It has been a very busy week in my world of clay. A week ago today I took my two cubic feet of pots to the Shadbolt soda kiln for wadding and left them there. The next day Linda, Jay and Tony loaded the kiln and then I saw Linda again that evening out at UBC for the opening of 'Playing With Fire'. …
BC Potters Guild webmaster and Burnaby Arts Council board member Linda Lewis has curated a show, 'Ceramic Sensibilities: One to Many'. The opening was on Saturday, so knowing that I would be unable to attend I stopped in at the Deer Lake Art Gallery on my way to Granville Island on Thursday afternoon, just after the show was set up. …
Lots of our members came to the opening of 'Various Vases' at Deer Lake Art Gallery. I took photos of the pottery and the potters. There was a feeling that the work was well displayed on the plinths, a coffee table and the mantelpiece and that the work was hugely varied and interesting. Some of the drawings complementing the pots were very good and led…
Every once in a while we challenge the members of TriCity Potters to make something they may not ordinarily do. Then we display them and discuss them. We've undertaken handles, butter dishes, bowls, candle holders and now containers for flowers. For this year's challenge we've secured a show time at Burnaby Arts Council's Deer Lake Art Gallery, had 44 pieces entered and now, tomorrow the…
All around the world today (well, almost) was Bird Art Installation Day! Artists installed their bird art in group locations for just a few hours and have taken lots of photos. Local found-object sculptor Bill Thomson invited those he thought would be amused to make birds for this pop-up event and he and Burnaby Arts Council provided their garden behind Deer Lake Art Gallery. The…