Stepping down
Stepping Down
It is better to been seen as the end of an era rather than
the end of an error. After 15 years of
teaching at my beloved Sheridan College I am stepping down so that someone else
can step it up. I have felt so
privileged to teach there and I owe the staff and students soooooooooo much. I
honestly believe it was the real kick start to what has become a rich life full
of friends in clay many of whom are my former students.
The winds of change have blown me far from the school and as
I have said before if you pick something up you have to put something down. The
year 2015 sees me in West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, New York, Korea, Wales,
Ottawa, British Colombia, Alberta, and Italy. I also have a show in Ottawa, one
very prestigious show in Rochester with some of my favourite potters, a show
with my wood fire mentorship group at The Store in Hamilton, and a wood fire
show at The General in Almonte .In between all of this I feel a big debt to
my Hamilton Potters Guild mentor ship crew and will be firing kilns with them
sometimes the day after I get off a plane and flying out again the day after
the unload. Oh yeah did I say I need
pots for all of this so my arse will be strapped to the wheel.
Andrew Kellner is coming home this summer from doing his
Masters at West Virginia and plans are in full swing for him to work here at
The Cactus Lounge with me. He has an amazing work ethic and I think our
combined energy with make me feel 35 again.
Thank you Bruce Cochrane for offering me this fantastic job
some 15 years ago in a bar at NCECA in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fancy us both
meeting in a bar.
Here are some shots from last night of the Graduating Show
at The Gardiner Museum in Toronto last night. What a great show of pots and conceptual work.
One of the best shows yet and there have been some killer ones. Jordan Scott stole the night with The Gardiner
Award of cash and a show next year. Yeah for pots!!!!!! Korean influenced puncheong jars! Yep, and there is our
Cassara( sorry about the pic). Jordan is
coming to Korea with me
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