From Ashes to Art

June, Linda and I attended the opening of the latest show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics "From Ashes to Art" on Thursday May 4th. Luckily for you it will be up until May 27th but if perchance you can't get in to Granville Island, take a look at some photos here.         Four artists who have been firing their work in Shadbolt…

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Jack Troy pots

Jack Troy at Shadbolt Centre

Last Friday evening three of us TriCity Potters, Linda, Ysabella and I drove over to Shadbolt Centre for another clay-related lecture. Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania had spent the previous days leading firings of the wood and soda kilns respectively. All the participants were excitedly anticipating opening of those kilns the next day.     But while they waited Jack Troy had…

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Read more about the article Opening the train kiln
Tony's vase in front

Opening the train kiln

  On Wednesday the train gang opened the huge train kiln at Shadbolt Centre. By the time I got there at 1pm all the pots had been arranged on three large ware carts according to whether the work was front, middle or back in the kiln. There was a fine warm colour to all the work and happy faces on the workshop participants.    …

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Tony Clennell in my kitchen with Richard Batterham pots.

Tony Clennell

We are enjoying having Tony Clennell as a house guest this week. He is giving several workshops at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby. https://www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Arts-and-Heritage/Shadbolt-Centre-for-the-Arts/Arts-Programs/Ceramics/Workshop--Ceramics-with-Tony-Clennell.html Yesterday and today he had a group of wood-firing keeners glazing their pre-bisqued work and loading the kiln. I believe he has volunteers to start the big new wood kiln early tomorrow morning. So there'll be 36 hours of…

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