Making What the Eye Wants to Touch

A workshop with Chris Staley February 11th & 12th, 2005 Guild
Members: $96.30, prior to January 10th, $107.00 after.

“When makers of clay objects come together they touch and
enrich each other's lives.”

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Potters Guild of BC
and the Fraser Valley Potters Guild are pleased. to present
Chris Staley, professor of Ceramic Arts at Penn State
University since 1990 and. former member of the Archie Bray
Foundation’s Board of Directors. Chris holds an MFA from
Alfred Univeristy, a BFA from Wittenburg University and was
a Special Student at Kansas City Art Institute in 1977-78.
For the past 24 years, he has taught over 100 workshops
worldwide. He has pots in major museums - including the
Smithsonian Institute in Washington and England’s Victoria
and Albert Museum - as well as in friends’ cupboards. He has
had 27 solo exhibitions.

Chris once wrote an article entitled

“How a Handmade Cup Can Save the World’.

In his own words, “The essence of making pots, for me, is
about being human. It’s about strength and fragility. Its
about the intimate moment when the handle of a cup touches
the hand It is about making what isn’t there compelling.
When we stop to take notice of how handles feel or how some
sculptures makes us think twice about what we are seeing, we
slow down, take stock, become more aware of ourselves and
things around us. We become more sensitive. I believe some-
thing good comes of this - we become more willing to under-
stand and appreciate what life has to offer.”

Chris has created works ranging from platters, cups and.
teapots to large, expressive bowls. His pieces appear to have
been shaped by personal and natural forces - from useful to
purely expressive pottery, whose shapes have evolved through
many revisions and refinements over the years. Watch for fur-
ther details on this workshop
in upcoming issues.

For information or registra-
tion, contact the Shadbolt
Centre for the Arts at 604-
291-6864. Quote Barcode #
84946

Sharon Reay

It's THE MAD POTTER’s Birthday!

We are combining our 4" Birthday with

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On Saturday, October 1, :

You can sample up to

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Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter

September 2005