Medalta Hotel China

I’ve always wanted to stop and see what has been described as Alberta’s ‘Great Wall of China’ at the Medalta Factory.   This will be a wee side-trip that I may take one day, just three hours east of Calgary.  This might turn out to be my first break to stretch my legs.  Only my closest friends know that I have a hotel creamer collection, some of them originating from this very location.  I really enjoy these wee bits of memorabilia.  Rarely can I find these anymore, so there must be many collectors!  Porcelain is one of those materials that I am drawn to.  And, as perhaps you can tell, I am also very caught up in stories and history, so these little objects of function AND beauty really appeal to me.

Hmmm…I also notice that there is artist-residency-potential at this location!

I’ve had some fun playing around with my camera this afternoon, so I got utterly distracted by things while planning on this blog entry!  I really do need to get the manual out for this camera and read about the possibilities.  I used to take zillions of photographs, but have steered away from that in this ‘incubation’ phase of my creative spirit.  As I find ‘things to do’ along the Trans Canada Highway, I’ll post them here.

A Portion of My Creamer Collection