Every time I go to this fine pottery gallery in the heart of London I can't resist taking photos of the pots that appeal to me. I was pleased to find a couple more pieces by Paul Jackson, the potter whose work I'd enjoyed in 'Beside the Wave' that morning. Someone else will certainly be drawn to different work but here I am showing…
After finding 'Beside the Wave' gallery at Primrose Hill I took the tube south from Chalk Farm to Tottenham Court Road. As every potter visiting Britain knows, that's the stop for the Contemporary Ceramics Centre at 63 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3BF, across from the British Museum. Thinking of taking a selfie to prove I was there, a Vancouver artist friend of Jackie Frioud (Salt glaze…
After my two days in St. Neots and then two all-too-brief nights in Berlin (again, catching up with six family members) I wound up at (nephew) Mike, Mel, Molly and Sam's house in Sheen in SW London. I had scheduled a Gillian day and managed to tick off some super destinations. First an above-ground train to Waterloo, and then the Northern Line tube got me…
http://www.onlineceramics.com/event/innovations-in-ceramic-art/ Word about this ceramics event has appeared online and in my latest copy of 'Ceramic Review' and I wondered if I might happen to be in the Cambridge area when it's on in October. Some years ago I was lucky to be in London on the weekend of 'Ceramics in the City' and was thrilled to meet all the…
Many years ago I picked up this invitation to a show of carved wooden Bird Sculptures by Guy Taplin from a Salisbury gallery, Courcoux & Courcoux. It has been pinned up in my studio next to where I paint my jugbirds ever since. The simple shape and bold colours have been an inspiration. I've always been impressed by the fact that public and private galleries…