Blogs about art in Port Moody
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…
I finally unloaded a much-delayed kiln-load this week and my much-recovered husband was able to resume his role as my pot photographer. The work that has waited the longest to be fired is that made by my visitors from Austin, Texas back in October. Their very varied collection of tiles have all turned out well, so now I must pack those up and hope Canada…
Now that Alan is slowly recovering from his surgery I am finding time to get into my studio again. Local artist and TriCity Potter Gay Mitchell asked if she could come and paint any tiles that I have left over from workshops. She has a show scheduled for Gallery Bistro here in Port Moody at the end of November and I believe she'd like some…
My niece Tasha is a Statistics Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, too far away! Recently when one of her friends mentioned how much fun she is having in beginner pottery classes, Tash told her that her aunt is a potter and somehow four firm friends plotted to leave their husbands and children and fly to Vancouver for a four-day holiday! What a…
These three shows opened last Thursday at Port Moody Arts Centre. I was interested to see what Robert Shiozaki and Anya Gusakova had been making since they spoke to TriCity Potters last year ( there's a link to my blog about that below). The main gallery was taken up almost completely with ceramic forms which the…