Friday, February 6, 2009
No Drips Allowed — TEAPOTS!!!
The opening of "No Drips Allowed" is getting closer. Teapots are still arriving and enthusiasm is building. Last night we hosted a fundraiser for "Investing In Children" titled "London Gets Mugged". It was our second
Monday, February 2, 2009
Teapots arriving fast and furious!!!
Brian is working busily unpacking, sorting, pricing, photographing and admiring all the teapots that have been arriving for "No Drips Allowed". It has been quite exciting watching the parcels arrive from all over Canada using every shipping method possible. Yesterday Carol-Anne Michaelson hand-delivered her teapots and mugs. This morning guest artist Darren Emenau's teapot arrived from New Brunswick. He was recommended by Peter Powning and Beth Biggs. Shortly after Keith Campbell's teapots and mugs arrived from North Bay. Unfortunately a teapot was broken in transit. It is always frustrating to open a box and see a damaged pot. Saturday Celia Brandao of Toronto arrived with her teapots as did Heather Daymond from Guelph. Then one of Bruce Cochrane's students arriving with Bruce's teapots. It is turning into a teapot extravaganza. There are still a number of teapots to arrive and artists have been calling in regularly to give status updates. We have been getting notice of progress from "I just assembled it---It's in the kiln---It's out of the kiln---It is looking good--- It failed -have to do another---It's on the way!!!" It is exciting to think that there will be almost 100 teapots and around 500 mugs from all over Canada. Opening night there are lots of artists planning to be here. When all the teapots and mugs are set up it will be nice to stand back and enjoy a glass of wine, naturally while contemplating my next cup of tea and wondering whose mug I will use!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
"NO Drips Allowed" to go LIVE!!!
"No Drips Allowed" opens February 12th! Teapots are arriving daily. Check them out by clicking on 'about' and then hitting teapots to see them as they are uploaded. By the way there is an exciting new wrinkle being added to our openings. Kimberly (our BlueWave Media website guru) is going to have PayPal up and running so that as of 8PM EST February 12th viewers will be able to shop online! Not only that but the opening is going to LIVE STREAM!!! You will be able to watch the opening! Kimberly (yet again!) will be initiating this new aspect to our openings. I am very excited about giving you the opportunity to watch an opening as it unfolds. Many artists who are participating in "No Drips Allowed" are planning to attend so this will be a great chance to not only see the pot but check out the potter!! Stay tuned for updates!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Where the teapots are!
To see the teapots that are arriving simply click on 'About' and then click teapots and you are there!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Teapots for "No Drips Allowed" starting to arrive!!!
The teapots and mugs for Brian's show have started to arrive and Brian has been photographing them and putting them online. This show is going to be a little bit different from previous shows in that the opening is going to be streamed LIVE ON LINE!!! Kimberly from BlueWave Media is going to be here to make it happen. Kimberly is our incredible web designer who has given us our new look. Not only will the exhibition be live you will also be able to BUY ONLINE!!! Yes it will be possible to actually buy online starting at 8 o'clock. The exhibition opens at 7PM but for the first hour, keeping with gallery policy, people attending have priority purchasing rights. In the nine years that we have been open we have always given the people attending our openings first choice.
Making our exhibitions accessible online is part of our mandate in making the best in contemporary Canadian ceramics available to a wider audience. We are quite excited about having the exhibition streaming live as many of the artists are attending. This will give you a chance to put a face to a piece of work.
More details will follow but essentially the game plan is:
Live streaming of the exhibition will begin at 7PM
All teapots and mugs will be photographed and online. As work sells between 7PM and 8PM it will be marked such on the web. At 8PM web-watchers can join the party!!!!
More details to follow as the story unfolds!!!
Making our exhibitions accessible online is part of our mandate in making the best in contemporary Canadian ceramics available to a wider audience. We are quite excited about having the exhibition streaming live as many of the artists are attending. This will give you a chance to put a face to a piece of work.
More details will follow but essentially the game plan is:
Live streaming of the exhibition will begin at 7PM
All teapots and mugs will be photographed and online. As work sells between 7PM and 8PM it will be marked such on the web. At 8PM web-watchers can join the party!!!!
More details to follow as the story unfolds!!!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
New Work Arriving for February Exhibition!!
Happy New Year! Brian and I are now back from our annual studio tour (more about that at a later date). Now it is back to work and preparations for our first events of the new year. February 5th is our second fund raiser for Investing In Children titled "London Gets Mugged 2". Last year was a huge success and we are looking to raise the bar this year and raise even more money. There are more details of this even elsewhere on the site.
Our first gallery event this year is "No Drips Allowed". Brian has worked very hard organizing this event and it is promising to be quite exciting. As you may be aware the teapot is besides being one of the most collected items in ceramics also a true testament to the skill of the potter. For this exhibition artists from all over Canada are participating. This is also an event paying homage to function hence the title "No Drips Allowed".
Teapots began arriving before we left January 1st on our trip. Harlan House was the first artist's work to arrive. Since then not a day goes by that work doesn't arrive. it has been great unwrapping the work of both artists we already carry and that of the guest artists who are participating. The guest artists have all been recommended by artists we already represent.
A particularly exciting aspect of this exhibition is our intent to stream it live on the internet. Kimberly of BlueWave Media will be assisting us in our launch of live stream openings. It will also be possible to buy on-line. We will have Paypal installed by the event and this will give people the opportunity as of 8PM to actually purchase online. The show opens with work going on sale at 7PM but, in keeping with gallery practice, the first hour is for people in the gallery.
Just think you will be able to see the work, see who is buying it and then, if it hasn't sold, buy yourself at 8PM. This is going to be interesting and a first for us. The pieces will also be online for viewing commencing February 1st so you will also have a chance to email or call our toll free number with any questions. I think this is going to be an added enhancement for collectors interested in fine ceramics.
Remember the only separation between an artist's mug and a major exhibition piece is time not quality. This exhibition presents an opportunity to acquire, at a modest cost, a work by a major Canadian artist. Many of the artists are planning to attend the opening so you will also have an opportunity to associate the work with a face. Heady stuff!!!
Stay tuned for more details!!!
Our first gallery event this year is "No Drips Allowed". Brian has worked very hard organizing this event and it is promising to be quite exciting. As you may be aware the teapot is besides being one of the most collected items in ceramics also a true testament to the skill of the potter. For this exhibition artists from all over Canada are participating. This is also an event paying homage to function hence the title "No Drips Allowed".
Teapots began arriving before we left January 1st on our trip. Harlan House was the first artist's work to arrive. Since then not a day goes by that work doesn't arrive. it has been great unwrapping the work of both artists we already carry and that of the guest artists who are participating. The guest artists have all been recommended by artists we already represent.
A particularly exciting aspect of this exhibition is our intent to stream it live on the internet. Kimberly of BlueWave Media will be assisting us in our launch of live stream openings. It will also be possible to buy on-line. We will have Paypal installed by the event and this will give people the opportunity as of 8PM to actually purchase online. The show opens with work going on sale at 7PM but, in keeping with gallery practice, the first hour is for people in the gallery.
Just think you will be able to see the work, see who is buying it and then, if it hasn't sold, buy yourself at 8PM. This is going to be interesting and a first for us. The pieces will also be online for viewing commencing February 1st so you will also have a chance to email or call our toll free number with any questions. I think this is going to be an added enhancement for collectors interested in fine ceramics.
Remember the only separation between an artist's mug and a major exhibition piece is time not quality. This exhibition presents an opportunity to acquire, at a modest cost, a work by a major Canadian artist. Many of the artists are planning to attend the opening so you will also have an opportunity to associate the work with a face. Heady stuff!!!
Stay tuned for more details!!!
Teapots and mugs already arriv...
Teapots and mugs already arrived for "No Drips Allowed" are from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. More to come
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