It's always exciting to wander through the three floors of Primavera Gallery. There are prints, fine weavings, lots of contemporary jewellery, handmade furniture, sculptures, glass art and of course a huge selection of the best British pottery. http://www.primaveragallery.co.uk Downstairs one finds shelves of functional ware alongside a display case of the very valuable historic pieces by Lucie Rie, Hans Coper and others. I always spot…
We are enjoying having Tony Clennell as a house guest this week. He is giving several workshops at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby. https://www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Arts-and-Heritage/Shadbolt-Centre-for-the-Arts/Arts-Programs/Ceramics/Workshop--Ceramics-with-Tony-Clennell.html Yesterday and today he had a group of wood-firing keeners glazing their pre-bisqued work and loading the kiln. I believe he has volunteers to start the big new wood kiln early tomorrow morning. So there'll be 36 hours of…
Today I am just posting photos of pots I found in Primavera in September. There are earthenware pots and animals by Jennie Hale, salty work by Walter Keeler, Steve Harrison and Jane Hamlyn, abstract colourful jugs by Paul Jackson, large beautiful pieces by Richard Batterham and an amusing sculpture by Tessa Fuchs. The last photo was taken by my brother Bill this week…