Well, perhaps not gems but it's nice alliteration! Certainly the contents of the top shelf of my recently opened glaze firing are jolly. I have already posted pics of all the Raiders' plates that were on shelves below so now I'll show some of my work. I have neglected the jugbirds lately, probably because of the excitement of 'The Raiders' show on Bowen Island and…
One of the jugbirds I took to England in September was a Greater Spotted Woodpecker. They are native to England, not North America. As soon as she saw it on Facebook, local Port Moody artist Maggie White asked for one too. Like me, Maggie grew up in England so was probably feeling nostalgic. My most recent flock of birds included her GS Woodpecker and today…
Some months ago retired Langara College ceramics instructor Don Hutchinson phoned to invite me to give a workshop to Semiahmoo Potters in South Surrey. Since retirement Don has been active with this group of potters and he explained to me that he thought I could talk to them about earthenware, the making of silly birds and the use of colourful slips. These are all things…
After the busy Friday evening of Shuffle in Port Moody I was pleased to relax over the weekend. Friends dropped by on both days to see my display before I cleared up the space for it to become a studio again. But on Monday morning I packed ten good jugbirds into a wine box and trundled out to Vancouver Airport. Several weeks…
My Pinterest collections include pots, birds and jugs of course, but also patterns, painted plates and Mid-Century designs. I particularly like the work of Sonia Delaunay and her circular patterned abstract paintings and angular shapes on fabric and clothing designs. So I suppose it is no surprise that one night, after making some more slab dishes and plates for the Raiders in my bisqued moulds,…