March 1st and it was time to make a quick trip in to Vancouver. First I took the last seven plates and platters out of the kiln and Al took his usual excellent photos. I dropped him off at his exercise class with the plan that he'd check out our new local sky train to get home. It turned out to necessitate lots of walking..…
Final selections have been made and the five donated coupe/plates have been installed in the Luxe Hall at Vancouver's Western Front. The Gala evening and auction takes place on Saturday, and I think is sold out, but this year a preview has been arranged for us ordinary mortals to view the collection of donated art. Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday…
Mina Totino really likes the square plates I make for her. They're simply a clay slab slumped into an old electric frying pan, with the edges tidied up when the clay is firmer. Thinking that if others, and I, would like to paint some more I decided to make a clay mould and simplify the job. So now I have a bisque-fired form and can slump…
In the middle of February four more Raiders came out here. We were getting short of time to paint and fire a group of coupes/plates for the annual donation to the Western Front Gala Auction (which takes place this coming Saturday). Mina Totino, Philippe Raphanel, Cindy Richmond and Marlene Madison were available for the effort this year. We haven't seen Philippe Raphanel for some months…
This is a request for suggestions to deal with a problem I have with white earthenware clay and my glaze. For over twenty years now I have been making my work with D'Arcy's Redart earthenware clay which has added micah, from Clay Art Center, Tacoma. I apply my coloured slips and in small areas some red or orange underglazes, and when bone dry, I paint…