way…
On Saturday, while my recent glaze firing was cooling, Al and I sky-trained in to Vancouver for a gallery day. Our primary destination was Coastal Peoples Gallery in Gastown but I hadn't seen the current shows at Vancouver Art Gallery so we spent some time there first. Our son Mike joined us as he's particularly interested in Mid-Century Modern Design. True Nordic is on the…