Sam Uhlick decorating a bowl Canadian Clay Symposium 2007 Saturday, March 24, 2007 1s the date to mark on your calendars for the fourth Canadian Clay Symposium. What a line-up we have for you this time: Karen Burk of New Brunswick, Diane Creber of Ontario, Mark Hewitt of North Carolina, U.S.A., Bob Kingsmill of B.C, Jeannie Mah of Saskatchewan, Magdalene Odundo of England, Kinichi Shigeno of B.C. and Sam Uhlick of Alberta. Get your spot early. Registration begins October 2, 2006. Call the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts at 604.291.6864 for details. i Presenter Profile: Sam Uhlick Sam Uhlick has been a potter for over 30 years. In that time, his work has been shown in dozens of national and international exhibitions, from across North America, to England, Germany and Japan. In his own words, Sam says that he feels “lucky to have found something that I love to do when I was so young and to still enjoy it after all these years.” The following statement was one written for Canada’s Exhibition at the 2000 World’s Fair in Hanover, Germany, to go with a place-setting of his pottery. It is a statement which still holds true for him: The Dusted and the Washed If all the ceramics were divided into two groups, those objects that are dusted and those pots that are washed. Almost all of mine would end up in the kitchen sink. I love the way functional pottery can enhance the food and drink that it serves. The feel, form and colour of pottery, the touch of cup to the lips, all have an enriching (and important!) effect on daily life. I don’t attempt to create perfection, but I do try to achieve beauty in a LINDA ARBUCKLE Decorative Majolica Workshop Sept. 30 - Oct.1, 2006 Linda Arbuckle, internationally acclaimed ceramic artist will demonstrate majolica-glazed functional pottery. Metchosin Int'l Summer School of the Arts 650 Pearson College Drive Victoria, BG V8G 4HT eu 391-2420 missam@pearsoncollege.ca WWw.missa.ca function. In the more than 25 years that I have been a potter, I have made about 50,000 pots: cups, bowls, plates, teapots, etc. These are the kinds of pots that I want people to use. Sam Uhlick, January 2000 During the 2007 Canadian Clay Symposium, Surfacing, Sam will show slides of his workshop, including the various stages of his work cycle such y as mixing clay, testing and throwing, decorating and setting up for sales. He will also demonstrate throwing techniques and generally attempt to describe what he does and why. cr POTTERS GUILD ot BRITISH COLUMBIA