Here are the other jugbirds that were fired in August. I've taken the Flicker, RB Sapsucker, little Blue jb and the taller dark grey one to Circle Craft, with the promise that I'll get more to them soon! Then a staff member asked if I plan on making some more salty ones. Oh dear, now I'll feel guilty taking my trip to England…
What did I do for my workshop in Williams Lake? After an enjoyable Greyhound bus ride (8.15am - 4.15pm) up the Fraser Canyon, then beside the Thompson River and north up the Cariboo Highway, Joan Beck met me. As before, when I gave a workshop to Cariboo Potters in 2000, I stayed for the three nights with Joan and her husband Reg. Their home is…
This afternoon I took six jugbirds down to Clarke street in Old Port Moody. The Gallery Bistro there, run by Helen and Rainer Daniels, is hosting the first show of work by 'Inlet Artists'. A couple of months ago we showed photographs of the hands of Port Moody art-makers here, on the walls of Port Moody Library. The hands belong to painters, wood-workers, musicians, and…
I fired my kiln with only a partial load this week because I can't keep the airport Crafthouse shop waiting any longer. This afternoon Alan took photos of the latest work to emerge. There are two pieces by Eric Metcalfe using a new bold combination of turquoise, red and black on Naples yellow. They're quite striking! He'll be donating…
It's good to get back to routine. Just lately I've been trying to get a group of twelve jugbirds ready to take out to YVR. They were ordered before Christmas but I warned Crafthouse that I would bring them in in January. To help fill the kiln we picked up a platter and a plate from Eric at the Western Front on Saturday, en route…