Meeting FEBRUARY 18th, 198] is the date of the next general meeting of the Potters Guild of British Columbia. The location is Van Dusen Gardens, 3/th and Oat Streets: Social and coffee 7:00 - 8.00 p.m., business 8:00 - 9:00, and our guest speak- er, Andrew Wong, 9:00 - 10:00, Andrew, a potter from the valley, will present his slides of the potters of Canton, China. The information gathered on his two trips to China will illustrate both functional and decorative aspects, and will be augmented by Andrew's own collection of pots from the area. In addition he will pre- sent his own work. THE JANUARY MEETING was a huge success. It looks as if we will have to look for a bigger place! Vacationing Hiro's chairmanship was taken over for the evening by Laila Petter- sen. Social hour was the usual success, with coffee and lovely fattening goodies, and good conversation over pots and books. The meeting was an update on up-coming events such as the Spring Sale, Ceramics '8] Exhibition, and ways and means of achieving our goal of a Guild gallery. It is going to be a very busy and exciting year for the Potters Guild of B.C.; we look forward to new faces and continued growth. The treat of the evening was Gary Merkel's mini-workshop, in which his refreshing approach to handbuilding with porcelain was enjoyed by all. Thank-you very much, Gary, and welcome to British Columbia. SPRING SALE of the Potters Guild of B.C. will take place Sat- urday. April 18. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m_, Van Dusen Gardens, 37th & Oak Streets. There will be additional information on this gallery fund raiser in next month's newsletter. - Laila Pettersen