The Top Nine images that I've posted on Instagram in 2024 illustrate the important things in my life very nicely. Clockwise from top left: part of a video of me carving stoneware, front shelves of a Shadbolt soda firing, an early salt-glazed jugbird, Susan Johnston of Semiahmoo potters with a bird planter, visitors at my SHUFFLE studio in June, a favourite lidded soda pot, a…
The latest Raid plates are now clear-glazed and fired. I think my guests will be pleased with the final results. For each artist there's a story behind the choices of colours and shapes, with just a few recognizable images. I do enjoy offering them the chance to play with underglazes on plates and hope that we can continue to do this next year. fresh from…
At our November TriCity Potters' meeting we learned of Ilena Lee Cramer's enthusiasm for Wild Clay. Most of us work with clay that has been processed and mixed to specific requirements and pugged, bagged and boxed for us. But Ilena is fascinated with the properties of locally found clay, here in BC. With funding from a unique artists residency from St andrews Wesley United Church…
Four artists drove out from Vancouver this morning for our first Raid in quite a while. We were Renée van Halm, Monique Fouquet, Karen Henry and Cathy Busby. Sadly Eric isn't steady enough these days to make the trip out. We missed him, and I'm putting this blog together quite quickly so that Karen can show him photos of our work day. He started this…
I think members of TriCity Potters were pleased with the results of our group soda firing at the end of October. The rain poured down so we had to pack up our work quickly after we'd finished scraping and kiln-washing the shelves so there was no time to consider each other's pieces. At our upcoming meeting on Wednesday Nov. 20th members have been asked to…