Collecting information on Ineke Pottery has been difficult – it is almost impossible to find details about this artist and her pottery on the web. I’m working to change that. Whenever I see comments come in with additional information on … Continue reading →
Gunther Mele Ltd., best known as packaging experts specializing in jewelry packaging and storage solutions, bags and gift packaging, offered ceramic and pottery items during the 1970s and into the 1980s. The most successful items were the “Beaver Beaus”, which … Continue reading →
Barry Morrison, has expanded on my research page for Lambert Potteries Ltd. with a much more detailed blog entry on David Lambert and his British Columbia pottery. He has “added a page on David Lambert, potter and animateur, to the studioceramicscanada.com website. Often referred … Continue reading →
Re-Posted article by Johanne Yakula of ‘From Times Past’ – DISCOVERED A “NEW” POTTERY COMPANY When conducting research on a topic, one does not always need to ‘re-invent the wheel’ as it were. One of my favourite bloggers, Johanne Yakula … Continue reading →
Internationally acclaimed crystalline ceramic artists, ROD & DENYSE SIMAIR One does not have to go far to find exquisite Canadian pottery. A friend brought these pottery artists to my attention. ROD & DENYSE SIMAIR live and work in Prince Albert, … Continue reading →
History I’ve found very little about the history of this small BC pottery. There seems to be quite a few pieces to be found here in Western Canada – very free-form and organic in shapes and colours. I’ll continue to … Continue reading →
Dates: 1945-1971 [Vancouver] 1972-1979 [Sardis, BC] Location: 4316 Fraser Street, Vancouver, B.C.; 2nd location: 2910 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. People: David Lambert, -d.1985. Retired Canadian soldier, member of the British Ceramic Society, established the first commercial production pottery in Vancouver, … Continue reading →
It is surprisingly difficult to find in-depth information on the company, BC Ceramics. The following information was gathered many years ago as personal research, and I cannot currently find it anywhere online. I began with an article I found on … Continue reading →
This history of Royal Ariston of British Columbia begins with understanding that Royal Ariston was the brand name of a line of ceramics introduced by the Importex Company of Vancouver. From the late 1920s to WWII, Importex, managed by … Continue reading →
