Call for Canadian Artists – ARTBANK

by | Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
ANNOUNCEMENT
Call for submissions

Purchase of Art Works by
Canadian Artists for the
Canada Council Art Bank CollectionDeadline for submissions:
April 15, 2011 (postmarked)

Guidelines and application form.

 AVIS
Appel pour propositions

Acquisition d’œuvres d’artistes canadiens pour la collection de la Banque d’oeuvres d’art du Conseil des Arts du CanadaDate limite pour les propositions :
le 15 avril 2011 (cachet de la poste faisant foi)

Lignes directrices et formulaire de proposition.

Not happy, no sir, not happy.

by | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized


I just read that Southern Ice will no longer be supplied to the USA, and by proxy I assume Canada. You can read the details here on Slipcast – The Ceramics Blog. If only it was April fools, but no, still January. I guess that’s always the risk in making a body of work that is tied too closely to specific material. This isn’t the first time and won’t be the last that supplies of a material runs out.

So Matt and Dave’s Clays are offering to Southern Ice Users that they will send you, for the cost of shipping, a box of their Snow White to anywhere in the U.S. to try as an alternative to Southern Ice. (Proof of use of Southern Ice needed in photo format) Email your proof to [email protected]


But alas, what about us up here in the far North? Maybe I should hang on to my last few bags in the hopes of making my fortune on ebay. Or maybe it’s time to make some work just for myself to keep. A reminder of a lovely clay from a lovely place I once lived that is still very close to my heart.

Wow, I think I’m getting way too emotional over this…
: )

Monday Morning eye candy – Mariko McCrae

by | Jan 3, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Today’s eye candy even gets a thumbs up from my little guy for the amazing cup that Mariko surprised us with this holiday.




And I couldn’t resist including a pic from a recent group of Zombie Gnomes that she created. So incredibly hilarious!

You know you want to see more so check her out here.

Warning – Too much information in this next post…

by | Dec 10, 2010 | Uncategorized

So it’s midday friday and I realized I haven’t yet had a chance to post a site 2 see friday.

We’ve been a bit distracted around these parts lately with ceramics of another kind. The little one is extending his education on all things clay to include the use of a toilet, so there you go, that’s where my mind has been the last few days. I figured rather than fight it, it was as good an opportunity as any to show some related work of Robert Arneson.

Sure it’s an old piece, and i’m sure many of you are very familiar with his work. For those of us, well some of us, growing up on the prairies of Central Canada work by Arneson becomes a part of our ceramic history. The influence of Arneson, David Gilhooly, and other artists of the Ceramic Funk Movement was strongly felt particularly in Saskatchewan where I live and grew up. It impacted not only a similarly aged generation of Canadian artists, but I believe aspects of their approach to clay, humor, satire; and arts and culture references still exists in a younger generation of artists here as well.

Anyway you can read more about this piece here.

And to read more about the Funk Years at TB-9 make sure to check out David Gilhooly’s website here.