Back in the early seventies Alan and I bought our first and only jade plant from the window of a Chinese restaurant in Vancouver. Believe it or not we still have said plant and several of its offspring. Every year I take them outside for the summer so that they can enjoy shade, fresh air and some attention. They survive the winter grudgingly on a…
I think that the six local potters who joined me for a day of painting in July can be very happy with their finished work. Maria and Linda have already popped over to collect their one plate each. Ysabella, Susan and Barbara, come when you can, phone first. June already has hers, with a plan to fire it to cone 6. Maria tells me she…
Later this morning another full kiln will finish firing. Some time on Friday I'll be able to check the results of two fun painting days here, and eleven new jugbirds and some plates of my own. The anticipation is always exciting. As some of you will have gathered, our summer is rather low-key as my husband patiently waits for a date for open…
My recent kiln firing included work by four TriCity Potters and Burnaby artist Bill Thomson. Felicia Hsieh usually works in cone 10 stoneware at Shadbolt Centre and has had her work fired in their reduction gas kiln and in the salt/soda kiln there. So her day with earthenware was a new experience for her. She worked very carefully, using two red earthenware oval plates, applying…
I extended an invitation to TriCity Potters to join me in my studio last Saturday. Last year we had such fun. Only four friends were free to come this time but actually it was just fine, with lots of plates, tiles and space. On Thursday Linda Lebrun and Gay Mitchell came here to use my slab roller to make lots of plates and 6" tiles…