One of the highlights of our recent holiday on Vancouver Island was being invited to lunch with Cheryl Rimmer and Robert Mewburn at their splendid Samuel Maclure-designed house in the Oak Bay area. Cheryl has, bless her, being watching my explorations in salt-firing and owns a couple of my favourites. After a number of years she has persuaded me to part with my one and…
When we got off the ferries from Hornby and Denman Islands at Buckley Bay we headed north towards Courtney and Comox. I wanted to find 'The Potters' Place' in Courtney first. It is a pottery shop in a little mall off the main street. Better signage would have been helpful! http://www.thepottersplace.ca/about_potters_place.htm Once inside, I was impressed at the large space, where each artist has a…
Last week Alan and I set off for three nights on Hornby Island, having booked a room above the Thatch Inn. It's been many years since we last visited the island and I was looking forward to the chance to catch up with several potters in the area. After the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo and a drive north on the coastal road we…
On Friday I dropped some jugbirds off at the Music Box gallery in West Van for 'Crackerjack'. Then I decided to go to see the big Circle Craft Christmas Market at the new Convention Centre. Not wanting to park downtown, or take the seabus on a nasty windy day I chose to take the Blue West Van bus from Ambleside, over Lion's Gate bridge and…