After the show closed at 4 o'clock a convoy of cars drove across Bowen Island to King Edward Bay, to the home of Kate Bellringer's parents Steve and Cathy Bellringer for a post-show drink. The setting for their house at the end of the road is rather spectacular. The house sits on a little bluff with a fairly steep walk down to the private wharf…
Rounding up Raiders.. Kate Bellringer must have felt like a shepherd moving sheep or a member of the constabulary arresting said raiders over the past few months. Somehow she was able to encourage a large number of the artists who've poddled out to my Port Moody studio for a Raid to deliver one or more of their plates to her office at Burrard Arts Foundation.…
Please join us for the opening ofThe Raiders August 17th – 12:00 to 4:00 PMCurated by Kate Bellringer, The Raiders features works by:Eric Metcalfe, Eli Bornowsky, Allyson Clay, Colette Urban, Monique Fouquet, Paul Mathieu, Renée Van Halm, Katie Lyle, Marian Penner Bancroft, Greg Bellerby, Elizabeth McIntosh, Rick Ross, Lyse Lemieux, Ciara Phillips, Marlene Madison, Garry Neill Kennedy , Cathy Busby , Philippe Raphanel, Pierre Coupey,…
Last week's efforts by the July Raiders have turned out well after two bisque firings and the clear glaze firing. There are lots of plates, by seven artists, so I'll add a first name as a caption to each photo in case they get muddled by Wordpress. Al and I plan to drive in to Vancouver tomorrow, partly to check out Raider Pierre Coupey's…
The most recent group of Raiders have had to wait quite a while to see the results of their painting day. But, after spending time with two groups of family visitors and a couple of weeks fabricating stoneware pieces, I now have all ten of the latest plates all packed up. I think I'll post some photos of the fun things our visitors got up…