It's probably a good thing the rain's returned today. When the sun makes its rare appearances it's too tempting to spend hours outside. I never thought I'd actually enjoy digging out weeds, making room for the perennial plants that I want to have flourish. But now I've had two urgent requests from Crafthouse YVR for some more jugbirds. I keep telling people that having my…
Last Wednesday executive member Kay Bonathan demonstrated how to make a simple two-piece plaster mould to members of TriCity Potters. Her fellow JingdeZhen attendees Carlene Akester, Hannah Chan, Grace Siu and Eliza Wang helped her by lending some of their moulds. Carlene helped Kay to bring in buckets, plaster and a plastic sheet. Kay started right at 7pm by explaining the process, showed samples of…
Suddenly I'm busy, busy! It's amazing what deadlines will encourage. The airport wants their order right now and as many jugbirds as I have on hand. On Tuesday I had 10 completed but unpainted. On Wednesday the first of two 'Painting Raids' took place, when 3 of a planned 8 artists painted my oval plates for a Western Front fund-raiser in March. That evening…
Lots of our members came to the opening of 'Various Vases' at Deer Lake Art Gallery. I took photos of the pottery and the potters. There was a feeling that the work was well displayed on the plinths, a coffee table and the mantelpiece and that the work was hugely varied and interesting. Some of the drawings complementing the pots were very good and led…
Every once in a while we challenge the members of TriCity Potters to make something they may not ordinarily do. Then we display them and discuss them. We've undertaken handles, butter dishes, bowls, candle holders and now containers for flowers. For this year's challenge we've secured a show time at Burnaby Arts Council's Deer Lake Art Gallery, had 44 pieces entered and now, tomorrow the…