Dear Fellow Potters,

You may have heard of Amy Huppler's
recent auto accident, She is a member of
the guild and a fellow potter, We have set
up a trust fund for her daughter Alyssa and
hope that people can donate to it. As you
can imagine, it will be some time before
Amy can get back to potting, so let’s be
generous,

Amy and Alyssa were in a serious car
accident with a Semi. Amy is not too bad,
lots of stitches, a few broken teeth and lots
of sore muscles. Alyssa, however, is ina
coma at the Vancouver Children's Hospital.
We have set up a trust fund at the Bank of

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I met Reg Dixon in the mid sixties when he taught
at the Vancouver School of Art. His take on pottery
was 180 degrees opposed to the formal Leach
regime that I'd embraced in my first year. | can
remember resisting, even protecting my turf. This
he met with a gentle enthusiasm and, as | realized
years later when it had a name, a wholistic view of
life and art. Reg was generous to a fault, sharing
music, meals, and anecdotes, In his ramblings to
Europe and his time in South America he had grown
into a person whose life and art merged. As a
callow student, | had embarked on a “pottery as fine
art” crusade, and completely missed the point.
Nevertheless, | could feel the warmth and support

Reg gave fledgling potters, regardless of their
the maggots would drop off the meat and be

baggage. This support and open-mindedness
extended to anyone who was passionate about an
idea. His unified view played itself out on the
wondrously fecund farm {here | learned
composting) he and his partner Ellen cobbled
together. He was completely at home here,
nurturing the goats (on every stump and hummock)},
pigs chickens and trout plus almost anything else,
including people, that found its way to Shaw Road.

On the farm you could see the comerstone of his
teaching -try it out and see If it works! This of

Montreal. People need to put the
following information on their deposits to
the Bank. Transit #0749 Account # 8019-
039. In trust for Alyssa Polliak. This bank
is in Enderby, B.C., but you can donate at
any Bank of Montreal branch. Since this is
a serious and and difficult situation, we
need you to be generous, Amy also asks
that you keep Alyssa in your prayers and
thoughts. If anyone needs any additional
information, they can contact me at 333-
6228 or Box 776 Enderby, BC VOE 1V0.
Best Wishes.

Roxi.

As we go to press, we have received th good news
that Alyssa is now out of her coma and on her way
to recovery. She and her parents are currently
staying at Easter Seal House,

course translated to pottery as play. Potters from
the lower mainland will remember his beads and
especially those small, obviously loved, and
intimately observed chickens he made. | can also
remember seeing a mural of thrown bowls set into
the facade of a bank on Granville out by the original
White Spat,

Once incident has stuck in my mind and allows me
to see Reg's face clearly, The elements of humour,
play, and practicality - akind of savvy- were
expressed in a method Reg had of feeding his trout.
He would suspend a chunk of ripe meat out over the
pond and then take you out to see this automatic
feeding system. With Reg grinning from ear to ear

gobbled up by his pampered fish.

I think Reg loved the richness of lifes’ complexities,
and | know his ironic and slightly bemused approach
to it warmed a lot of us.

Lari Robson

Reg Dixon, a long time B.C. potter & teacher,
died on February 11, 1996.

Sadly, we also offer our condolences to Charmain Nimmo, whose husband passed away unexpectedly in February.

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