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1199 Cartwright Se. Granvelle bland
Vancouver Bt, Canada
(R04) fH 5645 W6H FR?

GALLERY SCHEDULE

The Gallery Christmas show will open November 28th
through December 24th, during regular hours, Tues-
day through Sunday, 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.

GALLERY PROFILE

The latest work by Sheila Daykin Lindfield, “Moving
upon Silence” was featured for the month of Novem-
ber. Presently an instructor [of upto lO classes a week
for children aged two to twelve!) at the Arts Umbrella
on Granville Island, Sheila was presented with one of
three Finning awards at CABC's annual juried exhi-
bition, “Made by Hand”, at the Cartwright Gallery in
1988. She is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art,
London, as well as of McGill. The following is her
description of her work.

“It became apparent, very carb in my work in ceram-
ics, that my interest lay with handbuilding, and not
wheel-throwing (although at Chelsea in London, I
certainly had to learn to throw}. The central problem,
for me, with hand-fonmed work has been how to allow
the forms to go off-round, without making them look
arbitrary or contrived. I want them to retain the
balance and serenity of finely-thrown pots, whilst
encompassing the complexity and diversity that
handbuilding makes possible.

I work with a stoneware body that has a large compo-
nent of fireclay, and fire to cone nine. The pleces are
formed using a combination of slabbing, pinching and
coiling. [will use a mold to give the initial curve to the
bowl-forms, which | then modify considerably. My
favourite tool is a hook-bladed cobbler’s knife. Ido a
lot of cutting and remaking before arriving al some-
thing workable.

After the bisque firing, | apply underglazes with
sponges and brushes, and then a series of dry siip-
plazes, using a spray-gun, I am rarely satisfied with
the results of the first glaze firing, and may refire
numerous times. Having begun with a predilection for
an all-white surface, I have become more interested in
colour and texture, and how the surface treatment
can augment the form."

December 15th is the final 1989 furying deadline |
| for new work in the Gallery. As usual, 6 pieces of

new work or slides, along with a typed biography.
| are required.

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EXHIBITIONS

Judy Cranmer, “Feats of Clay", Opening November
29, until December 22, at the

1204 Caledonia Ave., N, Vancouver, 929-7981.

The Shari Gallery, 53 Lonsdale, in North Vancouver
is presently holding its Annual Ceramic show, in-
cluding work by many members of the Guild, Phone
985-1731 for infommation.

The Fraser Valley Potters Guild presents Clay 89, its
juried exhibition at the Maple Ridge Art Gallery, 11949
Haney Place, M.R., 467-5855, from November 12th to
December 17th.

Gail Carney, “Dolls on Paper with Refrigerators",
at the Pitt Galleries, 36 Powell, November 20-Decem-
ber Sth,

The National Biennial of Ceramics Corporation is
pleased to announce that Its 4th jurled exhibition will

take place in Trois-Rivieres from June 12 to August
26,1990. A selection of the works will then be part of
a travelling exhibition which will be presented in
several large cities across Canada. A total of $18,000
in prizes will be awarded to the artists whose works
are selected by the jury. For further tnformation,
check the Potters’ Guild office, or write to C.P. 1596,
ee Rivieres, Quebec, GOA 5L9, or phone (819)374-
44.

Sheila Daykin Lindfield