Our son Mike works on the third floor of the BC Electric Building, above Centre A Contemporary Asian Art Gallery. It is an edgy but exciting part of town and last Saturday he was proud to show us around his new work neighbourhood. We had an invitation to attend the opening of 'Cranmer & Gray' at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery in Gastown. Fine painted…
For our final meeting before the Summer break the TriCity Potters were asked to bring in their favourite moulds, stamps and materials they use to give texture to their clay surfaces. I think that it was a useful sharing of ideas and a marvellous opportunity to discuss what we've found or have been shown over the years. Several people showed their homemade stamps and we…
In 1970, when Alan and I were living in London, England and before we returned to Canada, got married and serious about jobs we used to enjoy exploring the city. At the Aller Gallery which was I believe on Cork Street off Piccadilly we came upon some wonderfully evocative paintings of Alan's home province, Saskatchewan. The artist was Cree painter Allen Sapp. What a surprise…
On our way into Vancouver last Saturday we stopped off at Gardenworks for a trellis and a few more plants. I was able to get some planted on Sunday but since then it has rained continuously so the last two plants are having to wait. We're told that this June is shaping up to be a record for rain and cold. So I'm glad we…
Saturday found Alan and me in Vancouver again and it was a good chance to take a closer look at the current show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, 'Table Salt'. Here is the invitation showing the artists involved. Each artist had a wall display to distinguish their distinctive styles of work and in the rest of the space their pieces were displayed together. Rather…