To start our TriCity Potters' meeting last Wednesday June announced the winner of the Peoples' Choice Award. Visitors to "Fantastic Feast" at Port Moody Art Centre voted for their favourite piece in the show, and the winner is Maple Ridge resident and our board member Brigitta Schneiter. Congratulations! Her prize is a tempting basket of gourmet food from local Eden West Fine Foods. Thank you…
When she attended the Opening of "Clay 2013" at Evergreen Cultural Centre Gloria Barkley was looking for the work of potters (I use that word loosely, lots are sculptors) who are not only members of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild but also belong to our local TriCity Potters group. I will post her photos here and will add any thoughts she may have on the…
Last night the TriCity Potters' show "Fantastic Feast" opened at Port Moody Arts Centre. There was a good crowd, with lots of potters of course, and a good crop of Port Moody Arts supporters. Also showing this month in the other galleries are Port Moody prints and maps to commemorate the city's 100th year of inauguration. To see more photos of the show go to…
It's probably a good thing the rain's returned today. When the sun makes its rare appearances it's too tempting to spend hours outside. I never thought I'd actually enjoy digging out weeds, making room for the perennial plants that I want to have flourish. But now I've had two urgent requests from Crafthouse YVR for some more jugbirds. I keep telling people that having my…
Last Wednesday executive member Kay Bonathan demonstrated how to make a simple two-piece plaster mould to members of TriCity Potters. Her fellow JingdeZhen attendees Carlene Akester, Hannah Chan, Grace Siu and Eliza Wang helped her by lending some of their moulds. Carlene helped Kay to bring in buckets, plaster and a plastic sheet. Kay started right at 7pm by explaining the process, showed samples of…