International Ceramics
Festival Well Worth It!

Aberystwyth, Wales

Not rain, wind and cold, nor travel problems for the presenters kept les
the show from going on this June 29 to July 1. Although it was the first pa

time there for both Rosemarie Greedy and myself, Lynda Jones, ’m
sure this year’s festival was one of the best. It was well organized, had
great presenters and great food.

It took over 45 volunteers and 15 staff to put on this festrval in the
Arts Centre of the University of Wales. Twenty four presenters from
UK, France, Hungary, Netherlands, India, Japan, Mexico and USA
demonstrated their special talents or spoke on their favourite subjects.
We learned about the Japanese Tea Ceremony and the meaning and
correct making of the tea bowl. Special kilns were built and fired and an
almost life-size terracotta horse was built, fired and auctioned.

There were four spectacular exhibitions including the demonstrators’
work, 50th Anniversary of the Craft Potters Association, 17 Prime
Makers from Ireland and Wales, North and South Wales Potters
Association as well as the permanent Craft and Design Shop—all a
pottery buyer’s Mecca and an opportunity to see work from such greats
as the Leaches, Lucy Rie, Mick Casson, Michael Cardew, Ray Finch,
Ruth Duckworth, Walter Keeler, Phil Rogers and David Roberts.

Although Ruth Duckworth couldn’t make it to the festival she was

awarded the 2007 Lifetime Achtevement
Award.

Separate from the festival we visited
potteries, galleries and gift shops and a
highlight was a visit and tea with Walter
Keeler in his lovely home.

With the help of the Maureen Wright
Scholarship and terrific friends to stay with
our trip to the festival was a wonderful
experience. Both Rosemarie and I are
charged with ideas for our own work as
well as possibilities to add to the Kelowna

Clay Festival next summer. Lynda Jones

maha Art Travel

~s,. FEATURING Denys

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James

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