This will be your final reminder about NorthWest Ceramics Foundation's special event this Thursday September 30th. There are only two days left to register and bid on 59 donated ceramic treasures. Some potters have dropped by my studio to leave their donated plates. In the past these dessert plates have been a reward for patrons who have attended 'Oven and Kiln', our usual catered feast…
Every shelf in my latest bisque and glaze firings held plates, except for the top one. There I placed four requested Red-breasted Sapsucker Jugbirds, the 'North by North-West (NXNW)' mugs and two bowls for donation for the September NWCF fundraiser 'That Pottery Thing'. To save space here I've assembled the photos with the 'layout' app so that you can see the top and side…
I set my alarm for 7.20am on Saturday so that I was sure to be awake and coffee'd all ready to listen to host Sheryl MacKay on CBC's weekend morning show 'North by NorthWest' or NXNW. Some time ago I read of a new initiative between the show and BC Potter's Guild. Guild members were invited to join a plan to be interviewed by Sheryl if we…
On Thursday evening I attended the preview reception for the Western Front Gala Auction. Son Mike joined me and we took a careful look at all the donated art. There were photographs, prints and paintings waiting for the Gala evening ( which is happening as I write) as well as our six specially painted plates. The Luxe Hall (originally built to house the Knights of…
From the BC Potters Guild newsletter, for FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9th. PANEL DISCUSSION: "THROWN", Vancouver MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The North-West Ceramics Society is pleased to be sponsoring a special panel discussion on the exhibition and subsequent catalogue "Thrown: British Columbia's Apprentices of Bernard Leach and their Contemporaries" published by the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery of the University of British Columbia. "Thrown" was recently reviewed…