Vic's Art Pots
	Vic has a tremendous love for Mocha Ware and finds special delight in creating landscapes and island scenes that celebrate the beauty of British Columbia.
		Vic also places great store on pottery as art, and art as critique of society. His latest endeavours highlight the plight of the women of Myanmar, and he's developed some beautiful ring-necked bottles to express his anguish about what he sees as the human zoo these women now find themselves in.
	More About Vic
	Though Vic was first introduced to clay by Jo, at the time a hobby potter, his love for the medium was truly boosted by attendance at a workshop given by Mick Casson, a well-known and highly respected British potter coming out of the Leach and Hamada tradition of pottery. In 1981 Vic began to work in production pottery studios, and he spent the next 10 years learning to hone his skills as a production thrower. Five of those years were spent working with a friend and mentor, Donn Zver in Troy, Ontario.
	Vic truly enjoys the discipline required for production work. He sees a delicious irony in the fact that potters using ram presses deliberately attempt to make pots look different, while production throwers strive for the exact opposite, seeking to keep their pots as uniform as possible. Vic also believes it is extremely important for production potters to stay fresh. This means attending workshops and courses with a number of masters in order to continue to find inspiration and renewed zest. It also inspires him to continue to study glaze chemistry and to experiment with new glazes as often as possible. Though the work in the showroom reflects new inspirations and old patterns seem to disappear from the shelves over time, collectors can request custom pieces in their special patterns. Orders for these customers can usually be completed within 6 to 8 weeks. Vic's work has found its way to many parts of the world. He has been shown in a number of galleries, but currently prefers to sell his work directly from his studio, or through the Pottery Store in Chemainus.