Luckily it was a sunny cold day for Susan Delatour Lepoidevin and her partner Rod to drive the 3 1/2 hours to the Coast from Princeton. November can so often be dreadfully wet here and therefore snowy on Highway 3. I'm also pleased that they stopped at Greenbarn to stock up on clay, visited friends, and managed to fit in a trip to Granville Island…
This past week has been marvellously busy! But now, as I enjoy my five o'clock cuppa after the glaze kiln has turned itself off, I reflect once more that deadlines are great for getting work done! Here's a little rundown of the week: Last Thursday I was pleased to have painted the last five jugbirds in the current group. That's about as many as I…
It's been a busy few days with glorious sunshine and several pottery-related events to talk about, but my first priority today was to get my bisqued earthenware pieces waxed, glazed and loaded into the kiln. Said kiln is now gently warming up and as soon as I see the moisture has gone I'll turn up the rate of heating to 100 degrees F per hour,…
For the June meeting of TriCity Potters on Wednesday night we celebrated six years of activity with the traditional T&T birthday cake. Several members were over at Shadbolt Centre at the unloading of the FVPG Ombu Wood kiln firing so we had a smaller group than usual. Kay Bonathon and Carlene Akester rushed over from the opening to show us their…
Today's blog includes notes on pots, the garden and a reminder to TriCity potters to bring a pot for 'Show and Tell'. Here it is half-way through June and I'm finding myself often distracted and not getting to my studio. The garden is growing apace, with glorious flowers and less-glorious weeds competing for my attention. The delphiniums are, as usual, astonishingly blue. For our…