Ceramicycle 2005 - Jim Stamper

Bicycles are one of those strange inventions that are both fetish
and. functional. Ceramic objects often share this same balance of
desire and duty.

The relationships that riders have with their bikes are as diverse
as those that they have with other people. Your bike becomes
your friend, your trusty steed and sometimes the most impor-
tant thing in your life. There is a similar relationship that a per-
son has with a favorite piece of pottery. Pots such as mugs invite
us to explore their surfaces with our hands, our eyes and our
lips. We learn every little nuance about the object from bumps
to chips to the best place to hold it. These are familiarities that
come from spending time with our inanimate friends.

This show is a way of bringing both these worlds together. It is
intended to show connections between these two supposedly
different worlds and. how they are very much related.

Jim Stamper

Thank you to all the potters who donated to the silent auction and who made plates for the North-West Ceramics Foundation
fund raiser "From Oven and Kiln”. The event will have taken place after the deadline for this issue, but we will let you know

how it all went in the summer issue of this newsletter.
Rachelle Chinnery, on behalf of the North-West Ceramics Foundation

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