{"product_id":"heather-tobe-ceramic-wood-fired-vase","title":"Heather Tobe - Ceramic - Wood Fired Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeather Tobe - Ceramic - Wood Fired vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 8\" high x 7\" wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eHeather\u003c\/span\u003e has been an ‘occasional potter’ for many years in addition to\u003cbr\u003eher full-time career teaching courses in interpersonal and\u003cbr\u003eintercultural communication in higher education, being involved in\u003cbr\u003eteacher education, and facilitating workshops. During her ‘occasional’\u003cbr\u003epotter time, she had the privilege of taking courses with and learning\u003cbr\u003efrom Cynthia McLean, and Louisa Leibman, and a specialized course\u003cbr\u003etitled Painting with Smoke at the Burnaby Shadbolt center of the arts\u003cbr\u003ewith Linda Doherty. During her two years teaching in Hiroshima, Japan\u003cbr\u003ein the mid 90’s, she joined a pottery circle and mentored with a\u003cbr\u003eJapanese potter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost recently, and with her move to the Comox Valley, she has had the\u003cbr\u003eopportunity to devote more time to pottery and has had the pleasure of\u003cbr\u003elearning from Gordon Hutchens in the pottery courses at North Island\u003cbr\u003eCollege.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is inspired by the environment around her – the land, the ocean,\u003cbr\u003eand the vegetation. She also brings home ideas through her travels.\u003cbr\u003eCurrently, she is exploring the interaction of clay and glaze, and\u003cbr\u003eglaze on glaze. For forms, she loves making bowls\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Tobe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42241365475383,"sku":"TOBE-2026-04-19-01","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/3369\/0423\/files\/IMG_7882.heic?v=1779223412","url":"https:\/\/shop.theoldschoolhouse.org\/products\/heather-tobe-ceramic-wood-fired-vase","provider":"The Old School House Arts Centre Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}