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Harmony Arts Festival this coming weekend – go on, treat your eyes! Instagram: @rusperporcelain

NEW: ‘Arrangements in Black & White’ (…after Whistler, the painter, not the place)

May 27, 2017

  Graphically cool and functional. Prices range from $46 – $80.  

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What’s NEW & Upcoming: ‘Oh Ceramics!’ May 12 – July , 2017 Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta

March 27, 2017

  Section of wall installation: ‘The Tension Between Freedom and Belonging’. Porcelain & graphite for ‘Oh Ceramics!’. This 9 tile piece in the shape of a wreath of butterflies represents my experience of immigration to Canadaprocess March 2017 I immigrated to Canada in 2002 in search of freedom to create my own art; this country…

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’20 Days in Winter’: continues tomorrow with the start of the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl Nov 17-20; One of a Kind (Toronto, Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place) Nov 24-Dec 4.

October 29, 2016

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Taking my clay to market! Vancouver: Circlecraft & The Eastside Culture Crawl. Toronto: One of a Kind. The next few weeks will be crazy!

October 16, 2015
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Harmony Arts Festival this coming weekend – go on, treat your eyes! Instagram: @rusperporcelain

July 27, 2015
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  • New Graphic inspired work from the kiln!
  • UPCOMING SHOW: Harmony Arts Festival August 4th – August 7th (first weekend only)

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A field of embossment! A field of embossment!
Good morning all ye good people! ... It’s always Good morning all ye good people! ... It’s always my favourite time of the year the @culturecrawl is up and running and my studio is brimming over with lovely Vancouverites doing the rounds. ... This year the Crawl is on but in a very different form of course. It is by appointment only and spaces are limited. ***Book your appointment for The Mergatroid Building on the Eastside Culture Crawl Website and you can come by my studio - I hope to see you soon! ... Thursday 19th - 5-10 Friday 20th 5-10 Saturday 21st 11-6 Sunday 22nd 11-6 ... #culturecrawl #eastsideculturecrawl2020
It’s dark and gloomy as I sit in my car on the 6 It’s dark and gloomy as I sit in my car on the 6.20am ferry to Vancouver...so I’m posting this shot of pieces that were made 5/6 years ago. These lanterns are cast very thin, unglazed and take a small candle. This shot is taken by a Bowen Island friend (Larry Adams) and the room was in almost complete darkness - but there was no editing of the image. The lanterns are around 3 1/2 - 4” high. ... A nice glow as winter approaches. ... #lanterns #embossment
Another ‘Yesteryear’ image - modelling this ti Another ‘Yesteryear’ image - modelling this time, from around 6 years ago. I like this shot because it shows the key ingredient for embossment modelling: shadows. The light has to be correctly situated to create shadows. Too much light or flat light and you can’t model embossment - and so I find that I usually work in semi darkness with one spotlight aimed at exactly the right angle. The autumn/winter months are good for modelling embossment. I will have more embossment work to come in the future, I accept that whether in ‘fashion or out of fashion’, popular or unpopular - I have a need to express myself in this form and when I haven’t done any embossment work for a while I begin to get drawn back to it....especially during the low light months. ... #modelling #embossment #plasterwork #bees #shadowplay
Several moons ago I was in Athens, Greece with a f Several moons ago I was in Athens, Greece with a few hours to while away before a flight back to the UK. Instead of hanging around the stuffy airport we made a mad dash to revisit the Parthenon which sits high on a hill overlooking the city. However it was closed! But around the base of the hill were many market traders and there I found an object that interested me. A small handmade, lidded ‘box’ for keys, change, a ‘catch all’ for small stuff...etc.. that could be attached to the wall. I bought it and made my own version - which I embarrassingly (now) called the Omnibox...I know...I was young and foolish:) So these I made in England around 25 years ago I’m guessing. ... The Omnibox. (Nah, still sounds rubbish!) ... #yesteryear #wheredidthetimego
Another ‘yesteryear’ post - these small plant Another ‘yesteryear’ post - these small plant pots I made about 15 years ago during the first few years of our arriving in Canada. If you have one of these then you have a very rare Russell Hackney piece! I think that I only made maybe 10 in total. ... #wheredidthetimego #plantpots #slipcasting #porcelain #mouldmaking
‘Caught in the sun’. ... Throw back piece - I’m going to add some older pieces over the next few days - just because :) ... 12” x 8” ‘Half Poppy’ wall tile. Tea stained & sealed. Probably 2008 (?) when I first made these. ... #plaster #modelling #poppy
It’s really hard to capture the gorgeousness of It’s really hard to capture the gorgeousness of this blush colour... ... Graphic ‘tea pot for 2’. ... slip cast porcelain. ... #teapot #slipcast #ceramics #mouldmaking #blush
Accordion medium canisters 6” x 4”. ... Availa Accordion medium canisters 6” x 4”. ... Available :) ... I’m really loving this N!E!W! shape! ... #canisters #porcelain #slipcasting #mouldmaking #texture #ceramics ...
Exciting things are happening on Victoria Drive in Exciting things are happening on Victoria Drive in East Van! ... @thecoastgoods is planned to open this weekend and I am chuffed to bits to be on their newly installed shelves! The store looks gorgeous inside with all the cool design touches you’d expect from Tanya @mangodesignco ... Wish them well everyone - ‘local’ just got a cool new addition to the design landscape in Vancouver!
A bunch of 6” diameter bowls to start the day. A bunch of 6” diameter bowls to start the day. ... ... #bowl #slipcasting #porcelain #cabinvibe
A blush coloured version - for a customer - of the A blush coloured version - for a customer - of the ‘Faith, Hope & Love’ mug (my reaction to this historical ‘Lockdown’ period) alongside some old friends in a new version: slightly altered shape, no cork stopper now but a proper lid, befitting the stature of the pastry chef bear:) ... If you are interested in either the cookie canister or the mug please just DM me for details. ... #embossedceramics #slipcasting #mouldmaking #modelling #bearcookiejar #faith #hope #love #lockdown #porcelain #mugs #InOurHearts #TheEastsideCultureCrawl
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