This would seem to be such a marvellous time to take advantage of my pottery studio and be wildly creative, but like some other artists, I'm finding that the quieter and slower pace of isolated life hasn't been inspiring so far. I'm allowing myself to be distracted by the ever-delightful Spring flowers in our garden and by phone-calls, social media and cooking. Sound familiar? Plus,…
Just five days after our first Raiders' show, at Terminal Creek Contemporary Art Gallery on Bowen Island, the tradition of artists raiding our home continued. Five of the regular artist visitors arrived on my doorstep on Thursday. Luckily the Raid was pre-planned and I had a fresh batch of bisque-fired plates ready for them. Birthday men Pierre Coupey (last Saturday) and Eric Metcalfe (this actual…
Now that Alan is slowly recovering from his surgery I am finding time to get into my studio again. Local artist and TriCity Potter Gay Mitchell asked if she could come and paint any tiles that I have left over from workshops. She has a show scheduled for Gallery Bistro here in Port Moody at the end of November and I believe she'd like some…
I really like the new 'coupe' rimless plate shape I've been making for the 'Raiders', so I've made some for myself lately, using my red earthenware clay. On one I chose to paint the surface with white porcelain slip (which I know 'fits') and then applied geometrical shapes. It is really an experiment to see if the colours jump out or retreat, and my black…
I think that the six local potters who joined me for a day of painting in July can be very happy with their finished work. Maria and Linda have already popped over to collect their one plate each. Ysabella, Susan and Barbara, come when you can, phone first. June already has hers, with a plan to fire it to cone 6. Maria tells me she…