Elaine Brewer-White was our guest speaker for the first indoor, in-person meeting of TriCity Potters in two years! Because PoMoArts is using all available rooms to provide not-crowded classes, Fridays are the only week-day when a meeting room is available, at least for the time being. We'll try to reserve a room for Wednesdays again, starting in the Fall. But, at last, Dr. Bonnie gave…
This November will not be a happy memory for many British Columbians. The province is barely recovering from the horrendous long-lasting rainstorm of two weeks ago and now we are into a second fearful downpour, with a third forecast for next week. Faraway friends have been in touch to make sure we’re OK and yes, we certainly are, but we’re all feeling very sad at…
I set my alarm for 7.20am on Saturday so that I was sure to be awake and coffee'd all ready to listen to host Sheryl MacKay on CBC's weekend morning show 'North by NorthWest' or NXNW. Some time ago I read of a new initiative between the show and BC Potter's Guild. Guild members were invited to join a plan to be interviewed by Sheryl if we…
In the previous blog I showed photos of most of the work that was fired in the Shadbolt Centre's Vault Kiln for eleven enthusiastic members of TriCity Potters. There's lots of good colour resulting from a variety of sprayed flashing slips. Some folks thought things were rather grey but that is something to learn about and use or avoid in future firings. Some slips are…
On Sunday ten members of TriCity Potters were finally able to go to Shadbolt Centre to collect our pots from last week's soda firing. As has become the arrangement now, in the time of Covid, we were invited to bring our two cubic feet of ware on the previous Monday but were not allowed to help load, fire or unload. Several participants used the…