Read more about the article Carol Epp
gallery staff and visitors at the opening

Carol Epp

  Carole Epp Work by Carole Epp (of "Musing About Mud") . Her show runs March 31 to April 30 at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. Opening Reception: Thursday, March 31, 5 to 7 p.m. We're pleased to announce our next exhibition, "Ode to the Unsung" a solo exhibition by Carole Epp. We're very excited to be able to host Carole's work for almost the…

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Read more about the article Kiln is loaded
Jan & Philippe

Kiln is loaded

Finally there were enough pots to fill the kiln for a bisque firing, thanks to another day of my studio being 'raided' by Vancouver painters. We had a fun day with Philippe Raphanel, Mina Totino and her first-time-here friend Jan Wade. They each painted several plates, with Philippe astonishing us with a variety of layered colours, experimental wax resist again and a final swoosh of thinned underglaze…

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Read more about the article Tropical Bliss!
view from the hotel lobby

Tropical Bliss!

I've been taking another look at the photos I took while Al and I were on our all-too-brief holiday in Puerto Vallarta in early February. Even though we have now been home for a month I felt like putting the best photos into a Picasa album for you armchair travellers! Join us for a little slide show of the ocean, flowers, birds and some art…

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Read more about the article Underglaze and wax resist
Philippe's long platter

Underglaze and wax resist

How can it be March already? After concentrating on getting tiles and lots of Raiders' plates fired recently I am now trying to catch up on making lots of my own work. There are jugbirds to be made but I have to confess that the idea of painting the new plate shape myself was rather intriguing. So I have been applying colours without having a planned…

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Auction preview, NWCF lecture & installed tiles

On Thursday evening I attended the preview reception for the Western Front Gala Auction. Son Mike joined me and we took a careful look at all the donated art. There were photographs, prints and paintings waiting for the Gala evening ( which is happening as I write) as well as our six specially painted plates. The Luxe Hall (originally built to house the Knights of…

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