It's so easy to stay in the studio when there's a deadline, when a series of work is coming together or when it's raining. Yesterday I almost didn't go to Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre, 10 mins drive from here, for 2 of those reasons. Bettina Matzkuhn's solo show 'Mappa' opened there and will be up until June 3rd. The Opening Reception is on Sunday but…
The other day Eliza Wang sent me a link for a poster. It announces the winners of "The Shoulders We Stand On", a Potters' Council show being presented at this year's NCECA in Florida. It's so exciting that her work has been selected. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/potters-council-members/announcing-winners-of-2011-potters-council-juried-show/ Click on the link to see the poster with photos of 5 pieces in the show and the list of other…
Vincent Massey's weekend workshop at Coquitlam's Place des Arts was a great success. 30 keen potters were so happy with what they'd been shown. I popped in at the very end in time for Vincent's critique of their mostly finished slab, texture and extrusions platters. And I saw his demo platters - luscious! I was told I'd missed an excellent video too, taken in Whistler.…
Tomorrow Vincent Massey will be giving a workshop at Place des Arts, Coquitlam. This is a joint offering between Place des Arts and our TriCity Potters. The event is sold out and will, I'm sure, leave the attendees enthused about new ways to handbuild platters and trays. This was our poster for the event - assembled by our board member Christine Eastlick. More information about…
Wednesday's meeting of TriCity Potters was another friendly and informative session. I mentioned to the group that we've already been asked if we'd like to make candlesticks/holders for an Amnesty International fundraiser in the Fall. As we like to have a group making session we may well do this at our June meeting. I wrote a little blurb about Heather Cairns' presentation for the TriCity…