June, Linda and I attended the opening of the latest show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics "From Ashes to Art" on Thursday May 4th. Luckily for you it will be up until May 27th but if perchance you can't get in to Granville Island, take a look at some photos here. Four artists who have been firing their work in Shadbolt…
In the brief lunch break during last Saturday's Clay Symposium we quickly selected salad, a wrap and a cookie from the catered offerings before joining Medalta's Aaron Nelson for his critique of the Ceramic Roadshow. All participants were invited to bring something which is mainly ceramic for us all to see. It could be something purchased, ancient or contemporary or a piece made by the owner. It's always fascinating…
Recently Fredi Rahn contacted me with an interesting request. With 'International Women's Day' in mind she wondered if I'd like to bring some of our collection of pottery to Shadbolt Centre for a special display featuring women in our field. After discussion with the six of us it was decided that the little show would include a piece from each of the invitees and four…
ACT Art Gallery in Maple Ridge is hosting this year's edition of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild annual juried show. This show is another in the series of current ceramic shows timed to coincide with Saturday's Clay Symposium at Shadbolt Centre. Last Saturday, on a nasty rainy afternoon Alan and I drove out there and arrived just in time to hear the opening remarks and congratulate the prize…
Douglas College opened in 1970 with campuses in New Westminster, Richmond and Surrey. That is when my husband Alan was hired to teach Anthropology there, and also when artists Laura Wee Lay Laq (who now carries the ancestral name Lumlamelut) and Marcus Bowcott started taking classes in Ceramics at the Surrey campus under their fondly-remembered mentor Fred Owen. By the following year Alan and I had decided…