Ceramics on Cortes Island, British Columbia - Born in the Netherlands, Ester Strijbos went on a world trip after finishing her studies (Graphic Design). She made her final move to Canada in 2001 to enjoy the beauty of nature and the vastness of space. A year later she was introduced to clay, and immediately realized it would make a huge impact on her life.

Wednesday

End of program

This is it. I am going home. The program is over. I am leaving Haliburton with it’s piles of snow, freezing winds and frozen lakes. Yes it is very pretty here, cold and pretty but I miss home; the green leaves in the winter , the ocean and the mild temperatures of the BC Coast. And I miss the feeling Cortes gives me. I miss my life. I can’t wait to go back to it and somehow set up a studio. I definitely know now that I want to do pottery on a daily bases.

Thanks Erin & little Seamus for providing such a nice place to live for the 4 months , and thanks Haliburton for getting these special teachers to come. Thank you April for being an awesome technician. Thank you class for letting us be who we are. What a great program.