Today's blog is intended as an homage to our old home of 54 years and a way of marking an intense six months. We are now getting settled into our new home and I finally have time to enjoy my new studio and assemble these photos to tell our story. I sent out this funny little lino print when we bought our first house, here…
Shortly after the opening of TriCity Potters' group soda firing Alan and I flew to Edmonton to join the family for Halloween. It's been many years since we were last in Edmonton so we looked forward to seeing its changes. Without being too specific I can tell you that Steve and Jen have bought a good house with a large yard in a nice part…
What happened to August? It seems I last wrote a blog in late July. After that we had a fine week with the family at Rathtrevor Beach before Steve, Jen and the grand-boys left for their big move to Edmonton. Al and I spent a couple of days more with friends in Duncan before returning home. There were no ceramics-related events in August that I…
About two years ago my BC Coast-dwelling cousin asked me to make him a big Bald Eagle Feast Dish, in my own style. I put off making it for too long but once I had switched over to my red earthenware clay again, in June, it was time. It's basically just a big oval casserole, but the fierce eyes and big yellow beak on his…
What a week it's been! As you saw we emptied the soda kiln last Tuesday. On the Wednesday I took better photos of each pot so you can get a better look at the varied slip surfaces that appeared. I've also made another reel which shows the back of our house and then inside the kiln shed, where I have my light box, and a…