Tozan Society News

The week of May [6th is the week we take
apart the hard brick muffle car kiln at Crane Canada.
For those of you who don’t know about the Tozan
Kiln Project, I'd just like to let you know we will be
building a Japanese three chambered wood fired kiln
in Nanaimo during the next vear. (See Jan, Feb, Mar.
issues of the Newsletter for details.) We could sure
use some help taking apart the old Crane kiln, so if
you are interested please call me at 929-9]75, We
also need some billeting for people coming over to
help, if you have space, please let me know. There
are more hard bricks available than you can imagine.
If you have a personal interest in obtaining some
hard brick all the more reason to participate. If you
only have a day or two that you are able to donate,
that’s great, we appreciate any help you are able to
give, Lots of physical work to be done, but it
should be fun as well. You will need to bring:

a mask with purple cartridges, hard hat if you have
one, leather gloves, goggles, steel toed shoes/boots if
you have them,

Extra sledge hammers, brick carriers and other
tools would be useful as well. Don’t think that this
all sounds too physical for you. Most of the work
will be helping to put bricks on to the pallets for
transport. Les Beardsley has lined up free
transportation for the bricks to Nanaimo and has
arrange for them to be stored at the Armed Forces
base near Malaspina College - we just need to get
them on those pallets. The pallets will be moved
using a fork lift thanks to Les, and pallet jacks
courtesy of Greenbam and Crane. This will make
the work much easier,

Crane is located at 225 North Road in
Coquitlam (see map). Phone to let me know you are
coming or if you want to ask me any questions. It's
another exciting step to bring the Tozan kiln closer
to reality.

Carhi Jefferson

New Westminster

FPhoin: Elaine Futterman! Mike Alber eeti

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Sam Uhlick gave a two day workshop at Emily Carr
College in March. Here he is with President, Tam
Irving, slip glazing a pitcher thrown on the first day
of the workshop. Sam's quiet, sometimes humourous
manner and his practical way of dealing with
everything gave the 25 people attending the
workshop a good sense of the focus, skill and
knowledge it takes to make a living as a potter in the
1990's,

Videos Available

Rentals are for a 10 day period from the Powers’ Guikl of
BoC. Fee per video i $5.00 plus retum postage excepl where
otherwise meted. For a list with more detailed descriptions of the
videos call the Guild office and one will be mailed to you.

Bruce Cochrane Demonstration & Slide Show.

L hr slides, | hr deme. 2 brs $20,

Friederike Rahn Demonstration & Slide Show.

The making of a teapot. | Ar

The Tea Party Group show of teapats only

2h ming, no deme

Roona Newensehwander's “Dinner with the Dewil Snake.
Sculptural & functional work. 20 mins.

“Painting with Fire" about Cris Cuiffrida's life and work and
firing an anagarna kiln. 3) mins.

Variations om Raku Ciorden Hutchens demo about different raku
methods. | fr,

Toran shout the building & firing af 2nd Tozan kiln in
Fiagsiall, Ar. 1 Gr.

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May 1954

Potters’ Guild of 8.C, Mewsletter 3