Back in early December I made 75+ tiles for a fireplace surround in a Courtney house. It was a tricky arithmetical challenge because I wanted to choose a tile size that would not require any to be cut to fit in the space, but clay shrinks. In the end I cut out two different sizes and they were all 10 percent bigger than what I want…
The latest collection of painted plates was taken out of the kiln yesterday and Al took good photos of them. These new plates are quite spectacular. I'll post pics of work by Monique Fouquet and Renée van Halm first and then do another post to show pieces by Eric, Rebecca and Mina. Philippe left four plates here, unfinished, to complete another day. Monique, bless her,…
It's been a while since the Raiders were here but we finally coordinated last Friday to get together. I managed to make enough plates for the group after I got back from England so we organized a Christmas Raid. Six artists made their way out to Port Moody. Eric, Mina, Renée, Monique and Rebecca drove out and first-time visitor Philippe Raphanel took the skytrain to Lougheed…
On Wednesday the train gang opened the huge train kiln at Shadbolt Centre. By the time I got there at 1pm all the pots had been arranged on three large ware carts according to whether the work was front, middle or back in the kiln. There was a fine warm colour to all the work and happy faces on the workshop participants. …
The other two artists who had plates in my recent firing were Marlene Madison and Mina Totino. Renee van Halm was here too, working hard all day but in the end decided to leave her pieces to be finished on her next visit. Marlene finished a fairly large platter with oak leaves that she'd started on an earlier visit and…