Read more about the article Maple Leaves at the Hatchery
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Maple Leaves at the Hatchery

  Last Fall I took myself for a little walk behind Port Moody's Rec Centre to Noon's Creek. Salmon return from the ocean every year, swimming all the way past Vancouver and many miles inland to the end of Burrard Inlet where they fight their way up Noon's Creek. For a long time now volunteers have enhanced the gravel beds and put in 'ladders' to…

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February 11th, 2017
Read more about the article Visitors’ work
Judith 13 1/2" x 10 3/4"
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Visitors’ work

I had to do two glaze firings recently to accommodate all my recent work and the plates, tiles and leaves of my friends. The 'Port Painters' had painted plates and tiles, Maria brought a super fish later and then Eliza asked if I would glaze fire her new low-fire experiments with my clear glaze. Judith Atkinson experimented with a small coupe plate and then drew…

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February 8th, 2017
Read more about the article Port Painters
work by Ysabella, Gay, Maria and Judith
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Port Painters

I knew it wouldn't be long before local, i.e. not Vancouver-based, artists would wonder if they could also have a go at painting on a non-canvas or paper surface, and join me to paint with underglazes on a Gill-made plate. Port Moody artist and instructor Judith Atkinson wondered, so I invited some of the TriCity potters who I know particularly like painting on a surface…

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January 31st, 2017
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Sarah Pike

  I've been noticing the quietly elegant mugs, teapots and pouring vessels made by Sarah Pike for a while. The pieces are well-thought-out and uncomplicated. At first I thought they were wheel-thrown, but no, they are all fabricated with slabs, impressed stamps and hand-built additions. Her glaze palette is restrained and remind one of the ancient rocks in her surrounding environment in Fernie, BC. On my…

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November 29th, 2016
Read more about the article Jack Troy at Shadbolt Centre
Jack Troy pots
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Jack Troy at Shadbolt Centre

Last Friday evening three of us TriCity Potters, Linda, Ysabella and I drove over to Shadbolt Centre for another clay-related lecture. Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania had spent the previous days leading firings of the wood and soda kilns respectively. All the participants were excitedly anticipating opening of those kilns the next day.     But while they waited Jack Troy had…

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October 6th, 2016