Magyi’s Trip to Turkey with Denys James We all had a marvellous tip. If Denys travels to Turkey again next year, 1 would Lhurovehly recommend it — good food, interesting visits and @ great crowd of people. We stayed round the comer from the Blue Mosque and even managed to sleep through the pre-sumrise call to prayer, We break- fasted on the roof of the pension with views of the Bosphorus and the Blue Mosque. Days were busy visiting all the sites, galleries and muscums, Ann, an English potter with Denys in a donkey =e eaten our vip to a Turkish hushand, dig clay was our translator in Istanbul and joined us to make pots in Avanos, We visited many artists studios and she was ible 1o communicate for us- City of Burnaby Parks, Raceeation & Cublteral Services i We flew to Ankara, the capital and spent the afternoon in the Anatolian Museum of Civilization, What a treasure trove of marvellous pots! What we didn't realize was that the potters of Avanos relied heavily on copies of these to sell tothe tourists! Avanos ts a five hour bas journey away, and in the middle of Cappedocia, famous for its unique rock formations. During 2000 BC, it Was an important trading centre, and since the Hittite period, pottery has been made there. The area is surrounded by rich red clay, which we visited in donkey carts, and dug up the local clay that Denys made into a terra sigillata. Avanos is also a centre for carpet weaving and onyx. We worked in local potter Erdogan’s studio, when not visiting the area or carpet shops! Erdogan broke away from traditional pot- tery and is making murals and wall preces, many seen locally and in [stanbul. Magali Kieer WINTER 2002 PROGRAMS AT THE SHADBOLT Register Now Classes $123.22, 8 weeks starting January 19-24 unless otherwise stated Times 10:00 AM. 1:00 PM or 7:00-10:00 PM Intraduction to Pottery: Jay MacLennan (Su morning), Sabrina Keskula (Mj, Rosemary Amon (1), Fredi Raho (W morning). Barbara Toohey (Th) Continuing Pottery: Darrel Hancock (W) Intermediate Wheelthrowing: Gillian McMillan (M morning) Throwing: Intermediate‘Advanced: Sam Kwan (Sa |2:00-3-00PM) Elementary Extrusions: Linda Doherty (W morning) Clay Sculpture: Debra Sloan (M) $143.12 (includes models) Making Pots for Wood and Soda firing: Linda Doherty (M morning) $79.02 (5 sessions) This course is offered in conjunction with woexd firing wis details TBA. Patery Open Workshops (non-instrectovel) Su, M & W 1:30-5:30 PM: W S:30-9:30PM beginning January 20 Drop-in fee students $4.29; others $8.99, Call 604.29] 6864 for information and registration SHADBOLT CENTRE AUR THE ARTS (350 Deer Lake Avenue Burnaby, RC Va 2A Potters Guild of British Columb: Newsletter Avanos: potter's menveral in town cenire Avanos: this potter has worked with clay for $5 years, Making each pot with oaly 3 pulls, it was nage Watching him Denys James (3 takiig a group to San Miguel de Allende from November 29 to December [4 ane a second rong fe Oenrarce Jonmary I? to February § Info: Denys James 250437 4006 ar November’December 200]