Vincent Massey's weekend workshop at Coquitlam's Place des Arts was a great success. 30 keen potters were so happy with what they'd been shown. I popped in at the very end in time for Vincent's critique of their mostly finished slab, texture and extrusions platters. And I saw his demo platters - luscious! I was told I'd missed an excellent video too, taken in Whistler.…
Tomorrow Vincent Massey will be giving a workshop at Place des Arts, Coquitlam. This is a joint offering between Place des Arts and our TriCity Potters. The event is sold out and will, I'm sure, leave the attendees enthused about new ways to handbuild platters and trays. This was our poster for the event - assembled by our board member Christine Eastlick. More information about…
Wednesday's meeting of TriCity Potters was another friendly and informative session. I mentioned to the group that we've already been asked if we'd like to make candlesticks/holders for an Amnesty International fundraiser in the Fall. As we like to have a group making session we may well do this at our June meeting. I wrote a little blurb about Heather Cairns' presentation for the TriCity…
Tomorrow the fellow executive members of TriCity Potters will meet here to discuss final arrangements for next Wednesday's meeting, the Vincent Massey workshop in a couple of weeks and other speakers and hands-on activities for the rest of the year. June MacDonald spoke to Fraser Valley Potters Guild last Thursday so she can tell us all about that. It was a dreadfully rainy night for…
Last night's meeting of TriCity Potters was a happy evening. There was a good turnout, some new members, lots of conversation, good cookies and coffee. Over 70 bowls were brought and donated to Coquitlam Gogos. Many more, including my paltry 7 will be added to that total. Hannah Diamond was delighted with the number, quality and size of the bowls. Several of us bought tickets…