Materninty Leave is Over!

Many months of sleepless nights and got back into my studio in the summer to work on a group exhibition at Crafts Ontario called "A Sentimental Journey" followed by a showcase show at Jonathon Bancroft Snell in October 2014.

Images to follow.

New Ceramics for 2012

In the last few months of 2011 I reintroduced my old printmaking techniques onto clay.
Clay has a memory and every mark is never lost. The metaphorical potency of clay can be powerfully suggestive, it is my perfect medium.
Recently I have been developing ceramic pigments and hand coloured porcelain engobes. Building up layer upon layer and constantly reworking the surface over periods of time thus creating a history of events.
2012 will begin with a new series of sculptures and wall pieces involving these new techniques..........

Bounty Harbourfront

For September I will be creating a new group of ceramic work for Bounty Gallery on Harbourfront Totonto. The focus will mainly include my abstract landscape vessels and cups as well as my new range of abstract remnant bowls and vases. Here is a snippet of what you can find there by the end of September......

Best in show: Aaron Milrad award

The summer has passed by so quickly although with so much rain and thunderstorms I feel that it may never have happened!! My main craft exhibitions in July were wonderful and the dramatic downpours during the shows made them memorable in many ways.
The most memorable thing that happened is that during the T.O.A.E show I was awarded Best in show for Ceramics by juror Gord Thompson. I won the Aaron Milrad purchase award and I have the pleasure of his company for lunch this coming week. Aaron Milrad has an extensive ceramic collection which I hope to learn more about from the man himself. This week he also chooses one of my vessels to add to his collection which is incredibly exciting. But which one I wonder?
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at the TOAE. It couldn't have been a better show, even though the council were on strike during that weekend.