CORRESPONDENCE:

Dear Gillian:

The B.C. Potters’ Guild is to be congratulated on its annual
show and sale at Hycroft. This event does give the public its only
chance to see a cross-section of the work of the Guild members.

Obviously, the conditions are not ideal and these displays
must involve much hard work and good will. However, there are
one or two factors which, from this viewer's point of view, might
be improved.

At present, one must spend such a lot of time searching and
handling in order to learn the names of the particular potters and
the prices of the pots. Since the crowds are large in that limited
space and the display items are very numerous, this process can
be both time-consuming and tiring - 4s well as hazardous to the
pottery.

Would it be possible to group all the work of each potter in
one general area, with the name and price of each item clearly
visible? Price tags may not be aesthetic but are surely important
for sale purposes.

Inevitably, the double objectives of a show and a sale de-
mand some compromises. I am sure that any move which would
eliminate the necessity to hunt for, pick up,examine and set down
again, each and every piece in the show would truly advanze the
interests of all concem.

With very best wishes,

Yours sincerely,
Oenone Oliver

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Dear Potters:

As a follow up to Jan Grove's excellent article on the dangers
of lead glazes, and to those of you who are puzzled as to how to
determine when or whether 3 milligrams Pb have been dissolved
from 100 square centimeters of glaze surface, I would like to
suggest that you try leaving a few drops of vinegar in one of your
plates or bowls for twenty-four hours. If there is any change in
the glaze color or texture you can be sure the vinegar was able to
dissolve lead from the glaze. If you use only a little vinegar then
the area not covered will serve as a comparison. 23