Description

Judi Dyelle, tall oval basket with concentric circle decoration, 9.5 x 5 x 4 inches (24 x 12.75 x 10 cm)

In 1967 Judi Dyelle graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art. She was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Excellence. After graduating she received a Canada Council Grant and spent 18 months traveling in Japan and studying with Tatsuzo Shimaoka. Returning to Canada, she began teaching pottery in Toronto and, later, in Vancouver, Montreal and Victoria. Judi was invited to participate in an International Ceramic Festival and exhibition in Mokpo, Korea. In 1984, Judi and husband Robin Hopper founded both the collective “Fired Up! Contemporary Works in Clay” and the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA), both of which remain active. Her work is found in many private and public collections