Last Thursday I attended the opening of the latest show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, 'Traditions', featuring the work of two Vancouver artists who share a studio, Ron Vallis and Martin Peters. These artists are traditional studio potters in the Leach tradition, hence the show's title I'm sure. Together they have assembled a pleasing selection of jugs, plates, teapots, vases and lidded jars,…
RIFF is the title of the current show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. It is another in a series which pairs two artists, one of whom has been making work in clay for a number of years with another who is right at the beginning of her career. In this case the artists are Jackie Frioud and Sam Knopp, both of whom are well-known…
Here are some photos taken at last night's Opening at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. This month's show is titled 'Celebration' and it marks sixty years since the BC Potters Guild was formed. I have to admit being a member back in the early seventies, but I am not a founding member! Current members were invited to submit up to three pieces to the show…
As Linda mentioned in the previous post, venerable Vernon potter Bob Kingsmill entertained us while we ate our lunch on Saturday with tales of Axel Ebring. Bob moved to Vernon four years after the old potter died but he has collected stories about and pots made by Axel Ebring ever since. http://www.vernonmuseum.ca/cr_axel_ebring.html The events at Shadbolt Centre this past weekend mark the BC Potters…
When I was in the Gallery of BC Ceramics today to buy two more tickets to Saturday's BC Potters' Guild 60th Anniversary Dinner I was able to have a preview of the current show. The four BC clay artists who will be the featured presenters at 'Dig This' on Saturday at Shadbolt Centre have been invited to show some of their work on Granville Island…