Blog – Page 23 – Gillian McMillan

October Raid 2022

Today we had another Raid! Renée van Halm had contacted a small group to settle on a day and this morning she arrived here at 10am with Eric Metcalfe, Monique Fouquet and David MacWilliam. https://www.moniquefouquet.com https://reneevanhalm.squarespace.com https://davidmacwilliam.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Metcalfe ready for a Raid The artists quickly settled on which plates they'd like to paint today. David was here for a Raid a long time ago so…

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October 26th, 2022

Read more about the article Sunshine Coast ART CRAWL: Pat Forst +

Pat Forst with one of her birds

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Sunshine Coast ART CRAWL: Pat Forst +

The next stop on our tour was Forst Pottery Studio in Gibsons. Pat Forst specializes in reduction-fired cone 10 sculptural work. We saw several of her wall-pieces and noticed that she sprays darker oxide stains from one direction to accentuate the forms. http://www.forststudio.com Pat Forst with one of her birds Pat kindly took us outside to see her gas kiln, and I recognized a Bob…

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October 25th, 2022

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Sunshine Coast ART CRAWL: Liz de Beer

Some time ago TriCity Potters board member Owen Lee suggested that we plan an expedition to the Sunshine Coast to take part in their annual ART CRAWL. He even invited us to stay at his family's Gibsons cabin if we chose to stay for a couple of days. Members were enthusiastic but in the end it was a small group of us who travelled around…

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October 24th, 2022

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Pottery enthusiasts who came to TriCity Potters' recent meeting at PoMoArts had a chance to check out 'Art4Life' in the gallery. It is a show that features a large group of artists who make work that appeals to all ages. Here is a photo of most of them, taken at the opening last week. Three TriCity Potters members have work in the show.https://pomoarts.ca/exhibitions/art-4-life-2022-1 Art4Life artists…

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September 24th, 2022

Read more about the article ‘Of the Earth’ Fraser Valley Potters Guild 2

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‘Of the Earth’ Fraser Valley Potters Guild 2

Here are some more photos of work by members of Fraser Valley Potters Guild. Their juried show opened at Coquitlam's Place des Arts last Friday. To see more about the opening please click on the previous blog. I took too many photos for one blog! Cheryl Stapleton & Amy Gogarty Ailsa Brown & Suzanne Basnett Kay Bonathon Heather Northam + more I'm sorry I didn't…

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September 14th, 2022

Gillian McMillan combines a true love for birds, a fine eye for colour, hands which have learnt to mould clay, and a free-flying imagination ready to form a bird into a jug, or a jug into a bird. Either way, the combination of bird form and jug shape is without pretence.