If you are thinking about being in Japan – in or near Kyoto – during the third weekend of October, seriously consider going to the annual ceramics sale that takes place in Yamashina. The kilns used to be up Dojo-dori along the mountain. You will know this if you have stepped into Kawaii Kanjiro’s houseContinue reading “Annual Ceramics Sale in Yamashina”
Can you? or someone you know help me locate these potters (former potters?)? I do not know if they fit my research profile but they were Americans working in clay during the era.
I am trying to find word of the following individuals. They were Americans who came to Canada. I have not been able to locate them so any assistance would help. Please ask them to contact me at my university address. It is: maryann.steggles@umanitoba.ca They are: Bonita Collins. She gave pottery classes in Toronto and might beContinue reading “Can you? or someone you know help me locate these potters (former potters?)? I do not know if they fit my research profile but they were Americans working in clay during the era.”
Carol and Richard Selfridge
Richard Selfridge arrived in Canada in 1969 to pursue a PhD in Political Science. A native of Seattle Washington, he first studied at Washington State University leaving the United States just before completing his PhD dissertation in Political Philosophy. Selfridge taught at the University of Alberta for four years. He became a Canadian citizen inContinue reading “Carol and Richard Selfridge”
Robert ‘Bob’ Archambeau: Enriches the lives of those around him
Robert ‘Bob’ Archambeau (born 1933) is one of Canada’s most renown ceramic artists. When I asked him when he first fell in love with wood firing, he chuckled and said it was ” probably around the age of five when he made a fire that almost burnt the family garage down.” Bob graduated with anContinue reading “Robert ‘Bob’ Archambeau: Enriches the lives of those around him”
Gunda Stewart
I do not know when I was first introduced to Gunda Stewart. I wish I could remember who it was that told me to contact her because I would like to thank them. I consider her a dear friend, a treasure, that came into my life so unexpectedly. I do remember flying into the tinyContinue reading “Gunda Stewart”
Article I wrote on three Vietnam Era Ceramists appears in Toplerflatt in English!
My good friend Gunter Haltmeyer is charged with the digital layout of the German Potter’s Association journal, Toplerflatt. He does one fantastic job, and I am always so grateful that the members welcome news of what is happening in Canada. The fall/winter edition includes an article I wrote on the work of three VietnamContinue reading “Article I wrote on three Vietnam Era Ceramists appears in Toplerflatt in English!”
Violence Against Women Day
December 6, 1989, was the day female engineering students at the Ecole Polytechnique were massacred in what is called The Montreal Massacre. Marc Lepine had a rifle and a knife. He injured twenty-eight; fourteen were killed. Today is a day of remembrance, not just for those women but for all women who have suffered violence.Continue reading “Violence Against Women Day”