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Now is che winter of my discontent.
Couldn't resise char, as ic is the day after
labour day, the sun has vanished and
winter has swepc in wich rain and hail.
Most of the cars [ saw on my way down to
the guild office were indeed looking very
discontence. For once, | had the foresight
to bring my big umbrella. Often, if ic is
only drizcling lightly when [ leave the
house, | somehow convince myself chat ic
will clear up and so why bacther bringing
an umbrella with me? This is che same
logic chac operates when | am dressed for
a night our, bur fee! chat] can actach a
handle to a mug without getting dirty!

! have long been interested in clay
houses, and was quite pleased with the
article on cob houses in this weeks’
Courier. [do always wonder how they
hold up in the rain, bue] assume chat
there must be ways to alleviate chia chat
do not involve large amounc of liquid
plastic. They originate in Wales, which
isn't exactly famous for i's balmy climes.
l love the idea of a house that is buildable
by anyone, rather than some nightmare
construction of cheap plywood with
stucco slapped over ir (the standard
conde being built in my meighbourheed).

Deadlines have always been a motivator
for me, and I've usually managed to pull

it all together, even if i¢ means going
withour sleep for 44 hours, Buc my last
cwo clay deadlines have noc been met!
This is a bad thing (as che evil side of
Martha Stuart would say), | chink | may
have run out of my dharmic supply of
deadline grace. I’ve used it with
increasingly reckless abandon the last few
years. Sortof like the three wishes from
the magic fish thing... And we all know
chat clay isn't a material chac lends itself
all chac gracefully to the last minute
endeavour.

lam in a state of disbelief chac ic is time to
start gecting ready for Christmas sales and
[I've already got a few commissions by well
organized patrons,

I volunteered in the Gallery a couple of
days this summer and sold pots co people
who were really and cruly doing cheir
Chrisemas shopping «six months in
advance! I'm not sure whether co admire
them or co conclude that they just don'c
have enough to occupy themselves with,
Linda Dohezty lent me a book of poetry
called ‘Mudwoman”, it’s by a native
potter and is inspiring. Hopefully, we

will get permission to publish some of ic in
furure newsletters! ['d also like to thank
Dennis Doherty for his hard work
redesigning che Newsletter. We all
appreciate it.

Karen Opas

Letters to the Editor

Dear Potters Guild of 3C Members,

We would like to chank you all for your
support during our very crying cime
following our accident. Your flowers,
fruic baskees, phone calls and donations
were greatly appreciated. To all the
Made in Clay participants, the display
was wonderful and the money
overwhelming, Alysa is on the mend.
We had our final chroarcheck up today
and all is fine. Alysa is so glad she will be
able co swim this summer.

Ic is wonderful to belong co an
organization that can be counted on in
hard times. Thank you all for being there
for us.

Amy Huppler
Harry Poliak
Alysa Huppler-Poliak.

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