During the second 5 days Byron Johnstadt and Charmian Johnson were
the instructors. Demonstrations and instruction in wheel throwing
were altermated with coil, slab and hand methods of forming pots.
Examples of pots made in Vancouver were discussed and evaluated,
and showings of slides demonstrated the possibilities of clay in the
hands of different people and in other cultures.

Charmian gave classes for children in the mornings. The Raku firings
and a visit to one of the clay deposits - making things out of handfuls
of the raw clay - were the highlight of these sessions.

Altogether the workshop was a success - and the realization that making
things out of clay and firing them is a simple process, certainly
stimulated the imagination of those participating and opened new
possibilities.

Personally I feel that the Potters' Guild should in future make one
person responsible for choosing instructors at a workshop, so that
they are not only mutually compatible but that their method and
approach to problems be complementary.

Diversity is great, but not at the expense of continuity, Reg Dixon

DISTRICT NEWS

CARIBOO POTTERY SOCIETY

A 10-day workshop was held in August by the Cariboo Pottery Society,
in conjunction with the Community Arts Council's Summer Arts Festival
in Williams Lake. The main emphasis was on instruction on the wheel,
kilns and the testing of local clays, The instructors for the first few
days being Reg Dixon and Jack Wells, and for the latter, Charmian
Johnson and Byron Johnstadt. We had some very exciting raku firings
using local minerals, and everyone participating felt that they had
gained a lot of knowledge and were stimulated to carry on with the test-
ing of clay, and glaze materials. The Society is most grateful to the
Potters’ Guild for the opportunity to hold this workshop and for all
their help and interest.

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