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President’s Message

‘This is my first message as the new president of the PGBC, and I
am extremely pleased to have this opportunity to communicate with
guild members.

First, allow me to introduce the newest members of your board
of directors:

Linda Lewis studied at Brandon University, Red Deer College
and University of Calgary in Fine Art and Education with a focus
on clay. She works part-time as Arts Services Coordinator at the
Burnaby Arts Council, freelances as a web designer and programmer
and tries to find the odd day that she can actually do some clay
work. She is interested in helping the guild understand the exciting
but challenging new options available to them through the digital
world.

Suzu Matsuda has been associated with pottery since the early
70s, studying ceramics at the Vancouver School of Art, now Emily
Carr University of Art and Design. After graduating, she worked
for about five years as a practicing potter. In the 1970s, along with
Larry Cohen, Lisi Siegel, and John Turvey, she opened Kitsilano
Pottery on 4th Avenue and ran it cooperatively for about five years.
After a break of about 10 years, Suzu and partner Larry Cohen again
made ceramics and spent their summers on Cortes Island, where
they have two kilns for glaze and salt fire work. Suzu has traveled
extensively, always seeking to learn how ceramics are made and used
in other places. She hopes to contribute to the art of ceramics in
B.C. through serving on the Potters Guild of BC.

G a | le ry N CWS. By Brenda Beaudoin

Welcome newly juried PGBC members to the gallery: Kasumi
Lapitoc, Fredi Rahn and Deb Taylor. We look forward to creating their
displays and sharing their works with patrons and fellow potters. The
next retail jury deadline is June 4.

We've been forging full steam ahead and we are proud to report that
despite a slow January, we've had increased sales in February and March
compared to last year. These sales increases are encouraging as we've
been working hard to re-focus our direction and achieve our sales goals.
‘The gallery proudly displays your ceramics—from functional pottery to
sculptural fine art with a wide range in price points.

We have encountered some pitfalls at the gallery recently: our
computer zapped (literally) on March 14. We've had some electrical
repairs and some I.T. to sort out. As I write this, we are still without a
gallery computer. We're conducting business as usual but “old school”
style.

As we continue to move forward, please remember that exhibitions
submissions are now accepted year-round. We're also seeking to re-
introduce Student and Collectors exhibitions in 2013—stay tuned. I
hope to see many of you at the exhibition opening for Up the Garden
Path on Saturday April 7, 1 to 3 p.m. This is a great opportunity for
PGBC members. eo

Front (L to R): Wayne Ngan, Mary Fox, Wayne Ngan.
Background, top shelf (L to R): Sandra Dolph, Geoff Searle.
Background, bottom shelf (L to R): Laurie Rolland, Cathi Jefferson.

Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - April 2012

Gabrielle Burke has been studying ceramics at Emily Carr and
will be graduating this spring.

We all want to give a huge thank you to Jinny Whitehead and
Jackie Frioud who have stepped down from the board leaving us
to do some real shuffling to fill these two pairs of very large shoes.
Amy Gogarty is the new secretary replacing Jackie (she will be great).
Linda Lewis, who many of you might know from her work as a sales
person in the gallery, will fill in on communications with an emphasis
on web and electronic communications. Judy Osburn will continue
as Retail Committee chair with Shelia Morissette remaining as VP to
assist me as ] attempt to fill the gap left with Jinny’s departure from
the position of president.

I would like to give a special acknowledgement at this point to
Jinny who was instrumental in bringing me onto the board. I have
come to know her as a warm welcoming advocate of all aspects of the
ceramic arts, and my first order of business as president of the PGBC
is to follow Jinny’s fine example of administrative prudence. I will be
spending time over the next few months trying to get a handle on the
vast knowledge that Jinny holds about the organization and get up to

speed before attempting to put my own stamp on the position.

—Denise Jeffrey