Proposed Wood Firing Conference 2006
Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, New South
Wales, Australia

Five day conference
Monday 17th April - Friday 21st April 2006
(Monday 17th is Easter Monday). Arrive Monday morning
Stay five nights, depart Saturday 22nd by 10am
Accommodation (including all meals) Share $370
Single ($410) (limited rooms available for singles)
Course fee: $460 per student
Accommodation is basic but comfortable. Sharing with one,
two or three others. All linen provided. Washing and ironing
facilities, television, kitchen etc. (Accommodation in adjacent
boarding school - same as Sturt uses every year for Sturt
Summer School).
All meals to be provided - dietary variations available.
The course will be held over five days
Day one - introduction and packing of kilns
Day two - firing according to rosters. Demonstrations
and slides
Day three - tour of Southern Highands in mini bus plus
lunch etc
Day four- (as above)
Day five - (as above)
Demonstrations to be provided on three days by well known
Southern Highlands potters:
Sandy Lockwood - salt glaze and wood firing

Stephen Harrison - wood firing (written several articles about
Australian timbers and kiln design)

Paul Davis - making, throwing, and Japanese experience

All three demonstrations will include slide presentations.

All pots are to be sent to, or brought with students to, Sturt
Pottery prior to Day one of the course

At the conclusion of the firing, students may take pieces with
them, or ship items back to Canada. A surcharge of $50 per
student will cover bubble wrap and boxes which Sturt will
provide.

STURT Range Rd., Mittagong, 2575 NSW, Australia, Ph
+61 2 4860 2083 www.sturt.nsw.edu.au

Cost for flights- $1726 which is worst case scenario.If we can
change dates to after April 26th $1490 is the worst case sce-
nario. Last year there were seat sales closer to $1000.

This is only for the 5 day conference. I would suggest that you
plan for a minimum two week trip so you at least have some
time in Sydney and or perhaps Canberra. I assume that people
will have different needs and connections that will dictate their
schedules. This makes organizing the travel difficult so this could
be individually organized. If we can arrange things so that we
all leave and return together then we may be able to get group
rates. The price shown is from Anza Travel. Let me know asap if
you are interested in the trip and if you can do better on airfares.

Keith Rice-Jones
604 522 8803
keith @wildricestudio.com

Clay Courses at the Surrey Art Gallery

ADULT continued

Pottery - Level 1
Instructor: Murray Sanders

YOUTH (13-17yrs)

All Fired Up

Create artworks using the potter's
wheel, and learn about handbuilding,
decorating and glazing.

Instructor: Murray Sanders

6 Sessions $65

Thur, June 30, 4-6pm #349581

5 Sessions $69.50

ADULT

Thur, Jun 30, 7-9:30pm #348905

Mon & Wed, July 4, 7-9:30pm #348907

Tue & Thur, July 5, 9:30am-12noon #348908
Tue & Thur, Aug 2, 9:30am-12noon #348909
Thur, Aug 4, 7-9:30pm #348906

Guild Member
Webpages

We are developing an auto-
mated webpage-creation sys-
tem so that members can
make their presence known
on the web. There will be
space for a member picture,
several pictures of work, a

Pottery - Level 2
Instructor: Aaron Nelson

5 Sessions $69.50

Tue, Jun 28, 3-5:30pm #349578
Tue, Jun 28, 7-9:30pm #349579
Tue, Aug 2, 7-9:30pm #349580

Built By Hand

Explore handbuilding methods, and
decorating and glazing techniques.
Instructor: Cheryl Stapleton

4 Sessions $81

Sun, June 26, 1-4pm #352254

Clay courses for elementary and preschool age children are also offered.
Registration: 604-501-5100 or www.prc.surrey.ca

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COLUMBIA g ry 88 Avenue
Sans ARTS COUNCIL surreyEtcentre & King George Hwy.

Ph: 604-501-5566
www.arts.surrey.ca

Conseil des Arts
du Canada

& Canada Council
c> for the Arts

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter

bio, an artist’s statement and
contact The
addresses for the sites will be
of the form:

www.bcpotters.com/mem-
ber/your_name_here. The

information.

cost will be very reasonable at
$15 a year. The initial beta
system will be running on
June 1, 2005. Get your pic-
tures and information ready.

Martin Hunt

June 2005