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October Raid 2022

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…

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October 26th, 2022
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Summer Selection

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…

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September 1st, 2022
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Eric says I make the best tea. My salty tea-pot, fired in Lund, helps!
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Eric’s birthday Raid

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…

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August 23rd, 2022
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Eric Metcalfe WF platter
Gillian's work / pottery / Vancouver Art / Visiting artists

February

This Instagram announcement was posted by Western Front, where Eric Metcalfe has his home and studio.  western_frontA tradition at Western Front is the awarding of a ceramic platter, made by @gillian.mcmillan and painted by Eric Metcalfe, to a person who has gone above and beyond for the organization in the past year.This year we are happy to recognize the work of our archivist Anna Tidlund,…

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March 1st, 2022
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Vancouver Art / Visiting artists

September Raid

It's exactly a year and a half since I've been able to welcome 'Raiders' to my studio to paint plates. Last Friday we decided to take advantage of warm weather and assemble a small group to work in the studio with the door open and to lunch outside.       Eric Metcalfe, Renée Van Halm and Monique Fouquet arrived together, bringing lunch. I had…

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September 10th, 2021