CREDITS

National Gallery of Fine Crafts Exhibition 1966/67

Olea Davis Heinz Laffin
Michael Henry Glenn Lewis
Avery Huyghe Wayne Ngar
Tam Irving Hilda Ross .
Canadian Pavillon, Expo. 67
Gathie Falk Glenn Lewis
Michael Henry Neil MacDonald
Avery Huyghe
24th Ceramic National, Syracuse
Avery Huyghe Tam Irving

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir:

In the last two issues of 'Western Potter", there have been
editorials on the subject of colour in pottery. I feel that the case
for more colour - indeed more experiment - has hardly been stated.

Pottery is not a moral business - on this level there are no
right or wrong techniques of pottery and if we confine our creative
activities to one formula it will be to impoverish not only ourselves
but our craft. For good or evil we are not Japanese of the nth
century - or even mediaeval English - and our cultural roots draw
nourishment from many sources. We may feel that Scandinavian
pottery is decadent - but can we dismiss the entire range of
Islamic culture? We may feel an aversion to Greek pots - need
that include the racy experiments of Picasso? There is room for a
very wide approach as Mr. Clark's slides earlier this year well
demonstrated. The pots in the Canadian Bi-Annual were very

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