Potters Place Gallery Monthly Feature Artist

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Friday, November 2nd, 2018
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Potters Place Gallery Feature Artists for November 2018

The Potters Place Gallery’s feature artists for the month of November are local potters Joe Stefiuk and Cori Sandler.

Joe has been playing with clay for over 60 years. Following his retirement, after 32 years as an art teacher, he was able to concentrate on this art form with a focus on pieces fired in gas and soda kilns. While his work includes functional ware such as mugs, yunomies and bowls, what he most enjoys are creating unique masks using human and animal forms. He has also developed his own versions of Vancouver Island wildlife including bear, cougar, owls, whales and wolves.

Cori moved to the Valley from Toronto eight years ago. She is a functional potter which means she loves to make pots that can be used for every day food preparation and serving. While she enjoys making all kinds of pottery, she most adores mugs as they are the most personal pieces a person will ever own.

Her work is both meditative and highly decorative. She spends a lot of time considering and working on glazing her pieces in order to achieve unique and special pots. Her use of white clay and multiple layers of glaze produce truly unique colour combinations.