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Gallery of BC Ceramics presents Table Salt

Top image: Sandra Ramos ; Bottom Right:Lari Robson ; Bottom Left: Jackie Frioud ; Left Center: Vincent Massey

‘The Gallery of BC Ceramics is pleased to present “Table Salt”,
showcasing six BC potters producing functional tableware for daily
use. They all fire using the salt glaze process, a traditional method
which incorporates the introduction of salt crystals into the kiln
during the hottest part of the firing process to form a glaze on the
surface of the pots.

‘The resulting surface varies according to the placement of the piece
in the kiln, the amount of salt used, the direction of the flame, and

the individual recipes and firing techniques of each artist.

Jackie Frioud fires a natural gas kiln in Horseshoe Bay, BC. She uses
a sandy clay body and likes clean, contemporary forms and creating
stacking and nesting sets.

Cathi Jefferson, from Duncan, BC, fires a propane kiln and uses a
smooth, porcelaneous stoneware clay. She decorates her distinctive

work with colours and images from nature.

Vincent Massey’s pottery is fired in a gas kiln in Whistler. His
generous forms and gestural decoration are distinctively his own.

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