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Quick Hits: Craft Biennial

By J Walters on 05/27/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

“Dimensions” is Saskatchewan Craft Council’s biennial touring exhibition of award-winning contemporary craft by Saskatchewan craftspeople.

The new ceramics

By J Walters on 03/22/2019 • ( 2 Comments )

In recent years, the ceramics world has exploded with booming markets and rising demand for everything from unique, hand crafted tableware to collectible art pieces. Returning for its 15th year this weekend, Ceramic Art London is a hotly anticipated confirmation of contemporary interest in this ancient art form. […]

Gretel Boose: A dose of wonder

By J Walters on 08/03/2017 • ( 3 Comments )

Ceramic sculptor Gretel Boose remains one of my all-time favourites. She’s been posting process shots on Instagram recently, as she readies for a studio tour in Uxbridge, Ontario. Learn more about her work on a previous Art Junkie post, here. More of the work of Gretel Boose on

Werner Arnold: Washed in Colour

By J Walters on 03/21/2017 • ( 2 Comments )

It’s been five years since I first posted on sculptor Werner Arnold, whose intricately carved wooden works are washed with brilliant colour. This is one of his newest pieces, showing at Gallery 78 in Fredericton, N.B.

Design: Happy Easter

By J Walters on 03/27/2016 • ( 5 Comments )

Ukrainian artist Ilona Belous hand forms letters in plasticine, including this one for Easter. See more on her Behance site, here. Happy Easter everyone.

Ceramics informed in the Himalayas

By J Walters on 02/13/2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Heidi McKenzie’s story is as interesting as her ceramic sculptures. Five years ago, at mid-life, she rekindled a childhood passion for clay and took a residency at the foothills of the Himalayas in India with Mansimran Singh, student of iconic British potter, Bernard Leach.