front shelves back shelves The vault soda kiln was turned off last Friday, after techs Linda, Jay and Cheryl finished spraying the soda in. First impressions when the kiln door was opened on Tuesday were that they got it right! Pots were still warm so we wore gloves to pass ware from one excited participant to the next. Below are closer looks at the first…
Some months ago retired Langara College ceramics instructor Don Hutchinson phoned to invite me to give a workshop to Semiahmoo Potters in South Surrey. Since retirement Don has been active with this group of potters and he explained to me that he thought I could talk to them about earthenware, the making of silly birds and the use of colourful slips. These are all things…
This time last week I had just completed a two-day workshop for the Cariboo Potters Guild of Williams Lake. I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend so many miles away from the city, and I hope that the potters I met all found some part of my process useful. There were people attending who were new to clay and keen to learn as much as possible about…