May 2- June 4
Silk Road
Asian Inflaences in BC Pottery
Opening Thursday May 2 6:00-8;00PM

This exhibition was one year in the mak-
ing. It started as an idea to celebrate Asian
Heritage Month, and then it was decided to
pul together a clay exhibition that ex-
plored the use of Asian ceramic tech-
niques and motifs among Bntish Colum-
bia potters, Almost a hundred submissions
were received and all the pieces were of
hich artistic quality and craftsmanship,

The plate by Wendy Brooks is indicative
of hakeme with it strong brushwork
bringing vibrancy to her piece. The wood-
fired works by Jinny Whitehead and Hsaio-
Chen Peng take us back to a time before
electncity and gas were used as a fuel to
fire kilns. The preparation and time these
antists have spent to create these: treasures

Gallery of BC Ceramics

Exhibitions

take ws appreciate pot only the artistic
value of their work but their chose of
wood as a fuel.

May Leang Serniwa!l Parsope

Onibe is the wse of green glaze or pereen
glaze in combination with iron brushwork
that was developed and revered in Japan
about 200 years ago. Junichi Tanaka and
Sandy Lum have both used the concept of
Orie in a modern and imeresting way.

The Greenbam Award has been awarded
to May Leung of Kamloops for her work
Spiritual Passage. She created asculpure

using the image of Buddha as # bridge.
With all the violence that has gone on
throughout the world this year, her sculp-
ture is a timely reminder of non-violence
and the need for spirtuality.

Many thanks to Kimcha Rajkomar and the
Board of the Pouters' Guild of BC for their
support. “A special thanks goes to Dave
Dobie and Greenbarn Powers Supply for
their book award.

Kinichi Shigene, Curator

June 6+ July |

Place Setting

Opening Thursday June 6
6:00 - 8:00PM
Featuring ceramic place settings and
wooden furnitare from Potters Guild of
BC members and the Botish Colombia
Wood Co-op. The exhibition is juried.

Saturday, May 25 is Clay Day at THE MAD POTTER

from 10am to 5pm drop by the store and
try out a NEW CLAY.

Always wanted to work with “Klamath White” but never had the
opportunity? Wondered how “Trail Mix Cinnamon” fires? THE MAD

POTTER Clay Day is your chance to try working with a new clay.

You can sample up to 4 different types of clay FREE!

Not to mention a Store Wide Sale!

May 2002

The MAD POTTER
#6 - 3071 No. 5 Road, Richmond (Near Bridgeport) Tel: 604-244-3734

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