I left Madeira Park around 9am for the wiggly half-hour drive to Earl's Cove and was in good time for the 10.35am ferry to Saltery Bay, a fifty minute run. With only a brief stop at a viewpoint just south of Powell River it took just over an hour to arrive at the end of the road in Lund. The sign says it all. …
When long-time potter friend June MacDonald heard that I needed to be in Lund by noon on Friday July 5th she suggested I head out on the Thursday and spend the night at their rural home in Madeira Park. So that was my destination on the first day of my big salt-firing adventure! I left Port Moody early and was able to get on the…
Opening my studio to the public one day a year is a marvellous incentive to get the space clean and tidy. Tomorrow is the day of the Port Moody ArtWalk. Like last year it coincides with Summer Equinox. I have publicized the event on facebook and instagram and have sent invitations out to a list of friends. So if you've heard about this many times..…
Some months ago retired Langara College ceramics instructor Don Hutchinson phoned to invite me to give a workshop to Semiahmoo Potters in South Surrey. Since retirement Don has been active with this group of potters and he explained to me that he thought I could talk to them about earthenware, the making of silly birds and the use of colourful slips. These are all things…
What better way for artists to spend a birthday than to get together for a day of painting? Last Wednesday was Eric Metcalfe's birthday and Pierre Coupey's was three days earlier. Alan's was in early August so there were two vast cakes for tea-time! The other Raiders this time were Mina Totino, Philippe Raphanel, Kate Metten, Michelle Normoyle, Cindy Richmond, Tamara Mills and Marlene Madison.…