It's more than two weeks since Raiders Mina Totino, Kate Metten, Michelle Normoyle and Tamara Mills were here, and Eric Metcalfe and curator Kate Bellringer were here just after that so they've all had to wait patiently while I glaze-fired all their plates. Of course there was the exciting soda firing in the interim too. Alan took photos of all the work this weekend so…
This morning Eric Metcalfe and Kate Bellringer came out to Port Moody for a mini-Raid. Kate is the Director of Burrard Arts Foundation (BAF) and has expressed interest in curating a first show of Raiders' work. The owners of Terminal Creek Contemporary Art Gallery, in Artisan Square on Bowen Island have given her a slot in August 2019 so Kate is anxious to get our visiting artists…
During the latter part of March I was mainly concentrating on throwing some stoneware pieces for the TriCity Potters' upcoming group soda firing but I found an afternoon to roll out some more slab plates and platters. Mina and friends were hoping for another Raid so I filled my kiln with said plates and my slowly accumulating earthenware jugbirds and some bowls for a bisque…
It's two weeks since the most recent Raid took place. Because Philippe used wax on bisque-fired plates I decided to re-fire everybody's work, including two Rhytons that Eric had painted, so that there would be no smudging of underglazes. Then, with my participation in the soda firing for much of last week, it was a minor miracle that I found time to glaze and fire…
In spite of a little overnight snowfall five Raiders showed up in Port Moody on Wednesday. The sun was shining so the ice on the road and walkways was quickly melted. I just managed to get another group of plates bisque-fired and cool enough to take out of the kiln that morning and I didn't want to slip while carrying them from the kiln shed…