When our son Steve married Jennifer I made them a dinner set as a wedding present. They were thrown with cone 10 stoneware and I had them custom fired at Shadbolt Centre, using their glazes for a reduction firing. Over the years since then some have been dropped and Jen hinted that some more would be appreciated. I checked and found out that she was…
'Life in the Time of Covid' was Alan's suggestion as a title for my newest Pope's Hat Plate. I think it works nicely for how our days have passed since lock-down due to Covid 19 almost three months ago now. When the possibility of being told to stay at home for the forseeable future I felt fortunate in that we have a large house…
This title was chosen for TriCity Potters' upcoming juried show as a way to include a variety of pottery techniques. Who knew what juror, David Lloyd, would select? We were each invited to enter up to ten pieces and no fewer than two, with the understanding that each entrant would have at least one piece in the show. (This has been the system used…
I have been using wetted paper as a stencil between layers of coloured slips. The design can be an intricate image, or merely torn strips as Raider Pierre Coupey has done. I decided to cut random angles in the sides of my strips of newsprint and then experiment with two or three possibilities for the overlaid slip. Porcelain slip on an earlier plate was pleasing.…
This is my last chance to take a look at my new bird friends before I wrap them and nestle them into a padded box for their long flight to England. Some of these are brand new designs so I'm glad to have a photographic record. That way I don't have to re-think which colours go where to give my best interpretation of a particular…