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will be tallied the weekend of April 26, when the exhibition
will be taken down, packed and shipped to Quesnel.

As you probably remember, this is the second year
President Jinny Whitehead has challenged Pottery Guild
members to produce a work of art typical of their style
with only one requirement: it had to fit inside a six inch
cubic box. Potters from around the province responded
with appropriately light-hearted results.

Gillian McMillan produced a jug sculpture of one
of the bald eagles she occasionally sees flying over her
studio in Port Moody. With his white head, fierce yellow
beak and glowering predator eyes he would make an
intimidating presence if it weren't for the fact that he’s
four and a quarter inches tall.

Clive Tucker, Senior Artist in Residence at the Port
Moody Arts Centre, created an ironic sculpture of a car
struggling to free itself from a section of traffic.

“It's a metaphor for trying to break away from the
mainstream, the everyday, from the box we find ourselves
in. But the irony is that we don’ utilize a different vehicle,”
says Tucker.

‘There was also a small but perfectly outfitted Samurai
warrior ready for battle, and nearby a perfectly propor-
tioned dog with a gun in his mouth and a scattering of tiny
bones and bullets at his feet is entitled “Man’s Best Friend(s)”.

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There’s elegance, too. A sensuously shaped white bowl
reveals a golden interior and a turquoise coloured butterfly
seems to have paused only momentarily to become a
pendant for a necklace. ‘There’s a family of five spending
a cozy evening reading and playing board games. A baby
dragon warily clings to the eggshell he’s just hatched from,
and. a small teapot and even smaller tea cup are encased in
their own Lucite box.

Brenda Findlayson, executive director of the Blackberry
Gallery, has reported that many people visited the gallery
during the Port Moody Festival and coverage in the
newspapers has been excellent. This exhibition provides an
opportunity to see a cross section of B.C.’s best ceramic
works. Check the schedule below and plan to come out to
see what the best potters in the province have produced!

Quesnel Art Gallery, June 6-July 4
¢ Pynelogs Cultural Centre, Invermere, July 22-Aug. 3
¢ Kelowna Clay Festival, Rotary Arts Centre, Aug. 8-30
¢ ‘The Old Courthouse Bldg., City of Kamloops,
Sept. 5-27
¢ ‘Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, Oct. 3-30
¢ North East News Bldg., Fort St. John, Nov. 7-28
¢ Dawson Creek Art Gallery, Dawson Creek,
Jan. 12-Feb. 15
¢ Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, Feb. 18 @e

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