After Christmas I wandered into my studio and noticed that I still had the remains of experiments with blue, red and white earthenware clay. I decided to just enjoy throwing with no need to embellish the surface of the few pots I made. Only now, after trimming to reveal the striations, bisque-firing and then glazing with the new, all-forgiving clear glaze can I see what…
On Monday June 8th I joined several other members of the BC Potters' Guild at the Gallery of BC Ceramics for the launch of Contemporary Ceramic Collective. New board member Kathleen McGiveron is the energetic promoter of this new Guild initiative. The idea is that membership of this collective is juried and is intended to bring emerging and established clay artists together for critiques and…
Here are some photos taken at last night's Opening at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. This month's show is titled 'Celebration' and it marks sixty years since the BC Potters Guild was formed. I have to admit being a member back in the early seventies, but I am not a founding member! Current members were invited to submit up to three pieces to the show…
The current show at the Gallery of BC Ceramics 'Put a Bird On It' is open to all BC Potters' Guild members. The slightly fanciful title of the show refers to a quotation from the popular TV show, Portlandia. I gather that it's an often mentioned suggestion for marketing! But it has allowed us to produce slightly silly creations for this show. Certainly it seemed…
The BC Potters Guild newsletter arrived promptly today and as usual editor Melany Hallam has produced a professional, informative and really interesting publication. There is an extensive review by member Kathryn O'Regan of Brendan Tang's talk to the Contemporary Arts Society the other day, illustrated with several of Brendan's complex Manga Ormolu creations. Our BC in a Box show, which is currently being shown in…