It seems we're in for a heat wave and I'm worried about keeping the garden watered so that it looks good for visitors on July 19th. This is only the second time Art in the Garden has been held here in the Tri-Cities, the first one was two years ago. As there was no ArtWalk in April this year I decided to offer my garden as a venue…
I just had to record the little surprise I got yesterday when perusing the knick-knack shelves in our local Crossroads Hospice Thrift Shop in Coquitlam. I spotted a familiar cup amongst the pottery - mine! Of course I paid the $2 and brought it home. Twenty -two years ago we were spending a memorable three weeks at Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now ECUAD)…
The day after our TriCity Potters meeting last week I took the long-promised twelve jug birds to Vancouver Airport. As usual Alan took good photos of them so that I have a record of what each gallery has, and also to remind myself of what details I've chosen to apply to each bird design. When I got to YVR I found that the…
The TriCity Potters' final meeting of the year was held at Port Moody Arts Centre last Wednesday. Just this once we were given Studio 1 which is the open area upstairs. It was perfectly adequate for the 17 members who attended. But when we have more people there we will be happy to occupy a larger room in the new/old building or the connecting atrium.…
This rainy weather has given me a chance to catch up on studio work. The twelve jugbirds ordered by Crafthouse YVR several weeks ago are now painted with slip. On Saturday I finished the bases with terra sigillata and loaded them in to the kiln for the bisque firing. I've made some more thrown plate moulds as I somehow managed to leave a couple in…