I enjoyed the chance to chat with fellow potters at Crackerjack. Celia Pickles had organized two floors of crafts displays and her husband manned the central check-out. The little gallery is in a delightful location on the beach at Ambleside. I want to live where I can see and hear waves lapping the shore and watch passing ships and seals.

Some participants stayed for the 3 days of the event, taking care of their own table-sized display but I opted to have my jugbirds sit amongst other items on a good central platform upstairs. Our commission was based on whether we wanted to help or not. I was happy to have my work sell itself and take the time to visit Circle Craft on the Friday, attend an opening at Coastal Peoples Gallery in Gastown on Saturday and then just be there for a while on Sunday afternoon prior to packing up. Some of my birds found homes, presumably in West Vancouver, and the rest joined others in a delivery to Circle Craft shop and Gallery of BC Ceramics yesterday. 

My next blog will include photos of ‘Wide Open’, the reciprocal ‘in a little box’ show from Alberta, at the Gallery of BC Ceramics.