—Albert Einstein

—Moses ibn Ezra (1055-1138?)

Lisbon, 1995…

I chanced across a photo of this sugar packet today… an effective visual narrative conveying an important message (in any language) by means of a simple illustration. I had pocketed a few of these in a street cafe in Portugal in the mid-1990s, and one has been pinned to a cork-board above my desk (amidst much other ephemera) for many years.

Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba

If you’re in Manitoba or NW Ontario this weekend, please feel free to drop by What? Clay Art & Curios (Evelin Richter’s studio) during the 10th Wave Artists’ Studio Tour… from 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday (3 and 4 September), several dozen Interlake artists and galleries will fling open their doors and welcome you in for an intimate view of how they work.

Ev’s been busy completing a number of figurative ceramic sculptures which will be on display in her studio (and her piece Not Jane Eyre, shown below, is now on exhibit at the Fishfly Gallery as well).

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—Cesare Pavese (1908-1950)