Corner Chair

With the first frost on my car this morning
(in Vancouver), fall is now truly upon us,
That means the busy Christmas season
éanmot be far off. [ hope many of you will
take time from your busy schedules to
prepare submissions for Clay ‘98, We would
really like to put our best foot forward This
show is a survey af our members recent
work, so submissions should be of work
1996 of newer. I would like to thank in
advance Gathie Falk and Jeanie Mah, who
have agreed co be our jurors.

Jane is hoping the Christmas event Stems,
Steins asd Servers will be as successful as it
was in 1995, so she will need lots of work.

Many thanks to Don Hucchinson and
Karen Opas for their reviews of Walter
Dexter's and Cathi Jefferson's exhibits.
Anyone who is moved ro concribute a
teview of a show in the gallery or any other
place is more than welcome. It is
interesting co hear someone else's
perspective on exhibitions. The next

Board meeting will be held Now. 27 at 7 pm.

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Ron Vallis.

Clay ‘98/Our Finest Work:

- Deadline for submissions is Feb. 1, 98

- Open to members of the Pooters' Guild of
BC.

- Entry fee of $20 per submission (this fee

will cover the cost of jurors” fees, postage,

opening costs, return of works after the

show, insurance, and the publication of a

pamphlet mailer).

» submissions by slides only.

- up to two slides per piece

- the slides should not be marked, but

accompanied by a separare sheet with your

name, date, dimensions and title, if arvy.

~ Slides must be good enough for

reproduction as we will net have time co do

separate photography berween the deadline

and mail-out. (i.e. the piece should be

clearly defined with a neutral background.

All works shown must be available for sale.
This is a requirement of the Vancouver

Community Ares Council Gallery.

Ron Vallis

Maureen Lynn Wright

Maureen passed away peacefully on October
10, 1997, ac VGH Palliative Care, after a

valiant hagtle against cancer.

Maureen was a creative spire who devoted
her life to perfecting her ceramic art. She
was unusual in that she started working in
ceramics full-time immediately after high
school, and she had mo formal eraining. Her
naturally inquisitive mind enabled her to
learn quickly from the other potters with
whom she came in contact. Not only was
she self-taughe, she succeeded in the
difficult task of earning her living from her
art.

Maureen also became an expert in the many
technical aspects of ceramics. She became
armasrer of decoration, a4 can be seen in
wonderful drawings she did on her pots.

Maureen also discovered a wonderful talent
for sharing her knowledge with others, She
loved reaching and her students became a
second family to her. She also
enthusiastically shared informarton with her
peers. Maureen had a fine mind and leved
to discuss 2 mulnicude of subjects. She was a
fighter, and would readily stand up for what
she believed,

She brought this forthrightness to 2 variery
of volunteer organizations, both in her
community and her art. But most
importance co Maureen were her family and
her friends. She was born and raised in
Vancouver in a large and loving family co
whom she was affectionately known as Mo.

In 1976 Maureen met Brad who became her
partner in both her life and her work. Asa
tiibure and a memorial to Maureen's
generis and loving spirit, her family and
fiends have established the Maureen
Wright Scholarship Fund. This fund will be
administered by Northwest Ceramics
Foundation, and will be available to potcers
who need assistance in either formal or
informal ecucation.

But perhaps the most unforgettable things
about Maureen are her unique sense of
humour, her laugh, and her smile,

Mo, we'll always love you.

Pape 3

The Poster

Stary still én the hand of the Potter

Lie low ‘neath His wonderful towel,

He shapeth and moulden o mercy

The clay that He loveth so maschs.
Sterrender thyself eo His workeng,

The curv and the hallow He wills,

Nor shrink from the pain avid the pressure,

For che vessel He fashions He fills
Inspired by Jeremuah 14:1 - 6.

Donations should be made out to:

The North-Wear Ceramics Foundacion and
sent to: The Maureen Wright Scholarship
Fund, c/o The Potters’ Guild of BC, 1459
Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BX, Vobl
SRT.

Maureen's farnily.

Guild Library Update:

We've purchased a few new books char will
be available for member check-out as of
November |. Qur check-out period is one
month, but that is often stretched for cut-
of-rown members,

The Leach Legacy: St. lees Potcery and its
Inflrence by Marion Whybrow takes a look
at all che porters who apprenticed at Sr. Ives
with Bernard Leach and what chey've done

since.

Potters Beware by Rosemary Perry takes a
look at che hazards of clay, and gives a guide
to toxicity level of various mvaretials.

Sal: Close Ceramides: Ain Tapernanional
Perspective by Janet Mansfield is full of
phoos's and cips from porters around the
world whe work in sale.

A, Potter's Palawe by Christine Constance &
Steve Ogden is a practical guide to creaning
over 700 glaze and slip colours. It is
illustrated in full colour.

Coiled Pores: Traditional & Conemparary
Wars by Betty Blandino (Revised Edition)
shows some of che scunming pos char can be
made using coil techniques. Lots of
photographs, showing both che work and
potters demonstrating a variety of
techniques.