Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics & RBC Award for Glass Award Ceremony

The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery announced the winners of the 2012 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics and the RBC Award for Glass earlier this month on Oct 10th.  The winner for the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics is Eliza Au of Richmond, British Columbia. Carole Epp of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up.  The winner of the RBC Award for Glass is Benjamin Kikkert of Toronto, Ontario. Dominique Beaupré St-Pierre of Montreal, Quebec was the runner-up. 

Congratulations to the winners and runners up as these awards are an honour to be nominated for.  I'm very proud of my friends Eliza and Benji!!!  Hard work does pay off, as these are two very dedicated people!

November Pottery Classes

I will have a new session of pottery classes starting on Thursday, Nov 1st.
No prior experience with clay required! Learn to make cups, bowls, vases, etc. on the pottery wheel.
Hand-building, decorating and glazing techniques will also be covered. It's a 7 week class that will run every Thursday night between 6:30-9:30 pm. Please contact me for more information!

Pottery & Glass Show - Oct 13-14th

 This weekend I will be participating in FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association's
 Pottery & Glass Show.  Please come out and see my work along with other members of the organization!  It should be a great show of handcrafted work and there will also be a farmer's market Saturday morning.  Buy local! 
For details, please see the attached postcard or go to: www.potteryandglassshow.com