We've just returned from 4 exciting days in Seattle attending NCECA, the biggest Ceramics Conference on the Continent. My Medalta friend Brenda Sullivan flew out from Port Hope, Ontario to drive down with us. We heard that some 400 Canadians joined the roughly 6,000 Ceramic artists attending and certainly lots of BC and Alberta folks drove or flew down. It was a such fun to…
Quentin Randall at Medalta has sent this invitation to the joint showing of Alberta/BC in a Box. I saw the Alberta part late last year (see posts for Wide Open Nov 17/11) and as mentioned yesterday the complete BC part will be shown in Seattle as part of NCECA. Our theme is On the Edge. I'm looking forward to connecting with other BC potters at…
The BC Potters Guild newsletter arrived promptly today and as usual editor Melany Hallam has produced a professional, informative and really interesting publication. There is an extensive review by member Kathryn O'Regan of Brendan Tang's talk to the Contemporary Arts Society the other day, illustrated with several of Brendan's complex Manga Ormolu creations. Our BC in a Box show, which is currently being shown in…
Now that the Christmas season is over and other people are back at work or school I'm quite content to be back in the studio. I've read the same sentiment from several artist friends on facebook. We look forward to family and celebrating time but actually enjoy solo time doing our chosen passion just as much. My one photo was taken on Granville Island on…