It’s hard to visualize how burning earth yields things of beauty, but it does: just visit the Visual Arts Centre to see the results in the brand-new exhibition, Earth & Fire.
This show of works by the Revelstoke Potters’ Guild, demonstrates how the men and women who like to work with clay in our city are evolving as artists of skill and vision. But don’t take my word for it! Go down to The Centre, located at 320 Wilson, to see the exhibition before it closes on Sept. 25. You can acquire more information by calling 250-814-0261 or by going to www.revelstokevisualarts.com.
And just to give you some visual inducement, here are some photos from the show’s opening on Friday.
Looking like props from a Tim Burton movie, these two works, Spellbound (foreground) and Handy Mug (right) by Mas Matsushita drew more than a few raised eyebrows and twisted smiles at the Erath & Fire exhibition opening on Friday. David F. Rooney photoThese gorgeous works by David Walker — Vase (left) — and Nancy Geismar — Mountain Plaque (foreground) and My Backyard — were front and center at the show. David F. Rooney photoMoonrise, a ceramic wall hanging by Nancy Geismar, clearly demonstrates that ceramics are about far more than just cups, bowls and urns. David F. Rooney photoSandra Flood had a lot of Biblical fun with these statuettes of Adam and Eve and the Angel with a flaming sword. David F. Rooney photoChristina Romeo may be best known as a painter, but she certainly knows her way around pottery, too, as she showed with Collection. David F. Rooney photoDavid Walker's Bowl seems to fuse Greek style with ancient North American pictographs. David F. Rooney photoThe photo doesn't do Lorna Duncan's lovely, multi-coloured Urn justice. David F. Rooney photoThis planter by Cat Mather greeted everyone who entered the show, which is on display at the Visual Arts Centre until Sept. 25. David F. Rooney photoMather also produced Rustic Goddess, which she plans to hang in her garden. David F. Rooney photoPlates, platters and planters by Toni Johnston, Erin Potter and Linda Hay and Heather Duchman almost seemed made of copper — not clay. David F. Rooney photoPotter Cat Mather (left, center) enjoyed talking about her work with Doreen McGillis (center) and Lucie Bergeron at the opening on Friday. David F. Rooney photo
