This November will not be a happy memory for many British Columbians. The province is barely recovering from the horrendous long-lasting rainstorm of two weeks ago and now we are into a second fearful downpour, with a third forecast for next week. Faraway friends have been in touch to make sure we’re OK and yes, we certainly are, but we’re all feeling very sad at…
This evening's little chore is to pack up the most recently painted plates, ready for us to deliver to the Western Front tomorrow. That'll be our Solstice adventure. How marvellous to know our days will get longer now! The glaze firing included plates painted by the most recent visitors, Renée, Monique and Marlene, another one from Eric and four little dishes painted by one of…
What better way for artists to spend a birthday than to get together for a day of painting? Last Wednesday was Eric Metcalfe's birthday and Pierre Coupey's was three days earlier. Alan's was in early August so there were two vast cakes for tea-time! The other Raiders this time were Mina Totino, Philippe Raphanel, Kate Metten, Michelle Normoyle, Cindy Richmond, Tamara Mills and Marlene Madison.…
After a number of firings I was able to take the last of the current batch of Raiders' work out of the kiln on Friday, before I left for Shadbolt Centre for the soda firing. This post features the work of Philippe Raphanel, Mina Totino and her friend Michelle Normoyle. Philippe spent much of the day applying several layers of colours…
What an unusual week it's been here in BC's Lower Mainland. We're told that the snowfall is the first for over 1,000 days so we got dumped on to make up for two mild winters. But I was able to do a bisque, then glaze and fire the kiln again without the power going out. Yesterday I emptied the kiln after shovelling the walkways yet…