It was time to bring some new work in to Circle Craft Co-op on Granville Island, so on Thursday Alan and I braved the rain for, wow! a day in Vancouver! It's been a long time (for Al). After the mini-Raid recently with Monique and Renée, Eric Metcalfe took home and has finished painting two bisqued slab plates. I collected them from his home/studio at…
I've changed my mind about Kintsugi. I have felt that if a pot was broken, cracked, chipped or flawed it should be smashed and added to the shard pile. The amateur gloppy gold-painted kintsugi-wannabe repairs that seem to be currently acceptable, just don't do it for me. But now I've seen the work of Naoko Fukumaru and understand how an expert can repair and…
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…
Wednesday evening's meeting of the TriCity Potters was held in my studio/basement because the local schools are on Spring Break. We rented some folding chairs and with a screen and our projector we managed well. 25 people attended to hear our guest Glenn Lewis. He spoke about his two years as a Leach apprentice in St Ives and more about the philosophy of pots and…