Brendan Tang was our speaker at last night's TriCity Potters meeting and what a successful evening it was! Thank you Brendan for a really clear and interesting explanation of your passion for all things clay, and your description of several of your special projects. Members expressed their happiness with the talk and are particularly pleased to understand exactly what is meant by the title 'Manga…
Don't forget that tomorrow evening is meeting night for TriCity Potters. 7pm at Port Moody Arts Centre. Please bring one or two pots that you've made or found for a discussion. Are you happy with the glaze, form or idea? Do you want advice on improvements or pricing? Your fellow members will offer suggestions. We'll also have a brief AGM, announcements about upcoming events and…
It's been several weeks since I posted a new blog and now there are some items I want to mention. The speaker for the October meeting of TriCity Potters was Port Moody Arts Centre's Dan Severance. I think he spends every spare minute of his days, when he's not at his regular job in a printshop, working in the clay department. He is the go-to…
My latest glaze firing was emptied yesterday so the recent 'raiders' and tile-painters can finally see how their work turned out. Alan took photos this afternoon so I shall enjoy posting a blog about my newest exotic jug birds, and another to show the painted oval plates. But first here is a photo of the finished tiles painted by the small group of TriCity Potters…
There were tiles left over from the recent tile-painting workshop for TriCity Potters so I suggested some of them might like to drop by and paint some more. I told them that I would be busy getting my recently completed jugbirds painted while they worked. So six capable potter friends arrived at 11am, with casual lunch offerings too! and we had a delightful time of quiet productivity…