On my way in to Granville Island on Wednesday afternoon I stopped in at the Western Front to drop off all the finished plates and to have a cuppa with Eric Metcalfe. Paul Mathieu arrived soon after, having cycled up from Emily Carr U after teaching his class. Both were jumping-up-and-down anxious to see their finished work! Renée,…
The last two artists who painted plates for the Western Front's Gala Auction are WF resident and founding member Eric Metcalfe and WF curator Jacquelyn Ross. Eric, of course, organizes these 'Raids' to Port Moody and invites the artists. But this time he decided to let the other four come out without him, and Jacquie, although invited to participate in the 'Six' had to be…
The other two artists who recently spent the day here were Elizabeth McIntosh and Mina Totino. They both painted several of the new 'square' forms so that we would have a choice for the Western Front Gala Auction set, and then used other shapes for fun. First, here are Elizabeth's squarish plates. It was interesting to see how these artists reacted to the…
I opened the kiln on Sunday and Alan has now taken good photos of all the work. There are more than twenty plates and seven of my jugbirds. For those of you who are interested in seeing how various artists tackle the curved surface of a slab-made plate with underglazes I'll post photos of their work, two people per blog. Paul Mathieu spent much of…
Four 'Raiders' came out to Port Moody to spend the day painting plates last Friday. Eric chose not to come this time, but sent a platter that he'd painted at home to be included in my next firing. It'll be a presentation piece. The artists who've volunteered to provide a plate to form a set of six for this year's February…