TriCity Potters' show opened at Place des Arts in early April but you can still see the work of members until May 21st. Of course I took photos and have shown them to members in our facebook page, but for the record I'll post them here too. I think I found all the selected work. They're displayed in acrylic cases on plinths which will have…
My latest batch of pots is small but I was anxious to see the results of some tests. Also Circle Craft shop is waiting for some new work so I've made half a dozen new jugbirds. My main concern was to see if a new-to-me white earthenware clay would have similar shrinkage to D'Arcy's redart clay, and if my preferred clear glaze would fit both.…
Deer Lake Art Gallery is just a few steps away from the Shadbolt Centre and the sun was shining so I left the Ceramic Symposium for half an hour to see Fraser Valley Potters Guild's Annual Juried Show & Sale. Amy Gogarty was volunteering to sit the show that day. I see that the show actually closed today. It was well worth the visit. I…
The latest Canadian Clay Symposium took place at the Shadbolt Centre, as usual, on March 21st, and it's taken this long for me to sort my photos and put together my experience of a super weekend. On the Friday evening Jesse Birch of Nanaimo AG gave the keynote speech at the Emily Carr U campus. He spoke about ways of sharing ceramic collections with gallery…
