I made the recent Raiders wait to see the results of their work until I had filled my kiln. Thursday was the super kiln opening day.. it's always exciting but a little nerve-wracking, even with an electric kiln. First I'll post photos here of the little group of Raiders' plates and then, in my next blog I'll share pics of my own creations. As mentioned…
On the last Thursday in June a small group gathered for a Raid. David MacWilliam and Monique Fouquet arrived here on a rainy day, bearing lunch and their ideas for the day's plate painting. It was so good to have a day of friendly conversation and concentrated art-making once again. David, Monique & me As usual Alan and I enjoyed lunchtime treats, including Monique's made-that-morning…
The last two days have been just perfect! They were my kind of fun. Tuesday saw me joining the team at Shadbolt for unloading the soda kiln. But I will start by telling you about yesterday. Renée and Monique were keen to spend another day here painting plates and we invited Karen to bring Eric out here for a change of scene and an afternoon…
On Sunday the glaze kiln was cool enough to be opened. The jugbirds I've been working on are now finished and I have a week to get them carefully wrapped so that I can take them to England with me. Meanwhile the ever-patient 'Raiders', Monique and Renée will now be able to see how their plates turned out. my flock Renée left two small triangular…
Yesterday was one of those days that turns out just right. Renée and Monique had been trying to find a day when they could 'Raid' my studio one more time and paint plates. I hadn't had visiting artists here to do that since late last year. There were a number of slab plates on hand, some bisque-fired and some bone dry so we chose Wednesday…