This afternoon I packed jugbirds into a UPS box which is 18" x 12 1/2" x 8 1/2", just a little smaller than the allowable size for 'carry-on'. It works well because if I don't try to check the pots, just carry them carefully, I can use less bubble wrap etc. They feel good and snug in the box. …
Three 'raiders' were here yesterday. This time Eric was joined by Renée Van Halm and Monique Fouquet. Alan was over in Victoria to be the External Examiner at a thesis defence at UVic so there were just four of us to have lunch together here. While I worked on getting a couple of jugbirds painted with my usual slips Eric painted his oval plates with underglazes. I had…
Some time ago an Australian woman asked me to make a Rainbow Lorikeet jugbird for water, juice or soft drink. Finally I've made one, somewhat bigger than my usual ones. I used 2 lbs of clay like my largest Peregrine Falcon. I'll send her these photos now and find out if she still wants it. Surface mail is roughly $23 for many weeks and air…
Recently I was asked to make a distinctly British Columbian jugbird. Of course most of the birds I make can be found all across this continent but sadly we don't see Cardinals or Orioles here. Perhaps it was hearing about a Peregrine Falcon laying her eggs on a high ledge on Salisbury Cathedral that made me look up the species and yes, they are…
I opened my latest glaze firing last Tuesday but I haven't had time to post some photos in a blog since then. On Wednesday Al photographed the jugbirds and plates, but then we took some straight in to Vancouver. I had promised to leave six at the Gallery of BC Ceramics as my contribution to the North West Ceramics Foundation's Gala Fundraiser next Thursday, as…