I had to do two glaze firings recently to accommodate all my recent work and the plates, tiles and leaves of my friends. The 'Port Painters' had painted plates and tiles, Maria brought a super fish later and then Eliza asked if I would glaze fire her new low-fire experiments with my clear glaze. Judith Atkinson experimented with a small coupe plate and then drew…
I knew it wouldn't be long before local, i.e. not Vancouver-based, artists would wonder if they could also have a go at painting on a non-canvas or paper surface, and join me to paint with underglazes on a Gill-made plate. Port Moody artist and instructor Judith Atkinson wondered, so I invited some of the TriCity potters who I know particularly like painting on a surface…
What a great day! The last day of January and there wasn't a cloud in the sky so of course it was chilly. But with a small space heater in the studio it was perfect for three of us to paint plates all day. Just Eric and his old friend Rick Ross were here this time. Rick hasn't joined us for, as it turned…
The scheduling of a clay-related event at Vancouver Art Gallery led to a standing-room-only crowd of pottery folks in the Annex workshop on Saturday afternoon January 14th. I got to the room quarter of an hour early and found one of the last empty chairs. Al and I took the new skytrain line from Port Moody Centre station and strolled over from the Bay exit. It's so…
We have felt as if we were under siege for the last six weeks. Snow arrived in early December and it kept on coming, so that there were no spaces to park in front of our house. We struggled to keep walkways clear for mail delivery and to get to the car but I had to postpone any plate painting gatherings. Luckily the skies cleared on Christmas…