4 to develop recommendations on ways to get our message to those special buyers, Wa are algo developing information on major hotel and restaurant contacts to ensure that they are aware of the kinds of products that are available through the Gallery. Some time in the new year we will also be developing and making available to all members a listing of potential retail outlets for ceramics products. RUTH DUCKWORTH WORKSHOP oe Tre Ruth Duckworth wre rks hop he tea an October was the most wel 7 attended pottery workshop ever ut on by the Gu4 tel. Over 1100 People regi stβ€” ered for the wecksahop aercd aAatfanded the two A ain een das z . | ~ f : session β€˜ * wt with - β€” eee Ruth. A video of the workshop 48 currently beading prepared By Melanie Cerbin and will be available in the near Future. PoTs AND PEOPLE LAURA ARPIAINEN Every Priday night was special for me in Helsinki. The night when most people of my age hit the clubs or gave parties, my friends knew that they could count mea out, Why? Hecausa [ was always teaching pottery. It all started when in my late teens, I went to a pottery class in the local youth centre, The building, an old cow shed with massive stone walls, housed facilities for woodworking, car and bike repair, sewing and pottery. I loved it. I hardly ever skipped a Friday evening class, and a couple of years later I was hired aS an assistant teacher.