Before and after lunch and Birthday cake tea-time Eric and Pierre managed to get lots of work done. Eric settled down right away to draw on and paint one of his easily recognizable rimmed plates. On this one he left the white clay to contrast with bold black curvy and angular lines, with red and yellow shapes behind. Then he decided that there was time…
The products of our birthday Raid on August 22nd have survived the glaze firing successfully and I have more beautiful, varied and interesting plates to show you. To comply with the Wordpress suggestion of reducing the size or number of images per blog I shall show the work of two of my visiting artists first and then post a second blog to show the work…
Just five days after our first Raiders' show, at Terminal Creek Contemporary Art Gallery on Bowen Island, the tradition of artists raiding our home continued. Five of the regular artist visitors arrived on my doorstep on Thursday. Luckily the Raid was pre-planned and I had a fresh batch of bisque-fired plates ready for them. Birthday men Pierre Coupey (last Saturday) and Eric Metcalfe (this actual…
Last week's efforts by the July Raiders have turned out well after two bisque firings and the clear glaze firing. There are lots of plates, by seven artists, so I'll add a first name as a caption to each photo in case they get muddled by Wordpress. Al and I plan to drive in to Vancouver tomorrow, partly to check out Raider Pierre Coupey's…
It was a really rainy morning last Wednesday. Some of the Raiders complained of hydroplaning on the Barnet Highway, there was so much rain. All good for the garden. Mina Totino, Philippe Raphanel, Michelle Normoyle, Tamara Mills, Kate Metten and new Raider Mitch Kenworthy were my visitors for the day. Eric was missed. Seventeen plates were painted! It's lovely to watch the concentration that sets…