How can it be March already? After concentrating on getting tiles and lots of Raiders' plates fired recently I am now trying to catch up on making lots of my own work. There are jugbirds to be made but I have to confess that the idea of painting the new plate shape myself was rather intriguing. So I have been applying colours without having a planned…
On Thursday evening I attended the preview reception for the Western Front Gala Auction. Son Mike joined me and we took a careful look at all the donated art. There were photographs, prints and paintings waiting for the Gala evening ( which is happening as I write) as well as our six specially painted plates. The Luxe Hall (originally built to house the Knights of…
On Saturday, a week ago, Alan and I popped in to the Equinox Gallery rather early for the opening of two new shows. We were on our way to the Stanley Theatre's matinée of Pride and Prejudice, but didn't want to miss Renée Van Halm's 'Nudge' show opening entirely. Stupidly I didn't take any photos at all but if you open this link you'll see…
The Western Front's Gala Auction is coming up next Saturday. Here is the link to the announcement. http://westernfrontauction2016.tumblr.com The six 'Raiders' who've donated a plate each to this fund-raiser are: top row, Philippe Raphanel, Mina Totino and Rebecca Brewer Lower row, Renée Van Halm, Monique Fouquet and Eric Metcalfe. I'm pleased with the new plate design, a simpler rimless oval, and I can almost see…
Alan and I got home from a lovely warm week-long holiday in Puerto Vallarta just over a week ago. Since then I have fired the kiln twice, once to bisque-fire all remaining plates and tiles and most of my stoneware pieces for future salt, and the second to glaze-fire tiles, plates and a couple of ordered jugs, to cone 04. I re-fired some of Renee's…