Luckily it was a sunny cold day for Susan Delatour Lepoidevin and her partner Rod to drive the 3 1/2 hours to the Coast from Princeton. November can so often be dreadfully wet here and therefore snowy on Highway 3. I'm also pleased that they stopped at Greenbarn to stock up on clay, visited friends, and managed to fit in a trip to Granville Island…
Potter Ysabella Choung rents a little storefront studio on Clarke street in the Heritage area of old Port Moody, next to Gallery Bistro. https://www.facebook.com/ysabella.choung She sells her cheerfully coloured work there, gives lessons and operates workshop time for the public. Recently she suggested that she and her husband could open the shop for a group Christmas Sale for members of TriCity Potters. It's a great…
This past week has been marvellously busy! But now, as I enjoy my five o'clock cuppa after the glaze kiln has turned itself off, I reflect once more that deadlines are great for getting work done! Here's a little rundown of the week: Last Thursday I was pleased to have painted the last five jugbirds in the current group. That's about as many as I…
It's been a busy few days with glorious sunshine and several pottery-related events to talk about, but my first priority today was to get my bisqued earthenware pieces waxed, glazed and loaded into the kiln. Said kiln is now gently warming up and as soon as I see the moisture has gone I'll turn up the rate of heating to 100 degrees F per hour,…
Today's blog includes notes on pots, the garden and a reminder to TriCity potters to bring a pot for 'Show and Tell'. Here it is half-way through June and I'm finding myself often distracted and not getting to my studio. The garden is growing apace, with glorious flowers and less-glorious weeds competing for my attention. The delphiniums are, as usual, astonishingly blue. For our…