On the evening before Gailan Ngan's solo show opened at Coquitlam's Art Gallery/Evergreen I happened to be there to see 'Onegin' in the theatre. I knew the show was due to open on the next day, March 7th and asked if I could have a sneak peek. I was allowed.. so my photos have no people in them at all. The invitation says: 'Ngan…
Sorry folks! I've neglected my blog recently. But before too much more time goes by I'd like to make note of some recent events. Friday May 15th 2015. That's a day this grandmother won't forget for a long time! Our daughter-in-law Jennifer produced twin boys, Lucas and Bennett, in Maple Ridge Hospital. They're healthy little fellows and were 7 and 6 lbs respectively. Jen, Steve and…
On Wednesdays and Saturdays during the summer there is a Farmer's Market on Hornby Island. Near the community hall there is an area of forest reserved for this. Some produce-sellers, but mostly artists and craftspeople can leave their semi-permanent display shelves set up amongst the trees. For returning holiday makers it is a not-to-be-missed event and of course for the sellers this means that there…
During the afternoon of the Symposium I walked up the hill to see the display of work that had been fired in the Ombu kiln. I had been invited to bring a piece in, and although I like salt firing best I had a good piece that had been in a good spot on the top shelf of a salt/soda firing in the gas-assisted end…