There was just enough room in my latest glaze firing for all the plates, my latest jugbirds, some grandson artwork, bowls to be donated and TriCity Potters' collaborations. Phew! Yesterday's blog showed the platters and plates made by Raiders so today I'll show you everything else. My island-dwelling cousin requested some seagulls to keep him company in his writer's cabin. I hope he'll enjoy these…
Three artists, Renée, Monique and Marlene, were here yesterday for the final 'Raid' of 2018. They had a quiet relaxing day concentrating on painting their platters. Renée has completed two of her abstract collage images, Marlene completed work on a pair of platters she'd started earlier and then painted a pair of dishes depicting food and Monique spent her time on a delicate image of…
I didn't get in to see Amy Chang's show of extraordinary ceramic objects at Port Moody Arts Centre until the very last day. So I'm sorry that I can't suggest you see them too! but I do think I should record some of her amazing pieces here. The show's title 'Industrial Revolution' tells us that she is interested in fabricating mechanical…
We're already half way into January and it's time to get working in the studio. But when the fog lifted today the temperature climbed to 9℃ so I chose to work in the garden instead. I didn't come inside until 4.30pm so that's an encouraging sign that Winter will pass. There will be plenty of rainy days for me to be inside.. At…
After I let the last batch of jugbirds fly off to Victoria I decided not to succumb to the usual pressure of trying to fill the kiln again. My days of scrambling to produce work for Christmas Craft fairs seem to be over. My time-consuming pieces can find homes at any time of the year. But I had arranged for a young friend to bring…