December has brought us record-breaking cold and snow. Today I've been thoroughly enjoying watching the many local birds who are grateful for seeds, nectar and suet. The sun popped over the Chines to our south for its shortest spell, from 11am to 1pm today. I spotted a Hairy Woodpecker clinging to an icicle while waiting for a turn at the seed-feeder and I grabbed my…
I bisque and glaze-fired these plates shortly after the last Raid but I seem to have had a number of special events that I wanted to record since then. There was Circle Craft Christmas Market, the soda firing, its opening and then my work. But the Raiders are anxious to see the results of their painting day so finally, here they are. First up is…
Today we had another Raid! Renée van Halm had contacted a small group to settle on a day and this morning she arrived here at 10am with Eric Metcalfe, Monique Fouquet and David MacWilliam. https://www.moniquefouquet.com https://reneevanhalm.squarespace.com https://davidmacwilliam.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Metcalfe ready for a Raid The artists quickly settled on which plates they'd like to paint today. David was here for a Raid a long time ago so…
August kiln load On the last day of August I was finally able to unload glazed pots from the kiln. The plates painted by 'The Raiders' the other day helped to fill it, along with the dozen jugbirds I'd made and stored damp since May! Covid and holiday travels kept me from the studio.I'll post photos of plates painted by my guests first, and below…
Yesterday was the day we finally hosted another 'Raid'. Vancouver artists used to 'raid' my studio several times a year, before Covid, but last year we had just one gathering in September. Now we decided that Eric's 82nd birthday would be a perfect day to get together again. The weather forecast was for a slightly cooler day, so we felt that if we worked with…