Serving ft Right continurd from previews pape
For Tucker the challenge is to con-
tinue to push the work s boundaries to
create something fresh. His work in
this exhibition reflects the forms and
rituals from his past, but also incarpo-
rales recent West Coast influences.
Among strangely shaped teapots,
you Il find a spaceship dinner setting,
vessels adored with camels and a
few wise men. The spaceship service
has a place setting which, when
stacked, form a flying saucer. The
teapot lands in a man-made hollow to
accommodate its pently curving base.
Salt and pepper shakers cruise along
in a sleck air car.

Tucker continues his exploration of
exotic settings with his contrasting
desert set. Camels and wise men sup-
port bowls and platters conjuring im-
ages of time and places forgotten. All
is accomplished with a curious and
playful sensibility.

The result of Serving It Right is to
delight the eye and imagination as it
presents the viewer with a fanciful
way in which to digest the ritual of
breaking bread. For anyone who has
experienced the culinary wonders of
fish and chips in newspaper, served
with a pickled onion of survived on a
dict of school dinners, you will appre-
ciate the feast set before you.
Christine Conroy

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July/August 2003

Joanne M. Copp
Wawes: Gilded Vessels

Gallery of BC Ceramics
August 7-Septernber 1 Opening Night - August 7, 6:00-8:00pm

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The work for this exhibit is a senes
of sawdust fired and gilded vessels,
which explore the illusion of move-
mem and rhythm, reminiscent of
ocean waves, Each vessel is
handbuilt using coils, shaped and
smoothed with paddles and ribs,
When the forms are complete and
sufficiently dry to allow handling
they are burnished of polished with
a smooth stone, This compresses
the surface and produces a soft
sheen. After allowing the work to
dry completely, a low temperature bisque is
done in an electric kiln. A final firing takes
place in a brick kiln filled with sawdust and
organic materials in which the vessels have
been immersed, The fire is lit and left to burn
undisturbed: the vessels emerge dark and sat-
iny, with random markings from the fire, Gild-

Joanne Copp Sawdust fired wessel lined
with 234k gold, M4. A: 20.0 We 2 em

Joanne Copp Seiche 2003, sawdust fired vessel with
24kt gobd ieterior, He 24.00 We A20 cen

ing is done post firing with various shades
of gold or palladium. The surface to be
Gilded is sanded and sealed with size and
let to cure, When proper tack is reached the
leaf is applied. Any remaining leaf is
brushed off and ifnecessary asecond layer
is added,

The bowls gilded interiors induce a strong
contrast to the exterior surface. Such a
contrast draws the eye along the rim of the
vessel, suggesting the constant motion of
the eternal tides and rolling waves of the
ocean. This motion is both delicate and
forceful,

The resulting vessels are sensuous and
elegant, reflecting a sense of harmony
inspired by the natural world.

Joanne MO Gap

Gillian McMillan
Gallery of BC Ceramics
September 4-September 29 Opening Night September 4, 6:0)-8:00PM

Using a splendid red earthenware clay and slips saturated with stains and applied with fat
pointed Chinese paintbrushes, Gillian McMillan is known for her wheel thrown and altered
shapes. and painterly surfaces. Recently birds have appeared amongst her jugs. The Greek
word amithites means birdlike, and inthis exhibition Gillian plays with the bird shape in both

functional wares and wall pieces.

Gillan MeMillan Jugéird 2002, earthenware
with slips and terra sipillata, 25.4 x 15.2 cm

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