When we got off the ferries from Hornby and Denman Islands at Buckley Bay we headed north towards Courtney and Comox. I wanted to find 'The Potters' Place' in Courtney first. It is a pottery shop in a little mall off the main street. Better signage would have been helpful! http://www.thepottersplace.ca/about_potters_place.htm Once inside, I was impressed at the large space, where each artist has a…
Of course we had to find the studios of Wayne Ngan, Heinz Laffin and Gerhard Kozel. I think we first visited Wayne and Heinz on a camping trip to Hornby Island in the early seventies. There are two potteries on Ostby Road, north of the Co-op. First, on the right, we found the studio shared by Heinz Laffin, Gerhard Kozel and Mette Wullum. Just as…
On Wednesdays and Saturdays during the summer there is a Farmer's Market on Hornby Island. Near the community hall there is an area of forest reserved for this. Some produce-sellers, but mostly artists and craftspeople can leave their semi-permanent display shelves set up amongst the trees. For returning holiday makers it is a not-to-be-missed event and of course for the sellers this means that there…
Last week Alan and I set off for three nights on Hornby Island, having booked a room above the Thatch Inn. It's been many years since we last visited the island and I was looking forward to the chance to catch up with several potters in the area. After the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo and a drive north on the coastal road we…