BRANCHING OUT, Priska Stabel
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General information: BRANCHING OUT, Priska Stabel Winter Creek Pottery, 178 Ross Durrance Road, Victoria Open Tuesday to Saturday 12 to 6 phone (250) 652 5434 Pottery - functional ware with brush design. Ceramic sculptures. Platter with kelp and fish, diameter 35cm Bull kelp is one of the most abundant sea weeds at the west coast. The underwater 'forests' of the kelp are the environment where seals hunt for fish...   Priska Stabel is a potter, paper maker and garden lover. She left her academic career in plant molecular biology to unearth her creative passions. In 1992 she began with paper making and pottery first in England then Germany and moved to Canada in 1999. In Victoria she has potted with Muriel Sibley since 2000. Nature photography along the shores and in the Sooke Hills is her latest fascination. Some of the images find their way onto her pottery. Detail of "Emil's Desk" 22x18x20cm  Cup with long-horn beetle One of these beetles was one day resting on a post at the studio. The antenna are up to 3 inches long.  Pie plate with lake motif Shields Lake in the Sooke Hills is full with water lilies and dragonflies.  Water Strider bowl, 15 cm Water Striders are amazing insects which are common on our lakes and rivers. They posess hydrophobic hair on their feet and move with great speed on the water's surface. |
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Contact BRANCHING OUT, Priska Stabel Email: Please click here to send an email Open: Winter Creek Pottery 178 Ross Durrance Road, phone (250) 652-5434 Open Tuesday to Saturday 12 to 6 |