In the kiln with the plates painted by the others I had work of my own - some mugs, 7 jug birds, plates and sample 'cookies' of the new underglazes I bought at Seattle Pottery Supply. The mugs are finished with terra sigillata on the outside and the plates and birds are painted when leather hard with my coloured slips. These 3 plates are quickly…
Last Thursday I opened the glaze kiln so I had some new plates, jug birds and mugs for ArtWalk. And finally the plates painted by my visiting artists Eric Metcalfe, Allyson Clay, Monique Fouquet and Eli Bornowsky were finished. Al took these photos and the artists seem pleased with the results. I make them by slumping a slab of red earthenware clay into my wheel-thrown…
Here's a reminder that Spring is here, the tulips and rhodos are out and it's a good weekend to wander around Port Moody to see artists in their studios. This is the invitation and if you click the link you'll see a map and the list of venues you can visit. The reception on Friday evening at the Old Mill Boathouse in Rocky Point Park…
This little post is a follow-up to one I wrote for April 1st 2011 when I mentioned the blue-painted cherry trees in Port Moody. The other day, as the cherry blossoms are once again at their best I checked to see if the blue has faded as promised. No! hardly at all. I really don't mind as long as the trees suffer no ill-effects from…
This felt like a productive day. Last night I made the 4 dessert plates I'd promised for the Oven and Kiln Fundraiser next week and today I got them painted with stencilled slip designs. Photos after the glaze firing.. Then I put some handles on 4 jug birds so there's a hope that I can get them and 3 more painted and fired for ArtWalk.…