L259 Cartwright 4, Granville Island
Wancouver BC, Canada
(G04) GOSS VGH UR?

February has been a good month for the Gallery even
though it's been February, Soon the spring months
will be upon us and the tourists will be back in force,
Keep up the good work! We're looking forward to
secing everyone's new work in the coming months.

Speaking of tourism, Madame Sauvé, Governor-Gen-
eral for Canada, paid the Gallery several visits in
February: once on her way to Japan and then again
upon her return, <All the hard work done by many
people involved in the Guild, past and present, have
helped to establish our Gallery as a regional creative
resource in ceramics. Recognition is now starting to
come our way with distinguished visitors such as
Madame Sauvé and her colleagues in External Affairs
in Ottawa.

Coralie Triance, Gallery Manager

GALLERY SCHEDULE

The Surface Revealed.* Roland Douglas, Lea Mann,
and Linda Varro use different surface treatments,
fram the two-dimensional to the three-dimensitonal in
order to make the clay surface more expressive.
Opening, March 6, 7:30-9:30 pm.

both use frersler patent fore amt mecneme es sur-
face decoration to enliven their pieces. Opening,
March 27, 7:30-9:30 pm.

* In conjunction with the 3rd Nat'l Biennial of Ceram-
ics opening on March 16, 6 to 8 pm, the Gallery of B.C.
Ceramics will also be holding open house.

GALLERY REVIEW

I wish to thank the many people who made special
mugs for the mug show. It was covered by Channel 4
TV a few days after the exhibition began and we almost
had a review in the Province newspaper.

The instructors’ show, “Those Who Teach....... Can
Do", was quite fascinating.

Gerald Formosa used several architectural styles to
create intriguing “spirit houses”, Some were reminis-
cent of Venetian towers, while others were fantastic

buildings of the imagination. Dan Huichinson, also

of Langara College. surprised us by his recent use of
red earthenware, with playful siip-trailed designs,
primitive animals, and even writing, on these colorful,
generous-sized plates,

Tam Irving presented a wide range of cylindrical, oval
thrown forms, some with perforations in the top for
flowers, while others were faceted. These in turn, were
glazed with succulent glazes such as temmoku and
ctladon. On the other hand were Dona McLaren's
personable animals which gave the show a humorous
side. Placed nearby was her wall-tile train plece whose
animal passengers viewed the others as It “chugged"
by.

Sally Michener offered one hand-built, robust bowl
glazed in bright colours. She chose rather to focus on
dramatic, small tableaus, with one lone human, to
ereate a surreal effect, Jeanne Sarich of Kwantlen
College produced a variety of works: some raku, or
some, square plates that were celadon-glazed or wood
fired, The latter reveals her fascination for the sur-
face- flashing of the kiln flames over salt-soaked
seaweed which leaves a mark onthe warm orangy and
bulf plate surface.

James Thomsbury. who now works at Capilano Col-
lege with Donna McLaren, constructed figurative
sculptures that had a strong vertical presence. The
use of a mold of a mannequin’s head and the attach-
ment of other cast, realistic objects to give attributes
to the shapeless torso, created a forceful effect.
Gordon Reisig of the Fraser Valley College did not
bring either examples of his robust raku work nor his
vigorous thrown work, due to the weather and circum-
stances of late. However, the show gave some idea of
the Influences these teachers have made and continue
to make on our commiinity.

Cherie Markiewicz
eee ee eK KK HK

Harman Foundary Artists Assisted

Newspaper articles recently announced the City of
Vancouver's agreement to help out those artists pres-
ently working in the Harman Foundary in Gastown.
The foundary will close at the end of March to make
way fora senior citizens’ housing project, and 11 ofthe
artists will relocate to a warehouse at 260 Northern,
and assist in the renovation work themselves. Harper
Knudsen are the lessors.

On a similar theme, a group called Artists for Creative
Environments Society (ACES) are surveying the needs
af Vancouver artists towards having factual Informa-
tion on which to base their claims for continued
assistance from the various levels of government.
They deserve support and questionnaire forms may be
picked up at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, the Vancou-
ver and Burnaby Art Galleries, and the Pitt Galicriecs,
and mailed in by March 15th, Call 688-3558 for
further information.