On May 2nd five members of TriCity Potters drove out to Surrey for the opening of Fraser Valley Potters' annual show. Barbara Tipton was invited to be this year's juror and she was keen to see how her selected show looked in the fine new Kwantlen Polytechnic University Art Gallery. She and I joined Carlene, Eliza and Kay for the…
Julia Nygra has been Port Moody Arts Centre's Ceramic Artist-in-Residence since last September. The year-long award includes a small studio in the clay department, some supervising of clay drop-in sessions and the possibility of teaching some classes. Towards the end of the year the CIR puts together a solo show of work made during the residency. On Thursday evening the Gallery…
For my first blog of 2019 I'd like to draw attention to the current show at Port Moody Arts Centre. The opening was a week ago now, and there have been lots of photos on facebook showing this remarkable show, 'Breathing Space'. As usual I found myself drawn to the ceramics component of the exhibit so forgive me if most of the photos are of pots. …
A couple of weeks ago Alan and I took a short trip up the Sunshine Coast on his birthday to spend two nights at West Coast Wilderness Lodge, near Egmont. I intend to assemble my best photos of that and the exciting zodiac ride up Jervis Inlet to Princess Louisa Inlet but for now I'd like to focus on art and artists we found on…
Malory Tate's show 'Être Fleur Bleue' was taken down on Thursday evening. Just before that we were invited to her talk about the show and for a walk through the gallery. Malory is firmly committed to her aesthetic which is based on all things Baroque and Rococo, and she began her slide show with images of over-the-top, gold-embellished furnishings, especially those seen in the Palace…