My local galleries have been neglected lately so I'm pleased to have fired another group of jugbirds in with all the plates painted by my 'Raiders'. Most of the birds will be delivered to the Gallery of BC Ceramics and to Circle Craft Co-op this week and I'll drop off the plates at Eric's home in the Western Front. But taking the time to go in to town is…
There were seven of my jugbirds in that firing of all the plates. As Don Hutchinson and I chatted at the opening of 'Two for Joy' I asked him how he could be giving up making pottery after all these years. But after a career teaching at Langara and then continuing as a partner in Bob Kingsmill's pottery shop for another decade after that,…
Here are the other jugbirds that were fired in August. I've taken the Flicker, RB Sapsucker, little Blue jb and the taller dark grey one to Circle Craft, with the promise that I'll get more to them soon! Then a staff member asked if I plan on making some more salty ones. Oh dear, now I'll feel guilty taking my trip to England…
This is just a quick little blog to wish you all a happy Christmas day, wherever you are and however you celebrate it. I like to go for a walk and find pretty Wintery berries and evergreens to make a little decoration. When we were children in Shroton I remember being taken to Everley corner to pick masses of holly to take to the church…
Tuesday was very exciting for all of us as it was the day that the glaze firing was finally cool enough to open. All in one day I unloaded, Al took the photos of the finished pieces and then I packed them up and we drove in to Vancouver. I delivered just three little vases to…