Eric Metcalfe tells me that he's really missing the camaraderie of our Raids and the opportunity to paint a plate or two. Our last creative get-together in my studio was last February. I also miss having the artists here for the day, their conversation and the lovely potluck lunch that they always bring. But recently, thanks to the kind delivery to and from Western Front…
On the last Tuesday of October I took advantage of Canada Post's offer to ship one parcel free, within Canada, on a Tuesday in October. Actually my parcel weighed 12 lbs instead of the 11 lb limit but mailing five more pots to Jonathon's Gallery in London, Ontario cost me only $4! Jonathon had noticed that I had two new jugbirds in the recent…
This would seem to be such a marvellous time to take advantage of my pottery studio and be wildly creative, but like some other artists, I'm finding that the quieter and slower pace of isolated life hasn't been inspiring so far. I'm allowing myself to be distracted by the ever-delightful Spring flowers in our garden and by phone-calls, social media and cooking. Sound familiar? Plus,…
This title was chosen for TriCity Potters' upcoming juried show as a way to include a variety of pottery techniques. Who knew what juror, David Lloyd, would select? We were each invited to enter up to ten pieces and no fewer than two, with the understanding that each entrant would have at least one piece in the show. (This has been the system used…
I have been using wetted paper as a stencil between layers of coloured slips. The design can be an intricate image, or merely torn strips as Raider Pierre Coupey has done. I decided to cut random angles in the sides of my strips of newsprint and then experiment with two or three possibilities for the overlaid slip. Porcelain slip on an earlier plate was pleasing.…