Today I opened my kiln. For the last two weeks I have been making jugbirds for the Vancouver International Airport Crafthouse gift shop. Along the way I took photos of each step and have now made a slide show of that.
Sunday evening. It's been one of those cloudless sunny but frosty Winter days, just above zero. The sun sets at 2pm for us. Damn the hill to our south at this time of year! We drove over to Burnaby Lake and enjoyed sunshine, a lovely walk and masses of water fowl until 4pm there. I had loaded my kiln with just one shelf - the…
To start off the New Year here is a final beautiful tile from our Turkey holiday. On the last day in Istanbul we were taken to a smaller and exquisite mosque, Rustem Pasa, built in 1561. The elegant domed architecture was completely clad with these tiles, each wall a different design. They often depict Turkey's signature tulips and carnations. If I get a request in…
We had a very happy evening with quite a few members of TriCity Potters here on Wednesday. Lots of yummy potluck food and conversation. It's always fun to show our collection of pots from England, the US Southwest, Mexico and pots made around here. There are many interesting activities planned for our local potters in 2011. Today I'll continue with showing pottery-related inspirations from Turkey.…
Tomorrow evening we are looking forward to welcoming local clay enthusiasts to our home for a potluck party. If you live close enough do join us, even if you aren't currently a TriCity Potters member. We will try to persuade you to come to our regular meetings! CHRISTMAS PARTY at Gillian and Alan McMillan's home on DECEMBER 8, 2010 at 6:30 pm 2214 St. George St.…