Blogs about art in Port Moody
When Port Moody Arts Centre was forced to close, due to the ever-increasing danger of the spread of Covid 19, artwork in the three recently-opened shows remained in an empty building. Determined that this disappointing turn of events wouldn't be a disaster for the artists, PoMoArts executive director Fatima Amarshi, Gallery Manager Janice Cotter and Media Relations Coordinator Caitlin Hill have devised an initial plan…
Ronald Boersen
What an extraordinary few weeks we have had since I last put together a blog. In early March there were numerous clay-related events coming up, with TriCity Potters' juried show 'Earth, Form,Fire' scheduled to open on March 5th. It was organized to be one of many clay shows and workshops planned to coincide with the much-anticipated Canadian Clay Symposium at Shadbolt Centre on March 20th. As…
This title was chosen for TriCity Potters' upcoming juried show as a way to include a variety of pottery techniques. Who knew what juror, David Lloyd, would select? We were each invited to enter up to ten pieces and no fewer than two, with the understanding that each entrant would have at least one piece in the show. (This has been the system used…
the day's plates, right side up
Alan and I took ourselves off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a couple of weeks in January and were very lucky to escape a week of heavy snow here in Vancouver. We enjoyed the warmth, the colour of plants, exotic wildlife, Surrealist and Folk Art and friendly Mexicans. My resolution to be drawing more often only resulted in one afternoon of sketching with watercolours and…
Your first thought when you've taken your latest pots out of a group atmospheric firing is not necessarily ecstatic. Linda Doherty says that she's never really satisfied on the first day. When I saw that at least two pots weren't quite 'done' I thought that I'd just take all the work home and look at them in the morning. One or two seemed to be…
