Terry Jackson, a longtime carver in the northwest coast traditions, brings his other interests and studios together in this unique artform. Confirming what he knew intuitively his racial and cultural background, these studies result in the new porcelain works of art. Born on the west coast of British Columbia, he thought it only made sense to know the culture that spawned this vital art. As any artist knows, good art, especially a cultural one is really a Visual language that speaks past the literal mind. In it there are verbs, pronouns, etc.

Being introduced to porcelain through his wife Irene, a professional potter, he saw a picture in his mind of the porcelain, displaying beautifully the light and shadow of relief carving. Loving woodcarving, he designed and brought about the creation of wood originals. All the steps of moldmaking to slipcasting technique, he proceeded to learn and master. Irene researched to find the very best materials for this vision, while Terry learned to know its nature and to develop the translucent quality. Overcoming much difficulty with the medium, he learned the nature of prayer, that of surrendering to the Creator, there is true success.

The porcelain of Tsolum River Studios is made by Terry Jackon with assistance by his wife Irene. As the delicate nature of porcelain is sometimes unpredictable, the edition numbers are kept to a reasonable amount. Some edition may be smaller as there can be more difficulty in those shapes. We at Tsolum hope to produce the highest quality we can and set a standard that may remain for years to come.