Read more about the article October pots
Sweet blue Tea-pot 5 1/2" x 9"

October pots

I think members of TriCity Potters were pleased with the results of our group soda firing at the end of October. The rain poured down so we had to pack up our work quickly after we'd finished scraping and kiln-washing the shelves so there was no time to consider each other's pieces. At our upcoming meeting on Wednesday Nov. 20th members have been asked to…

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Cheryl demonstrating shelf cleaning

TCP group soda firing

"TriCity Potters have been preparing for our group soda firing at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for a few months. Last Wednesday twenty potters brought our pots to the Vault kiln for liner glaze, flashing slips and wadding. Some members helped to load the kiln the next day and learn about spraying soda into the kiln at its hottest on the third day. We had…

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Read more about the article Summer Summary
carved bowl green slip & terra sigillata 4" x 7"

Summer Summary

What happened to August? It seems I last wrote a blog in late July. After that we had a fine week with the family at Rathtrevor Beach before Steve, Jen and the grand-boys left for their big move to Edmonton. Al and I spent a couple of days more with friends in Duncan before returning home. There were no ceramics-related events in August that I…

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Read more about the article Beastly Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle Feast Dish

Beastly Bald Eagle

About two years ago my BC Coast-dwelling cousin asked me to make him a big Bald Eagle Feast Dish, in my own style. I put off making it for too long but once I had switched over to my red earthenware clay again, in June, it was time. It's basically just a big oval casserole, but the fierce eyes and big yellow beak on his…

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SCULPTED EDEN Georgia Fitton

Thursday evening saw the opening of three shows in the PoMoArts galleries. A fellow ceramics student from Emily Carr U days, Margaret Hsu, joined me to see what this year's Ceramics Artist-in-Residence has produced for her year-end solo show. Georgia Fitton, also an Emily Carr graduate, was already giving pottery classes in the Arts Centre when she was awarded the Ceramics Residency. She tells us…

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