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Great Bowls of Fire

By Laurie Embree

Some of the Dawson Creek Potters' Guild members who worked on
the project (L to R): Laurie Embree, Kit Fast, Joy Kelly-Bratt, Jen
Berkner, Kristyn Ravelli, Courtney Bedell.

A small but active group, the Dawson Creek Potters’ Guild has
collaborated efforts and talents to produce a delightful array of bowls
to sell to the community. Funds from the project will be utilized to
help cover costs for keeping the doors to the studio open, the wheels
turning and the kilns firing.

Twelve members strong, the guild began in 1970. However, about
a year ago we were evicted from our long term and "rent free” home
at Northern Lights College. The guild was kindly adopted by the
Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre (K-pac), but we have been struggling
to pay the rent, albeit minimal.

Our teacher and mentor, Jen Berkner, came up with the idea for
the guild to make 100 bowls as a fundraiser. The name, "Great Bowls
of Fire,” was given to the project and guild members have been
getting together on Friday nights to go “Bowling”. Some of us throw
while others wedge clay, trim, decorate, wax, glaze, etc. The beginner
potters have found working with the more experienced ones to have
a beneficial learning curve. The fund-raising project has also meant
that guild members who usually pot alone have had the enjoyment
of each others’ company while doing what we all love best—playing
in the mud!

‘The sale of these bowls will be held at The Kiwanis Performing Arts
Centre in Dawson Creek on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m.

Project Empty Bowl

LOVING SPOONR,, Potters We Need
b € Your Help!

A Loving Spoonful will
be hosting the 10th Annual
Project Empty Bowl Gala on
July 7, 2011. With your help last
year this event raised $65,000 to

help provide food and nutritional
services to men, women and children
living with HIV/AIDS and we need

your help once again! At the event,

_ guests will choose a wrapped
No One Living With AIDS

Should Live With Hunger bowl and then use that bowl at

the various food stations. Ic truly
is a unique part of the event that guests look forward to every year
and would not be possible without your generosity. This year we are
in need of 400 ceramic two-cup bowls for the event. These bowls will
need to be food safe. If you can provide five bowls that would be great,
if you can provide 20 bowls that would be fantastic! Any donation
would greatly be appreciated. You can include business cards for your
bowls so guests may know who made their bowl.

As a special thank you to participating potters, this year, any potter
who donates over ten bowls will be entered into a draw to win two
tickets to our Project Empty Bowl Event. We will be drawing a total
of five sets of tickets!

To donate bowls or to simply let us know you are making some
please contact Jackie Patton at jackiep@alovingspoonful.org or by
telephone at 604-682-6325. Bowls can be dropped off at A Loving
Spoonful, #100-1300 Richards Street, Vancouver or at the Gallery of
B.C. Ceramics on Granville Island. Please mark for Project Empty
Bowl c/o A Loving Spoonful. Arrangements can be made if a pick
up is required. All donations will be recognized in our event program
and a tax receipt is available for donations valued over $20 when an
invoice is provided.

We hope to receive all bowls by May 31.

—Lisa Martella,
Executive Director

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