The Craft Council of BC is hosting sculptor Debra Sloan's latest solo show 'Les Grandes Dames' at its gallery/craft shop at 1386 Cartwright street, on Granville Island. It's in the building that we knew as Crafthouse in the past. When we found that registration for the Opening on June 6th was full we made a plan to attend Debra's scheduled artist's talk and see the…
This was the day to make a final delivery of pots to Circle Craft to top up my stock there before Christmas. I had a drop-off appointment for 2.30pm. We woke to two inches of wet snow and I don't relish driving in that, but it was melting and I risked it. It was sleeting when I stopped off at the Western Front to deliver…
A Circle Craft customer requested a Stellar's Jay jugbird and a Crow so my version of each were in my recent earthenware firing. There is already lots of my work in the Granville Island Co-op shop but staff said they'd like these two brought in. The sun began to emerge so I opted to drive in to town and give myself a change of scenery.…
I killed several birds with one stone on Thursday. What a dreadful expression for getting several errands done in one trip! Two potter friends, Barbara Tipton and Faye Oakes joined me for a chance to see the show 'Malleable: Changing Notions of Women' at the Italian Cultural Centre. I missed the opening and now have only just managed to catch the show. But several women potter…
Well, perhaps not gems but it's nice alliteration! Certainly the contents of the top shelf of my recently opened glaze firing are jolly. I have already posted pics of all the Raiders' plates that were on shelves below so now I'll show some of my work. I have neglected the jugbirds lately, probably because of the excitement of 'The Raiders' show on Bowen Island and…