It was a really rainy morning last Wednesday. Some of the Raiders complained of hydroplaning on the Barnet Highway, there was so much rain. All good for the garden. Mina Totino, Philippe Raphanel, Michelle Normoyle, Tamara Mills, Kate Metten and new Raider Mitch Kenworthy were my visitors for the day. Eric was missed. Seventeen plates were painted! It's lovely to watch the concentration that sets…
Three artists, Renée, Monique and Marlene, were here yesterday for the final 'Raid' of 2018. They had a quiet relaxing day concentrating on painting their platters. Renée has completed two of her abstract collage images, Marlene completed work on a pair of platters she'd started earlier and then painted a pair of dishes depicting food and Monique spent her time on a delicate image of…
Five Vancouver area artists trundled out to Port Moody on Tuesday for the first 'Raid' since August. It seems I had enough bisque-fired platters and plates prepared for this group, and there were lots of underglaze colours ready. Pierre Coupey drove here from West Vancouver and Mina Totino, Kate Metten, Eric Metcalfe and Tamara Mills came from Vancouver. As conversation flowed each person settled right…
It's Monday afternoon in a July heatwave and the work from last Friday's Raid is already bisque fired. I'll be able to take all the plates out of the kiln tomorrow morning and make a start on the glazing. My five visitors were rather productive so the pieces have completely filled the kiln. With stilts for glazed bottoms, I doubt whether everything will get in…
Five artists were here the week before last and that's about enough people to work around my table so on Friday another three Raiders arrived for a day of painting. While I had been potting and glazing during the week I managed to prepare some more plates for this group. Luckily for me, potter Robert Shiozaki teaches at Totally Ceramics and at Port Moody Arts…