My latest glaze firing was emptied yesterday so the recent 'raiders' and tile-painters can finally see how their work turned out. Alan took photos this afternoon so I shall enjoy posting a blog about my newest exotic jug birds, and another to show the painted oval plates. But first here is a photo of the finished tiles painted by the small group of TriCity Potters…
There were tiles left over from the recent tile-painting workshop for TriCity Potters so I suggested some of them might like to drop by and paint some more. I told them that I would be busy getting my recently completed jugbirds painted while they worked. So six capable potter friends arrived at 11am, with casual lunch offerings too! and we had a delightful time of quiet productivity…
For some time now my fellow potters have been suggesting that they'd like to have a tile-painting session with me. The problem is that a workshop involves transporting lots of tiles, slips and other equipment to our meeting venue. So, at the June meeting I invited any interested members to join me on a summer week-day for an afternoon of playing with slips, right here,…
Sometimes I forget to just play with my work. Sarah contacted me from Calgary to confess that a soup dish/plate I'd made more than twenty years ago had finally been broken. Her family enjoy the size and shape and could I make another? She knows my work has evolved since then and that I use different clay now. She merely said that she's like two…
After three very busy days I think that hosting 'Art in the Garden' here as one of ten open gardens was very worthwhile. While we had a heat wave I wondered if there would be any colour at all and it was too hot to do garden maintenance except in the evenings. Now that we've had some rain and it's cooler I can relax and enjoy…