Read more about the article Collector’s Perspective
John Lawrence & Daina Augaitis
NWCF / pottery / presentations / Vancouver Art

Collector’s Perspective

CSDA/CCAD (Canadian Society for Decorative Arts/Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs) is a national organization that promotes decorative art and design through one-of-a-kind events, special guest talks, and via their award-winning magazine, Ornamentum. https://www.ornamentum.ca The society hosted a conference in Vancouver this weekend. Attendees were taken to museums, galleries and ECUAD and on Friday evening the general public was also invited to a free talk sponsored…

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September 11th, 2023
Read more about the article STOKED! Canadian Clay Symposium: Presenters
images from KC Adams' talk
Art shows / Clay Symposium / NWCF / pottery / presentations

STOKED! Canadian Clay Symposium: Presenters

What a day! On Saturday March 25th 2023 hundreds of clay enthusiasts met at Shadbolt Centre, in Burnaby, to watch presenters, see displays, meet vendors and reconnect with friends and colleagues after so long. (CCS takes place every three years and it was obviously cancelled in 2020). It has taken me a week to think about the remarkable occasion and to sort out which of…

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April 4th, 2023
Read more about the article Kunz, Hildebrand & BCCMR
Sean Kunz lidded bottle and funnel
NWCF / pottery / Soda Firing / travel

Kunz, Hildebrand & BCCMR

I warned Alan that it was unlikely that I'd leave Willock & Sax gallery empty-handed. Manitoba potter Terry Hildebrand is achieving some lovely colours on his finely-thrown cups, bottles, bowls and tea-pots. They are soda-fired. Terry Hildebrand beaker At first I thought I'd buy a fine little mug but Alan thought something larger would be better, and Susan Sax-Willock brought out more for me to…

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July 28th, 2022
Read more about the article Russell Hackney
Russell with examples of mould-making technology
English Pottery / NWCF / presentations / Vancouver Art

Russell Hackney

For the last one hundred years BC's ceramics community has benefitted from the knowledge and skills that have been brought here by immigrants from around the world. The NorthWest Ceramics Foundations' latest speaker, Russell Hackney, is the third generation potter in his family to live and work in the five (arguably six) towns of Stoke-on-Trent.  Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Russell Hackney comes from a long…

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June 15th, 2022
Read more about the article Samantha Dickie: Large Scale Installations
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Samantha Dickie: Large Scale Installations

Samantha Dickie, Still Point.  1100 components.  Porcelain and filament.  7ft x 3.5ft x 10ft.  2019. Photo credit: Cathie Ferguson After a nearly two-year hiatus, the North-West Ceramics Foundation is thrilled to once again be able to present our free, public Speaker Series, this time via Zoom. Samantha Dickie will discuss her work on Thursday, November 25, at 7:30 pm. All are welcome, but registration is required. Please…

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November 11th, 2021