Monday was my day to deliver new work to Circle Craft shop and the Gallery of BC Ceramics. At the latter I was pleased to find the Alberta Potters' show 'Wide Open'. While this show of small work travels to several locations in BC our 'BC in a Box' show is being shown in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta.…
I enjoyed the chance to chat with fellow potters at Crackerjack. Celia Pickles had organized two floors of crafts displays and her husband manned the central check-out. The little gallery is in a delightful location on the beach at Ambleside. I want to live where I can see and hear waves lapping the shore and watch passing ships and seals. Some participants stayed…
On Friday I dropped some jugbirds off at the Music Box gallery in West Van for 'Crackerjack'. Then I decided to go to see the big Circle Craft Christmas Market at the new Convention Centre. Not wanting to park downtown, or take the seabus on a nasty windy day I chose to take the Blue West Van bus from Ambleside, over Lion's Gate bridge and…
The tight schedule for the last week seems to have paid off. A week ago I spent the day frantically applying terra sigillata to the bases of all my pots. With the plates painted by those artists on the previous Thursday there were 43 pieces to cook. On Monday I had my flu shot and then spent all afternoon unloading warm pots, waxing, glazing and…
The clocks went back last night, the sun is shining today, the Fall colours are perfect, the salmon are spawning in Noon's Creek and my bisque kiln turned itself off a couple of hours ago. It's been a busy week as I endeavoured to get all my jugbirds and other pots painted and, yesterday, terra sigged. The last few were fast-dried in my convection oven…