I knew it wouldn't be long before local, i.e. not Vancouver-based, artists would wonder if they could also have a go at painting on a non-canvas or paper surface, and join me to paint with underglazes on a Gill-made plate. Port Moody artist and instructor Judith Atkinson wondered, so I invited some of the TriCity potters who I know particularly like painting on a surface…
What a great day! The last day of January and there wasn't a cloud in the sky so of course it was chilly. But with a small space heater in the studio it was perfect for three of us to paint plates all day. Just Eric and his old friend Rick Ross were here this time. Rick hasn't joined us for, as it turned…
Getting the most recent work fired has been quite a challenge lately, simply because of negotiating the slippery snow-covered path down to the kiln shed. But there weren't too many pieces so I never had to be out there very long. When Mina came out here last Monday she brought a couple of pots she'd made by hand, in her Vancouver studio, as…
The other plates that emerged from this recent firing were painted by Renée Van Halm, Monique Fouquet, Mina Totino, Cindy Richmond and Marlene Madison. I was pleased to hear that Mina made it safely home on Monday evening with all of the plates but found the icy roads rather scary. I'll post photos of all the plates but they often wind up separated from anything I might…
What an unusual week it's been here in BC's Lower Mainland. We're told that the snowfall is the first for over 1,000 days so we got dumped on to make up for two mild winters. But I was able to do a bisque, then glaze and fire the kiln again without the power going out. Yesterday I emptied the kiln after shovelling the walkways yet…