This afternoon I took six jugbirds down to Clarke street in Old Port Moody. The Gallery Bistro there, run by Helen and Rainer Daniels, is hosting the first show of work by 'Inlet Artists'. A couple of months ago we showed photographs of the hands of Port Moody art-makers here, on the walls of Port Moody Library. The hands belong to painters, wood-workers, musicians, and…
It's been a while since I wrote in my blog so this'll just be a catch-up. First I want to post the link to the second Picasa album of photos we took in Guatemala. Lots of you will have seen them but this way the story of our tour there is complete, here. https://picasaweb.google.com/112208740085943894765/Guatemala2March2014 Two recent emails are rather fun. In one, Bette, who is…
Alan and I have just returned from ten days in Guatemala. It was a fascinating tour, with a hike around Tikal Mayan temples, admiring textiles in Antigua and a boat ride on Lake Atitlan amongst the volcanoes. But in the back of my mind was the fact that I had to miss the opening of the kiln we'd fired just before we left. Herman, Dave,…
There was a fierce wind blowing between the mountains when we were firing the salt kiln on Friday. It made for a beautiful day but the kiln area had to be closed off from any gusts that could interfere with the burners. It also was a warning that the weather was changing. Sure enough, snow started on Saturday night so it was no…
I do enjoy the drive out to Matsqui Prairie for these occasional salt firings at Herman Venema's country studio. The mountains you see to the North as you drive over the Pitt River bridge, reflected in the river, are spectacular. And further on, near Ruskin, there's Mount Baker, seemingly just across the Fraser River. When I arrived Herman and Dave were ready to start work,…