Debra Sloan has responded to yesterday's blog about her 'conversation' with Tam Irving and Glenn Lewis. I think it's important to have the BC Potters Guild voluntary historian and archivist have her contribution included in this follow-up discussion. She has sent me more details on her time in St. Ives, the Koerner legacy and mainly her thoughts on my concern about the placement of the…
Tam Irving led the second 'conversation' at the Museum of Anthropology with Glenn Lewis and Debra Sloan. With carefully planned questions he encouraged the two artists to reveal the thinking behind their work, Glenn's from 1969 and Debra's from her very recent year spent as ceramic artist-in-residence amongst the Koerner Ceramic Collection. Tam pointed out that both artists have strong connections…
As Linda mentioned in the previous post, venerable Vernon potter Bob Kingsmill entertained us while we ate our lunch on Saturday with tales of Axel Ebring. Bob moved to Vernon four years after the old potter died but he has collected stories about and pots made by Axel Ebring ever since. http://www.vernonmuseum.ca/cr_axel_ebring.html The events at Shadbolt Centre this past weekend mark the BC Potters…