At 9am this morning I checked in to 'canadianceramics' on Instagram to see what Jonathon Bancroft-Snell was up to. He'd mentioned that there was to be another box opening today. Dressed all, and I mean totally, in red for Valentine's, he unwrapped the dozen teeny red, black and white plates that he'd ordered from me a while ago. As we watched, local London baker Lisa…
Some months ago retired Langara College ceramics instructor Don Hutchinson phoned to invite me to give a workshop to Semiahmoo Potters in South Surrey. Since retirement Don has been active with this group of potters and he explained to me that he thought I could talk to them about earthenware, the making of silly birds and the use of colourful slips. These are all things…
Malory Tate's show 'Être Fleur Bleue' was taken down on Thursday evening. Just before that we were invited to her talk about the show and for a walk through the gallery. Malory is firmly committed to her aesthetic which is based on all things Baroque and Rococo, and she began her slide show with images of over-the-top, gold-embellished furnishings, especially those seen in the Palace…
Last Fall thirteen Vancouver area women spent some weeks in Sicily working together in an Art Residency, Graniti Murales. They designed and painted murals on the ancient crumbling walls of the small Medieval town of Graniti. The locals are delighted, and the women vowed to keep in touch with each other and promote each others' work in the future.…
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.…