This time last week, while our grandson was napping, I waxed the bottoms of umpteen plates and my few jugbirds ready for glazing the next day. It doesn't seem possible that some of those pots have now arrived in Cambridge! Alan took photos of the finished work on Thursday, I packed them the next day and on Saturday my neighbours, sisters, flew to England for…
Yesterday was another of those busy but productive days when the 'Raiders' turn up. My guests were Eric Metcalfe, Mina Totino, Monique Fouquet, Renée Van Halm, Elizabeth McIntosh and later Marlene Madison. It was a rainy day so we ate our splendid potluck lunch inside. Al and I thank you all for Monique's home-baked quiche, cheeses, cold cuts, salads, breads…
When I got back from England, having delivered seven jugbirds to Primavera, I found that YVR Crafthouse, Circle Craft and the Gallery of BC Ceramics were all asking for more birds right away. It's really nice to be needed, and I seem never to learn to make lots ahead of time, but here was work to be done, now! Luckily Alan was busy getting a…
On the last day of my recent holiday in England I tried to get to several galleries, mainly those featuring ceramics but, partly because the newly opened 'Contemporary Applied Arts' Gallery is nearby, I chose to visit Tate Modern this time. Recent artist 'Raiders' had recommended two shows currently showing there. As teachers of Canadian Art History they told me the Agnes Martin collection is a must-see…
There are some gorgeous little birds at my sister Mary's bird-feeder in England. They're English Goldfinches and are completely different from our all-yellow-with-a-little-black ones here in British Columbia. I recently saw them again and managed to get a photo. Here is my English Goldfinch jugbird. Another bird is not the colour we in North America would expect. The Eurasian Oriole is all…