Dear Karen.

Hi! A note here to let you know how
much | enjoy the articles by Bob
Kingsmill, Thought the last one was
grest - | could identify. The customer
always wants it larger, smaller, a
different colour, and then ends up taking
the first one of four that you made for
that soecial order! We must keep our
perspectives of why we are doing what
we are. Thanks Beb.

‘Yours truly,

Pat Munro

(Bob és currently in lreland, hopefully
enjoying lats of fine pats and Bushmills, and
promises an articie for the naxt newsletter.

KO.)

Board of Cirectors Meeting, April 10, 1996

Present: Kaith, Tam, Carel, Faye, Darrel,
Gillian,Jane, Fat, June, Ron and Rob Kell
-Accountant for Year End Financial Review

“Minutes of March 26th adopted as written
“Newsletter Cornmittee to meet in May
“Studio §- this year's ractpient announces,
Discussion on Studio 5 re; bettering studia
tabled, publicity discussed,

"* large oval kiln has been donated to the
Northwest Ceramics Foundation, it will be
installad in studio §

“Carol reported that there were 42
applicants fer “Off the Wall’. lt was
determined the jurying fee should be $200
“Rob Kell, Accountant, gave a dratt report
of the yaar-end. Recommendations
included Keeping better records than
previously (already in process) and to file
yearly tax retums (not previously done.
“Discussion of AGM -Jane presented plan
for annual rapart

"Faya moved that membership fees bea
increased for the year 1387 te cover
increased oosts of paper, printing and
postage, The new fees to be $37.38 + GST
ta make 540.00 (individual), Pat seconded,
all in favour

“Next board meeting has not yet been
sat, dua to scheduling conflicts. it will
be either the end of May er beginning of
June at Meith's house (potluck), Call
dane at the Gallery for a firm date if you
wish to attend.

The AGM, & Rough Report

Here is a synopsis of the items covered.

1) Minutes of ast years meeting adopted

7) Business arising fram last AGM:

Jan Kreger is no longer amecutte cirecier, the ican
has been activated and ig berg pad olf rapidly,
Crarcy Margesson requested finsncial statement be
gant out pmor to the AGI meeting lash year, ths was
Act pasgible thes year as the accouptant was trang to
decipher ite firancial racers. Jane ts comident Mat

AGM,

The aaaigréng of Board Members fo aiMerant
geograpaic localiona was done with varying resuks,
3} Presidents Report Meth Rice-Jones reported
that the board Had tried ta pull tegeiher the loose
ands from last years AGH, The dscaicn to send out
proxies owes oan effed tc emphasize direct
membersnia action at ve AGhl, At tne mailaut of the
last rewsletter, ere were not enough nominees to
fill the reliing beard posilicna, ao sencing dul a balet
wok have been fuble, The proxy vobe was to allow
absent members to wobe in the ewert of nominations
fram the fear atthe AGM The general mood of the
Board was unbest , afer a few diffouk years.

4) Treasurers Report Pat Taddy nepared that the
members equity line Aad falen fom apprcamabely
$32,000 to about $7,000 this year, This was
primarily due fo Keeping ihe Gallery and Guild
finances separate and not factoring in 1294 revenue
in tha 1545 financial staiemers fie, made in clay fees,
members dues raceived prior ta January, etc. }.
By the end af 9995, the membershi equity is
expected ja about $20,000, The executive directors
posilicn wae eliminated when f became obvious that
ihe expected guild fevenue increase from innovative
outside sources vals Nol happening sa we caulk] not
afford the posiien. Reb Kel, accountant gave the
annual financial staternant in fairly clear language.
(the stalement i¢ avaiable al the guild office, and #
you have a Suming desire to pour over figures, we
can ahways maiiias ithe youl. Questions were raised
about the unbreakable Xerox contract that aur former
Grecior signed, bul &5 previously mentioned, we do
hawe it unt! the end of the certury,

5] General Managers report Jane Malthess
stated that the Guild ended 98 in devicit postion, out
had started to change operating procedures before
the enc of the yaar and weil improwe Sy the end of 96.
Far the first lime, there is a detailed monthly budget
which helps pinpaint the cashflow. It was thought
that tha operation would be ata $10,000 loss part
for ihe end of April (profits usually manifest during
the summer and Xmas mertha), but we anty had a
fess of 35,000. The Granvife Island Communky
Business Associalion is sharing advertising and
warking 3 a group to raise their profile. Janes day
te day role as GM was clarifed, re. queries from the
public fer artists, leasors etc.

6) Everybody locoves the Newsletter!!!

T) ~CGammittee reports were given as cutlined in
AGM peeticage (coming to you sacrish).

4) New Business The menbershia fee increase
was approved unanimously by present guild
members, ler some discuasien as te whether the
increase would decrease memberships,

Election of New Board members Caled 3 times
for nominations [ram ficer, no one came forward so
fhe standing nominees were in by aoctaim. The new
name forthe Mewsleter waa voted an, and despite
several ingenious suggestions the cld name was
vated in. Thanks and Farewells were given io
eulgaing board mambaers and ihe new anes ware
welromed in, See the Generel Managers column for
an intro ta our new beard members! Arty reporting
flaws are mine -Mea cua, Karen,

Far Corner Chaic

least one accident, this year & was our tum!
jand we host a load af pots when rear-ended
an the way to set-up. Miraculously Catia

have you aver been in that stuatien when
you think that things jus! cant get warse, |
and then they do? Celia ard | are just
digging ourselves out fram under ona of
thoge times and the calalague of over
commitment, illness, accident and clay)

| disasters makes me wooder why.

next year it will be sent oul well in advance of the | P i
In essence | have a full time teaching fob

compounded by Déstrict and Ministry of
Educaton curriculum initiatives. Fortunately
Celia facilitates this by keeping my classes |
covered when I'm not fete -but then she's
not in the studi Bad timing brought Made
in Clay, Of the Wall, the AGM and our
Fountains and Waterfalls exhibition (at the
Gallery through May] all at the same time, |
Each year at Made in Clay there's been at

walked away with anly same minar muscle
damage to add to a painful bout of shingles.
Then at Made in Clay, | put aut my back &
I'm stil racovering . So wih a pair of
damaged bedies the OGrick salvaging
expedition at Cranes booked for this week
had te go, lt was a struggle fo Sef up our
show. Fountains and Wataralls can't be

tested until they're finished, That's when the

leaks show... And then there were the firing”
disasters; whole shalf stacks coming down,
the warping, the cracking and dropping a
section of my “Off the Wall’ piace while
loading it fora rafire. The replacement piece
was made, farce dried, bisqued and the
inexplicably blew aut its whole side and tock
shelf supports aut with it.

It seems that because there are 60 many
ways that pots can go wrong, It must be why
our chosen involvement is such a strong
metaphor for life itself. We pick ourselves
up and do it again! There is something
compelling about it all, As it's the end of my
term, | shall. be handing over the chair to
someone alse and despite the challenges of
the past year there have been some
enormous positives and I'll probably be
back. | know that | shall miss being on the
beard for the sense of being involved and
doing something for my guild and having
worked with such great peapie. | hope you
all appreciate the time, expertise and
commitment that people make for our
organization (we do get some strokes). |
wish both the engoing and new Soard)
members a year of smacth sailing and
consolidation with Capn’ Jane and the
Gallary crew,

Keith Pine Jones