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,…
The remaining space in my kiln was filled with the jugbirds I managed to get finished in February. I've already posted a photo of a new Rooster when he was leather hard and freshly painted with underglaze and terra sigillata. Now I was looking forward to seeing how he'd look after the glaze firing. I'm pleased with his comb and wattle and glaring eyes!…