Last Monday I waxed all the bisque-fired plates and jugbirds, and because it was a warm day I was able to get the glazing done and then reloaded the kiln. So it was firing all the next day while Alan and I went in to St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver to meet the cardiac surgeon. When that was over we treated ourselves to lunch in Vancouver…
Once again some Vancouver artists drove out to Port Moody to spend a day painting plates. Yesterday's 'Raiders' were Eric Metcalfe, Mina Totino and first-time-visitor Elizabeth Zvonar. All three jumped right in to work, Eric carefully drawing and then painting two more plates in his new series of 'Dazzle' images, Mina painting right away on three of the rimless coupe plates and later, a larger oval…
My recent kiln firing included work by four TriCity Potters and Burnaby artist Bill Thomson. Felicia Hsieh usually works in cone 10 stoneware at Shadbolt Centre and has had her work fired in their reduction gas kiln and in the salt/soda kiln there. So her day with earthenware was a new experience for her. She worked very carefully, using two red earthenware oval plates, applying…
I extended an invitation to TriCity Potters to join me in my studio last Saturday. Last year we had such fun. Only four friends were free to come this time but actually it was just fine, with lots of plates, tiles and space. On Thursday Linda Lebrun and Gay Mitchell came here to use my slab roller to make lots of plates and 6" tiles…
Burnaby artist Bill Thomson is a very busy man. He is president of Burnaby Arts Council, so is always volunteering at their Deer Lake Art Gallery, as well as being actively involved in the drive to have a new larger Burnaby Art Gallery. But he is mainly known for his whimsical found-object sculptures. He also paints and fiddles with computer technology to alter images. Recently…