here in B.C. The special Olea Davis award this year went
to Hire Urakami for his continuous support and hard work
towards the Potters Guild and the clay community!
Congratulations to you all.

For those of us organizing this event I would like to thank
all of you who worked so generously, especially Sally
Michener who contributed so much time, expertise and hard
work to initiate our first "Clay Sculpture Exhibition" -
thank you all,

In closing I would like to say that it is very important
that we supported this Clay Sculpture exhibition and that
the sculptors responded in kind. We, as a Guild, have to
encourage all new types and directions in clay, as well as
the traditional. We have to be progressive, open minded,
and willing to share and learn. Ceramic traditions have
changed drastically this century and we must be prepared
to support all competent, sincere work!

Watch for an article on the exhibition in the next issue
of Vanguard Magazine.

If you missed the show and would like a copy of the fine
black and white catalogue, they are still available by
sending a cheque or money order for $2.00 each to our
mailing address.

I would like to point out that all the activities of the
Potters Guild are carried out by volunteers. To organize
and mount such a large exhibition, whether of clay sculp-
ture or veasels, takes an encrmous amount of work. Often
the work is carried by a few individuals, and that without
massive support from many volunteers those individuals
"burn out" because of the tremendous pressures stacked on
them. Once a hard working volunteer has burned out it
often becomes impossible for us to convince them to help
again. That's why it is so vitally important that all of
our members contribute some time and energy each year
towards the Guild's activities (no matter how inconsequen-
tial or small their task may seem). That kind of contri-
bution and cooperation really strengthens us and enables
us as a Guild to achieve so much more of our potential.

Thank you all for helping on the show as well as coming
and supporting our endeavours.

David E. Zawaduk
Exhibition Chairman 1984,