Gallery of
FALL EXHIBITIONS

October 4. 29
Jacqueline Robins

Place
opening mght Thursday October 4, [R200 - 20:00

Jacqueline Robins grew up on the prairie amongst moving grasses, where the sky ts big
and the landscape is dominant unfettered by interference from trees and mountains. One
of only two potters to win the Millennium Award from the Canadian Craft Museum
earlier this year, Robins explores the concept of place in ber new work featured during
October. Using images taken from the landscape of her memory and imagination, Robins
has created a body of work she refers lo as practical pottery paintings.

At 28, Robbins, is one of the young and vibrant voices in the future of Canadian craft,

November | - 27
Masoud Zadeh
imprints
opening night Thursday November |, 18:00 - 20-00

‘This sawdust fired work centres
around #adel'’s desire to select
naturally occurring textures, piat-
lems, and colours and use them
io transform his work. He first
fires his works in an electric kiln
followed by a suwdust kiln made
from cither drums ordug pits. Te
create surface markings. Zadeh
employs different kinds of saw-
dust for firing plus various natu-
ral matenals like seaweed, press,

Srowienke 20001,
coiled, smoke fired,
height: 24.1 cm,
diameter 27-9 cm

Dveaming Hird 20)

ratten wood which he packs
arcund the work, During the firing, these found materialsadd = Sled, smoke fired,
height: 41.9 ¢m,

unexpected palterming — the imprint.
i " F me diameter; 23.4 ¢m

Zadch lives and works on Hornby Island where the environ-
ment is a constant source of inspiration,

Seasonal Traditions
opening night Thursday November 29, 18:00 - 20-00
cominues to December 24

This ts an unjuried show, open to all members of the Potters Guild. Just a reminder that
anyone wishing to participate in this year's show must have their work delivered to the
Gallery between November 26 and 28 with price lags atlached and an inventory sheet
inchadexd,

e Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletier

BC Ceramics

Holiday Book Sale

Crast ofall the potters and ceramic lov-
erson vour fist! Grfer any of these books
before November J and receive 10% off?

Functional Pottery $69.00)

by Robin Hopper

This second edition of the 1986 best seller
has been extensively revised and updated_
The new edition covers historical as well
as comemporary pottery and presents both
Philosophical and practical experiences
from the 43 year potiery-making career of
one of North America’s most recognized
cerumic artists.

Ceramic Spectrum $71.95

by Robin Hopper

This is the book ceramists have been wait-
ing for. Eighteen years after its first edi-
tion, Robin Hopper has updated what has
become a staple for all potters. With sey-
eral new of expanded chapters covering
Oriental glazes, Islamic lustre, Egypian
pastes, high texture glazes, Mux vanation
tnasial and extended colour information,
among other topics, this new edition is a
must have. The book is easy to read, fol-
Low und understand, Featuring hundreds of
photos, drawings and charts to visually
guide and inspire,

The Potter's Palette $29.95

By Christine Constant and Steve Qeden
Newer again suffer the uncertainty of mix-
ing acolour and gelling an entirely differ-
ent hired result. ‘This reference walks pot-
fers through glare calculation, formula-
tien and use. Includes colour bars bo show
fired results,

Clay and Glazes for the Potter $62.00)
by Daniel Rhodes

This seminal book on the fundamentals of
ceramic technology bas been expanded.
and updated by one of today’s beading
ccramisis. Including additions devoted to
health hazards and computer calewlation
programs, more colour information and
250 colour photos.

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