On Wednesday the train gang opened the huge train kiln at Shadbolt Centre. By the time I got there at 1pm all the pots had been arranged on three large ware carts according to whether the work was front, middle or back in the kiln. There was a fine warm colour to all the work and happy faces on the workshop participants. …
What a busy week Tony Clennell has had since arriving here in BC a week ago today! After horrendous flight delays from Ontario he stayed in Vancouver, at Fredi's, the first night. Then he spent Tuesday at Shadbolt Centre preparing for the Wednesday start-up of his Wood-firing workshop, and wound up chez McMillans that night. We've hardly seen him since except for the odd meal…
We are enjoying having Tony Clennell as a house guest this week. He is giving several workshops at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby. https://www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Arts-and-Heritage/Shadbolt-Centre-for-the-Arts/Arts-Programs/Ceramics/Workshop--Ceramics-with-Tony-Clennell.html Yesterday and today he had a group of wood-firing keeners glazing their pre-bisqued work and loading the kiln. I believe he has volunteers to start the big new wood kiln early tomorrow morning. So there'll be 36 hours of…
Some time ago Port Moody Arts Centre's Kelly Doyle approached me to ask if TriCity Potters would be interested in undertaking another 'challenge' for a good cause. Spoiler alert.. we have been asked to make pendants for inclusion in a 'goody bag' for attendees at the Arts Centre's upcoming fundraiser,'Ladies Night Out' in August. We've already agreed to make flower pots for Amnesty International's Fall…
Recently Cariboo Potters Guild member Leslie Lloyd sent me some photos of the finished work from my workshop in Williams Lake last May. It's always fun to see how the pieces turned out, how bright the slips are and if the glaze behaved properly. Thanks so much Leslie for being an efficient 'tech' for your group and for taking photos. I…