Blogs about art in Port Moody
Potter Ysabella Choung rents a little storefront studio on Clarke street in the Heritage area of old Port Moody, next to Gallery Bistro. https://www.facebook.com/ysabella.choung She sells her cheerfully coloured work there, gives lessons and operates workshop time for the public. Recently she suggested that she and her husband could open the shop for a group Christmas Sale for members of TriCity Potters. It's a great…
The little gift shop tucked into a corner of the main gallery at Port Moody Arts Centre is run by the Blackberry Artists' Society. Members take it in turns to staff the shop. Their work can also be seen in a display case half way up the stairs in City Hall. Recently some members of the group took up the challenge of creating work inspired…
It's been almost a month since I last added to my blog. Alan and I have been in England and then on a tour in Central Europe. I will have several topics that I'd like to write about and post photos of, but first I'll mention a show that you can still catch until Sunday Oct 13th. Jung Hong Kim…
On Friday there was a small ceremony to celebrate the unveiling of Port Moody's newest Art Project. On the north side of Clarke street, between the Barnet Highway and Douglas street there is a new green plywood fence. It will hide the untidy machinery and building materials being used there for the building of our long-awaited Evergreen Skytrain line. To…
Friday's kiln opening revealed fifteen new jug birds and the five plates painted earlier by Eric, Sally and Katie. Most of my birds are the completion of the YVR Crafthouse order, so I'll take twelve out to the airport tomorrow. But I am happy to study my three new designs, a magpie, a kingfisher and a gannet. Here are photos of them and the…