Acrylic on canvas, 12×16″ I used to see bears fairly often where I grew up in the interior of British Columbia. Once, as a kid, I had to call my dad to come and get me as I was riding my bike home and a black bear would not move out of the road. I…
I have been trying to figure out how to write this post for a few weeks now. I have ventured into new territory (again) and this time it seems a bit scary to share. I have started painting. With real paints and brushes. And it is going ok! I love paintings. I collect paintings. Good…
I glazed the plates from my last post the other day. It was a stormy day, and although my studio is only across the street from my house (the street being the WORLD FAMOUS Cabot Trail) it was a pretty windy and wintery day and I felt like I had blown in from the seas…
Hello, happy new year! I thought I’d do a very quick post of some plates in the kiln. This is the baby in my family of kilns. It is a Coneart kiln from Tuckers Pottery in Ontario, one of three Conearts that I have. I own 5 kilns in total. My two raku kilns…
Yes, that’s right, I love you all, all of you who come and visit my blog and that love will never die. (Well, except for the spammers that try and post comments…they aren’t getting any love from me!) Happy New Year and Happy Valentine’s day too, for that matter. Speaking of Valentine’s Day, I’d…
I’ve been in the studio making plates…lots and lots of plates! Here’s a little video to show you part of the process: (Please excuse the shaky camera, I was filming it with my ipad, so only had one hand free.) A photo of some drying plates: I get excited looking at how many I have…
The making of a Polar Bear Box in photos. Some of the steps are missing photos but I will try and outline the process. The pictures will give you an idea of how I do it and if you want to read the ramblings in between them then you’ll learn even more! Most of these…
Well it seems as if my New Year’s Resolution should be to post more on this blog, but I’m not sure if that would make me actually do it or not!! I made exactly one post last year, so if I only do two this year I will have doubled my efforts. Aim high I…
This Christmas has been really nice. My parents, who live in British Columbia arrived mid-December. This is the first Christmas that I have had any family here (other than my husband Paul and our dog Lola). Most of the time we go out to BC for Christmas or to Toronto to see Paul’s family, so…
Well it was a busy season at Wildfire Pottery, the summer months at least were busy, the fall was a bit slower than normal. Many friendly visitors from all over the world made it a lot of fun. My husband Paul is retired from lighthouse keeping now, so he’s around full time and helps me…
This was taken in my studio. Enjoy! Sarah Oh and thanks to the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design for doing it. Have a look at their website, all newly designed and fabulous looking.
I have always loved pinback button badges. They are such a nifty little way to send a message and show off whatever side of your personality you want. I was thinking about new products to have in my shop and thought hey, I could make buttons!! So I got a button maker and jumped right…
Happy 2011! As usual I am SO far behind in my blog entries, but I’ll try to recap the last few months. The summer was great! Lots of visitors from all over came to my shop. My best season yet. It was a busy fall for me too. After the Celtic Colours Festival…
I got word last week that an image of my puffins has been accepted into a Lark Books publication titled 500 Raku, to be released in spring 2011. I’m so happy because I really like Lark and think their books are well done. I have a bunch of their titles on my bookshelf already. I…
I am pulling warm pots out of the kiln. I love the feeling of them and I wish they would stay warm forever! I was holding one and suddenly I had a memory of myself as a little girl siting in my mum’s studio watching her unload the kiln. Her studio is in the basement…
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