The Fraser Valley Potters' Guild has a juried show for its members every year and they make a point of taking the show to galleries all over the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver. This year, for the first time, this large group of potters has chosen Port Moody Arts Centre and 'Clay Explorations' opened there last night. As a very long-time but now lapsed member of…
The most recent Raiders to my studio have had to wait a few weeks to see the results of their painting day. I needed to finish a special order for the end of the month. As it turned out the kiln was perfectly full, with nothing left out. So here are the plates from Mina, Michelle and Pierre (see my…
Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Artists who have worked or taught at or have shown in the galleries of Port Moody Arts Centre were invited to submit work for a commemorative show recently. Today I finally found time to pop in to have a better look at the work displayed - the openings are often more about catching up with…
Crafted Vancouver has been hosting a 25-day festival featuring multiple craft disciplines for most of May. In the International category there was an exhibition of Master Ceramicists at Granville Island's Performance Works May 10th - 18th. ICHEON POTTERS ASSOCIATION OF KOREA PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION OF MASTER CERAMICISTS A selling exhibition of 13 ceramic artists represented by the Icheon Potters Association. Icheon is the first city in…
Every three years the North-West Ceramics Foundation hosts a Gala Fundraiser and Award Presentation. This year it was again held at the elegant Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and I treated myself to a ticket. I had been invited to donate a special piece of my work and this year I made a large Puffin jugbird as my Auction contribution to this important BC Ceramics organization.…