It's been four years since I last 'crossed the pond'. Alan encouraged me to make the trip, but not for too long! I'm home again now but I crammed lots of special visits and family time into my ten days away in October. As I usually do, I made a point of finding pots, potters, studios and galleries and I'd like to post several blogs…
It's four years since I last flew across the Atlantic so I've planned a brief solo trip, starting next week. I have oodles of exciting plans, which include galleries, studios, trains and most importantly, family, in London, Cambridge and Salisbury. Earlier this year Jeremy Waller, owner of Primavera Gallery in Cambridge, emailed to ask if I planned a trip over with more jugbirds soon. Since August…
An invitation to a wedding celebration gave us a fine excuse to spend several days on two islands. The young couple have chosen to make their home on Vancouver Island, but organized a party weekend for their guests at the much-loved Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island. Alan and I checked ourselves in to the High Point 'Resort' just after arriving on the ferry from…
After leaving Roberts Creek we headed North-West towards Sechelt, hoping to fit some more studios into our day. Just before Davis Bay we turned up Whitaker Road and found potter Laurie Rolland's studio. I've been aware of Laurie's work for many years, admiring 'vessels' and other sculptural forms in local shows at the Gallery of BC Ceramics and even here in Port Moody at the…
Our Sunshine Coast Art Crawl continued with a short drive down into the village of Roberts Creek. There we parked beside Gumboot Restaurant and took a stroll down to the ocean. I wanted Linda to see the community Mandala. Local people re-paint it every year. After a very good lunch, sitting outside at the Gumboot Restaurant (the Gumboot café had no sandwiches!) we resumed our…