These plates were exhibited at The Burnaby Art Gallery in 2004.

All plates range in size from 12-14 inches across. All have coloured slips and clear glaze and were hand thrown by me. I directed the participating artists in the ceramic process. See video right. All plates can be wall hung.

Millennium Plate Project Contributing Artists

• Wayne Baerwaldt
• Francesco Conz
• Gwen Curry
• Attila Lukacs
• Bryan Lynch
• Sally Michener
• Michael Morris

Other Links

• Nonoise.org
• Earth Day

The Millennium Plate Project

During the 6 months leading up to the end of the last millennium I thought that since this was such an auspicious time I wanted to do something to commemorate the occasion.I decided to create a project using a traditional plate form which I began to call "The Millennium Plate Project".

The piece consisted of 30 handmade plates done on various dates over that time period. Many were collaborations and I invited other artists such as Michael Morris, Vincent Trasov, Attila Lukacs, Francesco Conz, Sally Michener, Gwen Curry and others to paint on greenware ceramic plates.
The remaining plates were done by me and reflect issues such as the riot in Seattle and tax cuts affecting Medicare. Some commemorate events such as "World Aids Day" or pay homage to George Harrison who passed away in 2001 when I was finishing the project as well as one to John and Yoko called "War Is Over, we gave Peace A Chance". "Gay Millennium" expresses a wish for this century to name a few of my concerns.