I decided that there was time to invite my Raiding friends here for one more day of plate painting. They could use up bisque-fired plates left in my cupboard. I made a fresh one for Renée who wanted to work with a leather-hard plate with slips, for a change. Unfortunately she had a cold on our Raid day last Thursday so my guests were Monique Fouquet, Karen Henry, Allyson Clay and Cathy Busby.
These friendly gatherings have become a much-appreciated element of my life. We didn’t make a thing of this probably being the last one in my studio here. Surely I will be able to invite small groups of folks who enjoy working together to a new studio space that I shall create, right?
Following our tradition, a marvellous potluck lunch helped us along. Monique had baked an asparagus and spinach quiche and bought an apple dessert for tea time. Cathy had made a large pot of lentil and quinoa curry soup, Sally had baked us some bread and bought Gibson’s cookies on her way here from Sechelt via the ferry, and Karen assembled an excellent salad. I am spoiled.
I didn’t feel I could start a new plate for myself at this stage of packing up our household, but I trimmed beaks and added handles to some jugbirds that awaited my attention. Sally took a photo of us as she left to catch a ferry home to the Sunshine Coast.
Today Renée was feeling better so drove out to Port Moody for the morning. She seems to have enjoyed working with slips instead of underglazes, and of course would like to do more..
In this photo you can see that she has purchased some of the ‘Second Hand’ pots that I’ll be offering to new homes on March 1st.
I’ll take photos of all the plates once they have had their firings.
Now we are looking forward to our Edmonton family flying out for a holiday in BC’s rain for a few days, this weekend. I imagine they’ll have good advice for us re packing and clearing out our house. After they’ve left we’ll host the pottery sale and then our realtor will set the house listing in motion. We hope a mostly perfect townhouse will present itself soon.
