Blogs about art in Port Moody
Generally, when our work is sold in a gallery we have no idea who has chosen the work, where it has gone and why they add it to their collection. Recently it seems I have had more contact with folks who buy a jugbird or plates. I show new work on social media (instagram and facebook) and in my blogs and often somebody…
In the previous blog I showed photos of most of the work that was fired in the Shadbolt Centre's Vault Kiln for eleven enthusiastic members of TriCity Potters. There's lots of good colour resulting from a variety of sprayed flashing slips. Some folks thought things were rather grey but that is something to learn about and use or avoid in future firings. Some slips are…
Now that another batch of teeny plates have been delivered to Jonathon's Gallery I can show photos of them here. The theme for a dozen of them was Easter. I was invited to come up with some Spring-like colours and designs, using the idea of lighter colours, flowers, bunnies, chicks and eggs. Oh lord! anyway I did it and actually enjoyed myself. As always…
Yesterday morning, as I enjoyed my morning coffee, I watched Jonathon Bancroft Snell opening parcels of pots, filmed by Brian Cooke. It's extraordinary to be able to see and hear reactions and find out how my pieces survived my packing. Meira Mathieson, who has been showing her work at Jonathon's for many years, had also sent a box of new work. Now that…
At 9am this morning I checked in to 'canadianceramics' on Instagram to see what Jonathon Bancroft-Snell was up to. He'd mentioned that there was to be another box opening today. Dressed all, and I mean totally, in red for Valentine's, he unwrapped the dozen teeny red, black and white plates that he'd ordered from me a while ago. As we watched, local London baker Lisa…