GUILD WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL EVENTS

JUNE
Clay Olé

Thursday June 21
18:30 ‘til late
Wise Hall
[BE Adanac, Vancouver, just off Commercial Ave

ROBIN HOPPER

Slide lectare Friday Sept 7 at 19:00

Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design,
Room 32%, Granville Island. $5 at the door

Workshop DECORATION, DESIGN
& SURFACE ENRICHMENT

Shadbolt Centre, Sepes & 9, 9-30 te 16:30

This very full workshop contains an array
of thon work to serve as vehicles for
surface enrichment, Decoration techniques
are likely to include coloured clay work
such as agate ware, nernage and millefiorl
style blockmaking, traditional slipware and
mishima, mapolicn, brushwork, uncerglace,
overglaze and other glaze application and
decoration. Accompanying videos com-
plement the on-site demonstrations.

Robin is well
kncwit a8 @ pM
ter, teacher and
arts activist. He
was the first re-
cimient of the
Bronfman
Award, Cana-
da’s most pres-
lizious annual
award forcrafis.
Heisthe authoral Phe Ceramic Spectrum
and Functional Pottery and has written
many articles for international ceramics
publications. Robin is founder and dinec-
tor of the Metchosin International Sum-
mer School of the Arts, and has produced
edhication vicheens.

Kobi Hopper Chad Serer
wheel chien wath slip deco-
rating fired in oxidations to
cone &

‘This promises to be an interesting, fun and
educational workshop, covering a wide
range of techniques, Robin bias also sug-
gested asilent auction of pots made atthe
workshop; 4 greal opportunity to own a
“Hopper” that you have seen being mace!

Book early; space ts limited, Fees: Early
bird registration wp to July 31 $74.9)
($58.85 for students) includes GST. No
refunds afler August 3. After August |
$85.60 (369.55 for students). Register at
the Shadbolt Centre by mail or in person.
Make cheques payable to the City of
Burnaby and mark on cheque “Hopper
Workshop.” Mail to the Shadbolt Centre,
450 Deer Lake Avenwe, Burnaby. VSG
253. Info 604.29 1 6864,

June 2000]

Tickets are going quickly. Don't miss out!

Demand has been great! To accommodate everyone, we have changed locarien.
A Spanish Evening to Celebrate the Tradition of Spanish Folk Ceramics

The evening includes a lecture and slides by Phil Slight, Plarnenco music and dancing
by Calle Flamenco, tapas and sangria. Phil travelled the length and beeadth of Spain over
the last 30 years and now lives in Andalusia. He has a definitive personal collection of
traditional ceramic pieces and has documented the people, traditions, lifestyles and
particularly the ceramics of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, Phil will have a display
of 50 gritty black and white photographs of private Flamenco clubs and the spirit of real
Spain. lt promises to be a fabulous evening, caté style on the first day of summer,

Sponsored by the Potters Guild of BC, Canadian Craft Museum, Northwest Ceramic
Foundation, Fraser Valley Potters Guild and the Crafts Assecttion of BC,

Tickets are available at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, Canadian Crafl Museum and Craft
House. Information: Jim Stamper 604.450.4602 of Maggi Kneer 604.929.3206.

Tickets in advance: $26.75 (including taxes).

Micki Schloessingk
Salt firing and making forms
appropriate for salt firing

Hands on workshop

Tuesday June 12 to Friday June 15
daily from POS te 1730

at Capilano College, Pottery studio

One opening left!

Micki isan intermationally renowned Brit-
ish potter, working in South Wales. She
makes salt wood-fired tableware, shown
in galleries throughout the world. She
describes her work as pote win seve! and
has perfected her forms for wood and salt
firing. She enjoys the limits that making
tableware and functional ware imposes,
and works with a few slips, keeping deco-
ration loa minimum. Her criteria are pots
that work, feel casy in the hamds, are strong
in form and lively, quiel when holding
food yet bold enough to be enjoyed for
themselves, More of her work can be en-
joyed on her website: mickisaltelaseco.uk.

Potters Guild of Pritesh Columbas

Micki Schloessingk
woodtall gland tea bevel

‘The four day course will start with glazing
and salt firing bisque pots made from a
cone hight clay. Each student will have
approximately 2 cu ft. of kiln space. Fol-
lowing days will be spent in discussion of
forms suitable for salt fire, slide showing
and making of thrown or handbuilt pots.
Cn day four, the kiln will be unpacked and
poets examined amd discussed

Space limited to 10 students: carly megis-
tration recommended. Send cheque for
$265 made out tothe Powers Guild of BC,
marked “Micki Schloessingk workshop’,