Read more about the article CERAMICS IN FLUX
Janice Cotter & Kay Bonathon
Art shows / Clay Symposium / Gillian's work / local pottery shows / Port Moody Art / pottery / TriCity Potters

CERAMICS IN FLUX

On Thursday evening three shows opened at PoMoArts, including TriCity Potters' first group show since our last one was closed down in March of 2020. Today's blog shows some of the artists in our current show 'CERAMICS IN FLUX', and a little on the two other shows. TCP board member Kay Bonathon thanked gallery manager Janice Cotter for her splendid work organising and displaying all…

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February 26th, 2023
Read more about the article Han-soom: Grace Han & Gloria Jue-Youn Han
Gloria, Grace & curator Katherine Dennis
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Han-soom: Grace Han & Gloria Jue-Youn Han

The current exhibition at the Evergreen Art Gallery in Coquitlam features two ceramic artists. Gloria Jue-Youn Han and Grace Han (not related) have both worked as ceramic technicians at PoMoArts, and Gloria Han was also an artist-in-residence in the clay department after she graduated from Emily Carr U. She then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for her MFA. After returning home…

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December 3rd, 2022
Read more about the article Potters in Circle Craft Christmas Market
Laura's pots
Art shows / pottery / Vancouver Art

Potters in Circle Craft Christmas Market

What a treat to take Skytrain from Port Moody in to Vancouver's huge waterfront Conference Centre on Saturday to visit this year's Circle Craft Christmas Show. With a wee bus ride to the station I was there in under an hour. I shared some photos of downtown Vancouver in chilly sunshine, but I've been asked to show pics of potters working in the show too.…

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November 15th, 2022
Read more about the article S C ART CRAWL: Creek Clayworks & Robert Studer
discussing salt firings
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S C ART CRAWL: Creek Clayworks & Robert Studer

Our second day on the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl started with a pre-arranged visit to Creek Clayworks. On this day we were four. Linda, Owen and I picked up fellow TriCity Potters member Sue Griese from her home in Upper Gibsons and we headed to Roberts Creek. The home, studio, showroom and salt kiln of Elaine Futterman and Mike Allegretti are on beautiful rural acres,…

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October 28th, 2022
Read more about the article Sunshine Coast ART CRAWL: Pat Forst +
Pat Forst with one of her birds
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Sunshine Coast ART CRAWL: Pat Forst +

The next stop on our tour was Forst Pottery Studio in Gibsons. Pat Forst specializes in reduction-fired cone 10 sculptural work. We saw several of her wall-pieces and noticed that she sprays darker oxide stains from one direction to accentuate the forms. http://www.forststudio.com Pat Forst with one of her birds Pat kindly took us outside to see her gas kiln, and I recognized a Bob…

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October 25th, 2022