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My SHUFFLE

Port Moody's version of a Culture Crawl/ArtWalk, our SHUFFLE, happened last night. We worried as the marvellous volunteers brought signs and a feather flag, in the rain, but the skies cleared for the duration of the Shuffle. TriCity potter Jade turned up in the afternoon with baby Jet and filled my bird vase with tall flowers from my garden. They really lent a festive air…

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June 15th, 2024
Read more about the article unearthed: Mitra Mahmoodi & Jamal Tabasinejad
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unearthed: Mitra Mahmoodi & Jamal Tabasinejad

The other day I noticed that a Vancouver ceramic artist we'd invited to speak to TriCity Potters, Mitra Mahmoodi, was in a two-person show, along with fellow Iranian-Canadian artist Jamal Tabasinejad, at our local Evergreen Cultural Centre Gallery in Coquitlam. Somehow I missed the opening but I saw that there was to be a curator's talk about the show last Friday. At 12.30pm I joined…

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June 6th, 2024
Read more about the article Port Moody SHUFFLE 2024
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Port Moody SHUFFLE 2024

Deadlines are good! I booked myself in to join a soda firing at Shadbolt Centre's Vault kiln on May 22nd. So, at the beginning of May, I cleaned the red earthenware out of my wheel and started work with Plainsman H555 and Georgie's Umpqua cone 10 stoneware clay. I made my two cubic feet quota of ware, including carved bowls, jugbirds and more, and bisque-fired…

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May 26th, 2024
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FVPG in Chilliwack

On Saturday March 23rd I accompanied fellow potters Carlene, Kay and Eliza for the 1 1/4 hour drive out to Chilliwack for the opening of Fraser Valley Potters Guild's annual juried show. I haven't been attending meetings for many years but as a founding member I am honoured to have lifetime membership. Kay invited me to participate this year and I agreed, seeing I had…

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April 5th, 2024