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of hc. Ceramic
1359 Carranighs Sc. Grarwilie island
Varcouver, 2C. Canada
(604) BH-5645 VGH SRT

GALLERY REPORT

Nathan Rafla's pew work, entitled
Baskets for my Father's Bedside, will be
featured from April 9 to April 26th, with
a “Meet the Artist” session on Sunday,
April 21st from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Mary Dantels' new work will be featured
April 30th to May 19th.

The Selections Committee will meet in
April for its annual refuning of work in
the Gallery. The deadline for submis-
sions for new work la be juried is Sun-
day April 14th, 5:30 pm. Six slides of
recent work and a typed résumé are
Tequested.

STILL LIVES

Acollection of twelve figurative ceramic
aculptures directed by the artist's Inter-
est in contemporary issues of the North
American male.

By employing a new technical process of
shaping clay, the artist creates lifesize
male figurative studies which appear
frozen in time—held in a stop-frame
moment of their lives. While each is
engaged in his active life, the absence of
the fi@ure becomes haunting. The shirts
and pants suggest an anatomy, yet
nothing of the person exists. Ia he a
hallow shell? a empty being? a person
without substance?

From the age of two [ was encouraged to
be strong: “Men must be strong. don't
show your feelings, don't be a sissy, be
a man.'

Rene Descartes’ “| think therefore ] am”
is incomplete. lt makes me ene-dimen-
atonal. | think—-feel therefore | am—this
makes me whole.

Jim Thornsbury

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Maureen Wright

EXHIBITIONS

The exhibition of the XI Northwest In-
ternational Art Competition For
Crafts, juried by Lois Moran runs until
May 5 at the Whatcom Museum of His-
tory and Art, 121 Frospect St.,
Bellingham [206] 676-6981. See
Kingsmill's Notes, page 4.

Capilano College:

Clay & Textile Arts Program

Two student exhibitions will be held this
year: At Capilano Callege. Rm. A117,
April 22nd through 26th, 10:00 am to
4:00 pm. Information Meeting: A117.
Tuesday, April 23, al 7:00 pri; and at
the Vancouver Community Arts Council
al 827 Davie Street, Vanewuver from
April 23rd to May 1 lth, Tuesday through
Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Satur-
day, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Langare Fine Arts Department holds
its Annual Open House and Student
Exhibition from April 8th to 12th, 10:00
am to 00 pm Monday to Thursday,
and 10:00am to 5:00 pm on Friday.

FIRED UP! CONTEMPORARY WORKS
IN CLAY, May 25 and 26, 199] at the
Metchosin Community Hall, corner of
Happy Valley Rd. and Metchosin Rd.
Hours 10 am to 6 pm.

Pleasures of the Table is this year's
theme of one of the West Coast's major
clay events. The Fired Up group consists
of Judi Dyelle, Pat Webber, Gordon
Hutchens, Sue Hara, Gary Merkel, Alan
and Meg Burgess, Dianne Searle. Art
Brendon, Susan LePoidevin, and Louise
Card. This year the glass artist Morna
Tudor, Tam Irving and Sandra Millott
will be featured guest artiata.

RICHMOND POTTERS’ CLUB holds Its
Annual Spring Sale at the Minoru Sports
Pavilion. 7191 Granville Ave., Richmond,
April 27 and 28, from 10:00 am to 4:00
pm.

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