Yesterday I unloaded a full kiln load of painted plates, Alan took photos and I loaded the kiln again, this time with pots for bisque-firing. Some plates didn't get into the earlier firings, my jugbirds weren't finished and Renée brought two more round dinner plates that she'd painted at home. That firing ended this morning so tomorrow will be another glazing day. The finished plates…
This was a packed weekend! Another group of Raiders had asked if they could come out on a Saturday so we booked this one, but I didn't realize that the East Side Culture Crawl was also on. Alan and I like to go, and I'd missed at least the last two so we decided to see some of it on Friday evening and Al would…
After attending Port Moody's Remembrance Day ceremonies at the War Memorial by the Arts Centre I walked along closed-off St John street to Moody Centre Skytrain station. My friend and fellow potter Linda had left Coquitlam Skytrain station just before noon and unbelievably she was in the carriage I entered two stops later! Forty-five minutes later we walked in to the Convention Centre, checked our…
It was good to settle back into the routine of 'Raids' again yesterday. Eric, Renée and Monique rolled up shortly after 10am, loaded with lunch and their supplies for working. After such a long gap between these painting visits I had accumulated plenty of platters and plates for them. Renée had an ambitious plan for the day, hoping to roll out more slabs…
To complete my previous blog, I'd like to add pots by clay artists who are permanent members of Contemporary Applied Arts. This gallery shows the best of British Fine Crafts. This was my final day in England and I was determined to make the most of it, in spite of having picked up one of those beastly colds that one does on a trip…