Elementum; Form,
Function, Feast
By Mike MckElgunn, Canadian Clay Collective

The 6th Triennial Canadian Clay Ceramic Symposium is coming...
March 23, 2013 at the Shadbolt Center for the Arts in Burnaby

Say the words Form, Function and Feast to a ceramicist and you
will elicit thoughts of sumptuous treats served on thoughtful forms
that were, of course, made and decorated by hand. We know even the
ordinary is elevated to extraordinary with the right presentation.

Judy Weeden, an active studio potter living and working on
Saltspring Island, has been creating such functional work for forty
years. Judy's carefully designed forms may be thrown and altered,
slab-built, slump-molded or created through a combination of these
methods. Intricate slip carved decoration is a hallmark of her work and
can include designs and imagery gleaned from her natural surroundings
and geometric shapes and patterns. We are pleased Judy has agreed
join us a presenter at the Canadian Clay Ceramic Symposium next
March at the Shadbolt Centre.

“My work always has been informed by a functional component,”
says Judy. “Over the years a decorative element has also become a
major focus which allows me to speak beyond strict functionality.
‘The pots have become a canvas expressing my own relationship with
the powerful natural world around me and my experiences in it. My
primary goal is to create work that synthesizes beauty and harmony
both in a functional and a decorative context.”

Judy Weeden and some of her work.

To see Judy’s work in person while in town for the Symposium,
visit her exhibition at the Amelia Douglas Art Gallery, Feb. 28 to Apr.
12, at Douglas College in New Westminster, http://www.douglas.
be.ca/visitors/art-gallery.html. To learn more about Judy and
her works, visit her website, http://judyweeden.com To watch an
interview with Judy in her studio, view http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=XehNqPoWERw

Please visit http://www.canadianclaysymposium.com for full
symposium information.

Registration is now open. Early Bird Registration ($115 plus
applicable taxes) is open until Jan. 15. After that date registration will
be $135 (plus applicable taxes). All fees include lunch. Register by
mail (cheque payable to the City of Burnaby) or by phone to set up
a new account: 604.291.6864. Those previously registered in Burnaby
programs can access webreg online at: www.burnaby.ca/webreg @

Sat. Nov. 17, 10 - 12 grouting

MOSAIC WORKSHOP with Connie Glover and Deborah Putman
Sat., Oct. 27, 10 - 4, design and fabrication, potluck lunch
Sat., Nov. 10, 10 - 12 mortar to cement or plywood backing

$220 all supplies included Early bird discount $200 before Oct. 8 f
Studio: 1872 - 136th St. S. Surrey phone: 604 531-6508 ee
email: cgloverclay@shaw.ca www.connieglover.com www. deberahoutman’ com

People's Choice Award, Chilliwack

Clay 2012.

Chilliwack potter Holly McKeen was
selected for the People's Choice award at
the recent Clay 2012 Exhibit at Chilliwack
Cultural Centre Art Gallery.

‘The varied display of ceramic arts at the
gallery included the creations of over 40
potters of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild.
Measured by both the large number of visitors
to the gallery and sales, this exhibit proved to

be avery popular event.

Black altered vase, by Holly McKeen. One of
her crystalline glazed porcelain works from

Holly was selected for the People’s Choice
award by peers and gallery goers who voted
throughout the run of the exhibit. Holly owns
Greendale Pottery & Country Guest House,
and exhibited her crystalline glazed porcelain
work in the show.

"Tt really is an honour to win the People’s
Choice Award,
Chilliwack," Holly said. "There were many

especially right here in

potters in the exhibit whose work I] very much
respect and enjoy, so I was doubly excited to
be selected for this award.”

For more information on Holly McKeen’ work,

see: www.greendalepottery.com.

Potters Guild of BC Newsletter -

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