At last I found time to take some photos to document my twenty or so pots that made up the two cubic feet of ware we can each bring to a soda firing. I shall be packing up some for Jonathon's Gallery in London, Ontario, some will go in to Circle Craft shop on Granville Island and I may well keep this first carved bowl…
front shelves I had taken my two cubic feet of sprayed, bisqued and wadded ware to the Vault kiln on November 2nd, to join the most recent soda firing. The techs and Giovanna loaded the pots next day. Clive Tucker was at my kiln shed on the Friday to repair my electric kiln (there was corrosion!) and then he headed over to Shadbolt to help…
I warned Alan that it was unlikely that I'd leave Willock & Sax gallery empty-handed. Manitoba potter Terry Hildebrand is achieving some lovely colours on his finely-thrown cups, bottles, bowls and tea-pots. They are soda-fired. Terry Hildebrand beaker At first I thought I'd buy a fine little mug but Alan thought something larger would be better, and Susan Sax-Willock brought out more for me to…
https://www.banffcentre.ca/visual-arts-facilities One week ago Alan and I returned from a wonderful week-long road trip to Banff. Sister nieces from Austin, TX and Boston, MA planned to fly to Calgary with their families and holiday in Banff. What a great excuse to get ourselves out of town and join them there for a few days! Although flying out of the country is still a step too…
Bird Vessel It seems that I find myself constantly using birds as inspiration for my work. In this latest soda firing my pots are either birds or I've drawn them on the surface, using sgraffito.Here are some more angles on the bird vessel. My sister Mary says she has one from a long-ago trip to Peru that has a filling hole underneath so I think…