the Provincial Government prior to leaving work with the
retall organization. These forms are now available al
Crafthouse on Granville island. There is a nominal fee for
registering the form which would be more than offset in ihe
event of a retailer bankruptcy.

We have also received two bulletins from Health Canada
outlining proposed changes to legislation controlling the
use of lead and cadmium in ceramic glazes. These
indicate significant reductions in the amounts of these
compounds that will be allowed in ceramic glazes both for
inside and outside surfaces of functional ceramics,
Members who want more information can receive copies of
these bulletins by contacting the guild offices.

At this writing, guild membership for the year has reached
396 persons and groups. Our target for the year was 400
which will probably be achieved early next month.

We have also made arrangements with a number of other

guild and pottery club members to receive copies of their
newsletters and information bulletins. Beginning with this
issue of the newsletter we will start extracting information
on workshops and events that might be of interest to all
potters. If your club or local guild has a newsletter or
information bulletin that we do not currently receive, please
try to ensure that a copy is forwarded to us so we can help
you promote your events.

Mutual of Omaha, the company that provides insurance
benefits for guild members has announced a new program
for members that carry disability insurance that refunds 75
percent of premiums paid in the event of a disability claim
if the beneficiary has made no claim during the previous 10
year period. A Mutual representative should be contacting
members carrying this kind of insurance to explain the
program in the near future.

JAN KRUEGER

CLAY COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Fraser Valley Potters Guild:

September 21: Guild meeting with Gordon Hutchens
September 22: Juried show critique

September 28: Show opening at Fort Langley Museum
September 30-Oct. 1.: Campbell Valley Raku event

Contact: Steve Hook, 855-4287

Richmond Potters Clun:

September 9: Richmond Art Gallery, Sslute to tne Arts,
Juried sale

November 4-5: Arts Centre Winter Craft Sale
December 1-2: Potter's Christmas sale

Contact: 231-6440
Arrowsmith Potters Guild:

Les Crimp has sent along two articles from recent Nanaimo
newspapers indicating that our newest guild is making
something of a name for itself, Evidently, the guild, under
the team name of “Mudslingers* won the intermediate first
prize of $2000 at the Parksville sand castle contest this
year. Also, the group is moving forward with negotiations
to take over the old train station in Parksville and tum it into
a potiery centre. Les has visited here a number of times
and I'm sure his energy will make it possible for this to
happen in some way.

Tozan Society:
Firing Schedule:

Sept. 15: all bisqued pottery to kiln site, care of Elke
Mihic, 388 Camosun, Nanaimo, VOR 5X4, ph. 604-754-
1946. Firing fee: $10. All work must be high fire clay or
porcelain clays. Glazes should be up to cone 11.

Sept. 15—22: Glazing

Sept. 23-Oct. 1: Kiln loading

Oct. 1: First fire ceremony for the tozan Naboragama.
More on the ceremony later,

Oct. 7: Stop firing

Oct. 14: big celebration and kiln opening

Help is needed on firing teams around the clock. Contact
Les Beardsley if you can help at 604-245-4867

Board Chairman, Keith Rice-Jones will be in Revelstoke to
attend the Mountain Arts Festival Sept. 23-24. Guild
members from the area are invited to drop by and see
Keith.

RANDY BRODNAX WORKSHOP

The Randy Brodnax workshop in July tumed into 4 really
educational, inspiring and enjoyable weekend for an
enthusiastic group of potters. On a hot Friday evening,
Randy demonstrated throwing some very big (Texas style)
pots using his dry rib technique with rapid drying blasts of
heat from a tiger torch. VWWhen they were very thin he drew
some snakey lines atound them, stretching the clay from
the inside using his booger finger. He also created some
characters of an alligator and a large turtle (creatures he's
met while fishing) which were thrown, altered and pieced
together.

Randy is a potter bor and raised in Natchitiches,
Louisiana. He received his M.A. from Alexandra
University in kiln design. Now he chairs an ari depanment
at a community college in Dallas where he hosts large