Workshops and Member News

I spent two weeks in July at Red Deer
College, and drove up with Molly Magic,
We were both enrolled in Ceramics ana
Print, taught by Paul Sco from England.
He wrote the book, Ceramics and Print, a
new edition will be available in Septem-
ber, plus his new book, Painted Clay, was
reviewed in the July/August issue of Ce-
ramic Review (UK).

We were a class of eleven from BC, Al-
herta, Saskatchewan and California, in-
cluding Trudy Golley, the new Head of
Ceramics at Red Deer. What I really en-
joyed was the variety of experience and
backgrounds of everyone and teow much
you can learn from your peers as well as
the tutor, plus the opportunity te work all
day and ewening with no interruptions. We
were fortunate to have slide bectures by
Trudy Golley and Greg Daley, the glaze
king from Australia, who had just finished
lecturing at both Metchosin and Calgary. |
think the opportunity of being able to get
away from the daily gnnd and have the

Debra Sloan Clay Sculpture

Ban of

one urnaby
Parks, Recrwaticm
& Cubweal Sere

FALL

Robin Hopper Design, Decoration & Surface Enrichment
2 sessions Sa & Su 9:30-4-30pm Sept & & 9 $85.60

Linda Doherty Making Pots for Wood or Soda Firing
S sessions M 10:00} 1:00pm Sept 10-Oct 1 & Oct 22 STHAN2

9 sessions (includes model) M 7:00-10:00pm Sept 17 $157.86
Linda Doherty Elementary Extrusions

Qeessions W Mb00- 1:00pm Sept 26 $137.96

Sharon Kallis Terrific Trolls & Sensational Sconces

I session So 1S: 00pm Oct 21 $42.80

luxury of being able to concentrate on
nohing but clay ts tremendous. You build
u very close bond with like-minded peo-
ple, and | think this is one of the great
henefics of the clay world. Everyone is
very happy to share techniques and infor-
mation and these are all adapted in adiffer-
ent way. | have met many great and inter-
esting people al workshops, and have made
many lasting tiendships.

We are always interesting in hearing news
of workshops, to please send any infarma-
Hon te Letia, the editor, you are worrted
about writing, we can help out, Write fe
the Guild office, email or call; see the back
cover for addresses, numbers, etc.
Mage Kineer

Denald Hutchinson was featured in an
unticl: Balence and Harmony: Don
Hurchinszon has crafted earth into exqui-
tite pottery for 75 years. Pacific Rim
Magazine, volume 2, number 3, 2001,
48ff, Langara College, Vancouver BC,

WORKSHOPS

Call for times and details of the following courses and workshops:

Jay MacLennan (Su) Sabrina Keskula (M) Rosemary Amon (Tu) Barbara Toohey (Th) fntreduection te
Potrery * Darrel Hancock Continuing Pottery + Gillan McMillan /ntermediare Wheelthrowing * Darrel
Hancock Throwing — Intermediate‘Advanced * Instructor TBA Woad Firing Workshop

Pottery Open Workshops for practice/non-instructional
Su, M & W 1:30. $:30pm; W $:30-9:30pm beginning Sept 16. Drop-in fee: $6.29 (student), $8.99 (others)

604.291.6364 for information on all fall programs and workshops

SHADBOLT CENTEE FOR THE ARTS
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC VSG 203

2001 Tozan International
Wood Fire Festival
The Tozan International Wood Fire Festi-
val was a greag success. We have Korean
potters wanting io come back for the met
firing and also Michacl from the Quebec
Labrador Border. lt was a very pood firing
and the workshops went very well, as we
knew they would with the quality of dem-
enstrators. The public of Nanaimo and
area Was ancdher success story, ‘They at-
tended the firing in droves. Some came
back every morning, afternoon and
evening. They became trends ag do all
people who come tothe kiln. They came to
see the potters working in the studio as
well as the slide shows at night. The
Nanme An Gallery had the most visitors
in one day that they ever had. People just
kept coming, Please see our web site at
wwwloganbe.co. The pictures arc just
wonderful and tell much more than words.

Nanaimo Art Gallery showed Tozan Fired
works from its recent and earlier firings.
Opening was Poday, August 17 and con-
tinues to August 24,

Maureen Beandtiley

Shuron Kallis

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