WORKSHOPS
May 9 and 16 Sundays 10:00-

161) Glaze Fondamentals:
Exploring Low-fire Glazes D'Arcy
Margesson. A potter for more than 25
years, Margesson leads this intensive ex-
ploration of glaze chemistry, He mixes,
tests and gives information about a variety
of clear, textured and matte Cone 04 glazes
and coloured ships. Fee: $96.30. Shadbolt
Centne for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave,
Burnaby. Tel: 604-291-6864

May [5-16 Samurday/Sunday 10:00-16200
Building a Clay Bread Oven Linda
Doherty and Nathun Rafla. Fee: 595,23.
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer
Lake Ave, Burnaby. Tel: 604-291-6864

May 30 Sunday [0:00-16:00 Maiolica
Glazing Julia Maika. Hands-on look ut
maiolica from its history to the technical
aspects of firing and preparing the glaze
for decoration complemented by explora-
tion of importance of form, space and
design. Fee: $42.80, Shadbolt Centre for
the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby,
Tel: 604-291-6864

June 21-24 10-00-1600 Philosophy, Aes-
thetics, and Ergonomics of Wheelwork

Les Manning. For professionals and ce-
ramic art teachers, Shadbolt Centre forthe
Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Bumaby. Fee:
$331.70. Tel: 604-291-6864

July 1OVLE and L718

Saturdays/Sundays
10:00-16:00 Raku Johan Cloutier,
Handbwilding techniques, glaze methods
and recipes: slide presentation and assist-
ance firing in the Centre's new raku kiln,
For all levels of expertise. Fee: $139.10.
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 450 Deer
Lake Ave, Burnaby, Tel: 604-291-6864

July 12-16 Form and Imagery in Col-
oured Clays Vince Pitelka. Fee: $326.25.
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6430 Deer
Lake Ave, Burnaby. Tel: 604-291-6864

July 24 10:00-16:00 Photo Images on
Clay Andrew Wong, Fee: $45, Shuswap
Summer School, Shuswap District Arts
Council, Box 1181, Salmon Arm, BC VIE
4P3. Tel: 250-832-6807

July 26-30 (0000- 16:00 daily Mold Mak-
ing for Sculpture Phillip Todd. Fee: $215.
Shuswap Summer School, Shuswap Dis-
trict Arts Council, Box 1181, Salmon Ann,
BC VIE 4P3, Tel: 250-832-6807

ESTHER SHIMAZU

Life-size Figurative Clay Construction
and Assemblage
Course/Workshop/Lecture

American figurative ceramic sculptor
Esther Shimazu from Hawaii ts teaching a
three-week course at Emily Carr Institute
of An and Design from July 5 to 23,
During that lime she prepares parts and
sections for life-size figurative sculptures,
usually female nudes and highly expres-
sive dogs. In the two-day workshop, 10:00
to 16:0) on July 17 and 18, she explains
and demonstrates how she constrvcts and
assembles her work. She completes her
presentation wath a slide lecture on her
work and a discussion of figurative ce-
ramic works.

This three-part educational event prom-
ises 10 be a very informative and exciting.
More details in the next newsletter but
phone now to reserve a place in the work-
shop and/or course.

Registration and information; two-day
workshop: ECIAD Continuing Studies
604-844-3410 or three-week course
ECIAD Student Services 604-844-3899,

available through:

PLAINSMAN

Box 1266, Medicine Hat, Alta, T1A 7M9
Phone 403-527-8535 FAX 527-7508
Intemet: http://digitalfire.com/plainsman

The only clays made from
Canadian clay deposits

A complete line of products is

Clays
Limited

Greenbarn Potters Supply Surrey, B.C. Phone: 604-888-3411
Island Pottery Supplies Nanaimo, B.C. Phone: 250-753-1633
Brickhouse Pottery Supply Cobble Hill, B.C. Phone: 250-743-5839

May 1999