Iznik tiles

Sunday evening and I'm too tired to be putting handles on several jugbirds that are waiting for them under plastic. Morning is better for that. But I can start on publishing selected photos from our fascinating tour in Turkey. After flying from Heathrow on October 8th we spent the next day on a whirwind tour of the most well-known and beautiful buildings in Istanbul. It…

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Don Hutchinson talks to TCP

Don Hutchinson braved a cold November evening to be our guest. Members were very interested to hear his thoughts and experience on pricing. His many years of guiding college level ceramics students at Langara College have given him some useful ideas to consider when wondering why and how we work in clay. Using contributed bisque-fired bowls, a vase and a tea cup he first suggested…

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TriCity Potters November meeting this Weds

TriCity Potters meet on the third Wednesday of each month at Port Moody Senior Secondary School in Room 214. Do join us! This month's presenter is Don Hutchinson, retired Langara College ceramics instructor and potter extraordinaire! November 17,  2010   7pm “A potter for over 35 years, Hutchinson works out of Kingsmill Pottery on Granville Island, and his own studio, White Rabbit Pottery, in White…

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3 more photos from England’s pottery tradition

While I was rambling around my birthplace county, Dorset, with my sister Mary, Alan took a bus up to Oxford. He always enjoys the Pitt Rivers Museum for its eclectic array of Archaeologia. In the Ashmolean Museum he photographed these two images for me. The first features work by Seth Cardew, John Maltby (I really like his sculptures. His jug here is a nice interpretation…

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pots in Cambridge

We spent a day in Cambridge on Oct 6th. Our ramble through the city took us past Primavera, one of the best Fine Crafts Galleries. We always check it out to see their latest selection of great pots. There were teapots by Walter Keeler and others. I was amused by Jennie Hale's raku birds. The other important destination for me is the Fitzwilliam Museum. I…

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