Yasuo Terada, Cont. from
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ina tange of sizes ard are made tn a variety
ot clays with various finishes, Ocher
remarkable pieces use flat sheets of
porceluin of staggering size, both as surfaces
for painting, and for structures.

Yasuo experiments at every stage of the
process from finding and processing raw
manertals oo che use af a variery of kilns,
building most of them, including a range ef
different wood kilng.

Growing from aur initial contact with
Yasuo, he will be lecturing, working and
exhibiting in Emonton and Red Deer
under an Alberta Foundation Grant during
June.

BC pomers have a chance oo sec some of
Yoswe's work at an exbubirtien at che Van
Dep Gallery, 421 Bachmonmd, New
Westminister (521 - 7837) through July.
There's an opening on July Sch.

Yasuo will also be giving a workshop at
Malaspina College in Nanaitea on July 11
and 12 with a slide show on the Friday
evening and a follow-up Anagama firing.
His daughter Orie, who has been studying
English in Oregon, and David Lloyd will be
on hand to translare! You can register with
Maureen Beardsley ($50) ac 250 / 245 -
4387.

Keith Rice-Jones

Yasuo Temda

Patrick Horsley

Patrick Horley is an internationally
recamized ceramic artist from Portland,
Cregon. He's been a potter for over 28
years, a college-level instructar, juror for
numerous shows, clay body consultant
wl workshop leader. His work is in
many colleccions throughout che USA.
Pacrick's work is strongly influenced by
architecture - both primitive and
contemporary. He combines many
elements (handles, spouts and lids) into
work that dances and presents a new view
and image of a farniliar form.

The upeeming workshop (to be held
Saturday, June 27th at the Shadbole
Cenere for the Arts) covers thrown and
altered forms in idded and mon-lidded
shapes. Patrick covers clay information
and formulas, tips and problem solving,
glace formulas and suggestions for
achieving certain surfaces and colours at
cone 6 to cone 9 range, He'll be
demonstrating press-molded trays over
Styrofoam shapes, two piece pitchers,
thrown oval lidded casseroles, square
lidded jars, chrown square vases, large
platters and teapots cut from thrown,
shapes with extruded pars. A jam-
packed day! Presented jointly by the
Potters’ Guild of BC and che Shadbale
Centre for the Arts.

Sharon Reay

Tozan News

Wood moving parties will be held several
times over the next few months. The
Tazan needs your help! Call Maureen at
250/245 - 4867 if you want to help, [f we
are going to fire, we need low of wood,

Memberships in the Tozan are now due.
You can alse pay by the cubic fone to fire
pots in the Tozan kilns, So if you plan on
firing more chan one or nwo por, it's a
good deal to join the Society.

The Anagama kiln will be fired under
Yasuo Terada’s supervision from July 13
to July 25. The Nobotigama kiln will be
fired from August 7 co Awouse 22. If you
want to participate in these firings you

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Must contact Maureen at 250/245 . 4867,
Acad, for the person who may be
wondering, you don't have to be there for

the entire firing cycle!

Raku-You

Call for donations ot raku pots for hund-
taising event az Burnaby's Discovery Day.

[f the raku workshop with Texas marvel
Randy Brodnax (July 20 - 24 ac the
Shadbolt Cenere for the Arcs -B2 67.50)
goes successfully, Randy has agreed co satay
on an extra day, firing the kiln and
entertaining the crowds at Discovery Day
on Sacutday, July 25. The ites of che
“Raku-you" is thac the public will
purchase a donared pot for $10 - $15,
glaze it, wotch it get fired and take ic
home. Funds from che sale of che pots
would offser the expenses with any
remaining profits split between the co-
sponsors: The Porters’ Guild of BC, che
Burnaby Porers' Guild and the Shadbolt
Centre for the Arts. This money could
help purchase new equipment or fund
further workshops Discovery Day has, in
the past, attracted up to 5,000 people, so
this is a great opportunicy to raise public
awareness wbout raku, pottery in general
and your organization. {The evere will
anil take place, even if Randy is unable to
attend.)

So please, take a few minutes to create a
couple of simple raku gor oo donate 0
this worthy cause. Drop them off at the
Gallery of BC Ceramics on Granville
[sland or ac che Shadbolt Centre at Deer
Lake {call Sharon ar 205 - 3012 for
details). If you donare 10 pors, you could
be one of the volunteers called upon to
assist Randy during the event - learning
from a master caku artist while supporting
your guild and having s wonderful time.
Juse listening to Randy spin his yarns
promises to be mighty entertaining...

Sharon Reay

An evening of slides with Yasue Terada
Monday July 6th at 7 PM

Mudslingers Clay Studio (688 - 2524)
$5
This is your only chance co see him in
Vancouver.