The NorthWest Ceramic Foundation is once again holding a Gala Fundraising Dinner. It's on Friday May 15th and will be held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Some of us have volunteered to make dessert plates which attendees at the banquet will take home after the event. This particular fundraiser has taken place several times now and is always a great evening to mingle with…
In conversations with the artists who come here for painting days I've gathered that Paul Mathieu is a gardener. Eric has a little patch behind the Western Front which supports a lovely selection of healthy plants, thanks to the tender care given them by Karen Henry. But Eric has often said 'you need to see what Paul's done with his garden!' And Paul has…
Here are some photos taken at last night's Opening at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. This month's show is titled 'Celebration' and it marks sixty years since the BC Potters Guild was formed. I have to admit being a member back in the early seventies, but I am not a founding member! Current members were invited to submit up to three pieces to the show…
On Wednesday I was able to empty a very full kiln load. My pieces were on the top shelf and all the lower shelves were filled with twenty plates painted by my recent 'raiders'. In the next day or two I'll post nice photos Al took in our light box of all the work. Yesterday I packed up all the plates and took them in…
When I was in the Gallery of BC Ceramics today to buy two more tickets to Saturday's BC Potters' Guild 60th Anniversary Dinner I was able to have a preview of the current show. The four BC clay artists who will be the featured presenters at 'Dig This' on Saturday at Shadbolt Centre have been invited to show some of their work on Granville Island…