'Tommy' Kakinuma taught some of the founding members of the BC Potters' Guild in the fifties and sixties, in the UBC Pottery Huts. Recently collectors have been finding his pieces in antique shops in Vancouver and wonder who he was. It seems very little has been known about him. Blogger Stacy Reynaud bought a bird pot from John Lawrence of Doda Antiques. John has a…
Just the other day BC potters received very sad news from the BC Potters Guild board's president, Laura Carey. It has been decided that, due to falling numbers of customers at our gallery and ever-increasing rent, the Gallery of BC Ceramics will close at the end of February. The same email invited us to last Thursday's opening for past-president Jinny Whitehead's solo show. It will…
'I have a show up now at the new ECU campus of my "Flower Vases with Flowers in a Vase", ceramics and large digital photos. Until Sunday Dec. 3, 1st floor Faculty space, open everyday.' This was the invitation I received from Paul Mathieu. Last Thursday, on a beastly rainy day, I first took plates to Mina's Strathcona home and then found my way…
On Saturday, while my recent glaze firing was cooling, Al and I sky-trained in to Vancouver for a gallery day. Our primary destination was Coastal Peoples Gallery in Gastown but I hadn't seen the current shows at Vancouver Art Gallery so we spent some time there first. Our son Mike joined us as he's particularly interested in Mid-Century Modern Design. True Nordic is on the…
After attending Port Moody's Remembrance Day ceremonies at the War Memorial by the Arts Centre I walked along closed-off St John street to Moody Centre Skytrain station. My friend and fellow potter Linda had left Coquitlam Skytrain station just before noon and unbelievably she was in the carriage I entered two stops later! Forty-five minutes later we walked in to the Convention Centre, checked our…