Once again the 'Clay for You' Korean Potters Group have filled two galleries at Port Moody Arts Centre with their fine traditional Korean pottery. Led by master potter Clay Jung Hong Kim, with much assistance from his skilled wife Sylvia, the Clay for You group has grown from strength to strength in the twenty or so years since the pair decided to continue their ceramics…
After the show closed at 4 o'clock a convoy of cars drove across Bowen Island to King Edward Bay, to the home of Kate Bellringer's parents Steve and Cathy Bellringer for a post-show drink. The setting for their house at the end of the road is rather spectacular. The house sits on a little bluff with a fairly steep walk down to the private wharf…
For those who are wondering what salt fired pots look like, here are my sixteen examples. Jackie's kiln and ten pounds of salt have resulted in consistent orange peel all around these pieces. There is a difference between salt and soda firings and I am pleased to have some more salty pieces for my record. Soda firings produce orange peel too but in those firings…
By 8am on the Tuesday, just over a week ago, we five were taking out the inner brick door of the kiln. Nancy and Gordon joined us to watch and later Jan and Ron, the local wood-firing potters, came to see our results too. We were pleased with the orange peel and colours overall but I expect we reserved real study until after we each…
It was a thrill to be involved in the firing of a salt kiln again. Jackie turned on the kiln early in the morning, in fact Jackie did almost all the work. She wanted us to see how she makes the best use of her kiln. We provided the items to be salt fired and were happy to leave Jackie to make her considered decisions…