Table of contents

50th Anniversary Coming... Cover

President’s Report. ............ 2
How to Ship Pots............. 2
Her and Histories. ............ 3
MoC Update... 0.2.0... ..0000. 3
Techno Tip... ..... eee eee 5

Book Review by R. Chinnery.... 6

Aberthau Potters Celebrate ...... 6
Guild Annual Report........ 7-10
Reliquaries of Remembrance. ... 11
Aaron Nelson .............45 12

Call for Logo Design for 50th. . . 13
Allison Feargrieve at Delta Potters . 14
Laurie Rolland Elected ........ 14

Announcements........... 14-15

President’s Report - June 04
MANY, MANY THANKS TO KEITH for his leadership over the past

year. Under your clear and enthusiastic guidance we have managed to
overcome our financial crisis and the many changes of last year, to emerge
as a strong and vibrant organisation. And many thanks to outgoing board
members, Ron Feicht and Maggi Kneer for their years of support. I am
appreciative of those board members and volunteers who will continue to
contribute their energies to the guild and welcome new members Deb
Dewar and Julie Johnston, who will bring fresh ideas and energy.

For those of you who were unable to attend the annual general meeting,
I have enclosed a copy of our report for 2003. It will give you some idea
of the remarkable amount of activity over the past year. We had a good
turnout of people for the meeting and took advantage of the occasion to
honour Tam Irving for his enduring contribution to the clay community.
Tam joins a small select group of Life-Time Members, some of whom
attended the meeting and provided personal anecdotes about Tam.

Next year we will celebrate 50 years as a guild. What an achievement! I
feel especially honoured to assume the role of president at such a signifi-
cant juncture in the Guild's evolution and I feel confident that the new
team will continue to build upon the strong infrastructure already in
place. Together, we hope to make next year a year to remember!

Jinny Whitehead

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Some of you have asked. me questions
about shipping ceramics. Here are
some general pointers that make it easy

and worry free.

At the Gallery of BC Ceramics, we
shipped over $40,000.00 worth of
ceramics worldwide in 2003, most of it
to US customers. In the past 4 years
(and perhaps beyond that) we have not
had. anything break!

The key to good shipping is suspen-
sion. The item needs be snug, yet have
room so that when it is bumped it can
respond without hitting another object
or the wall of the box. This is how we
do it:

@ Take the item and fill any concave
areas (e.g. The inside of a bowl, mug or
teapot) with foamchips, paper or bub-
ble wrap.

@ Wrap in bubble wrap tightly with

no room for movement

@ Bubble wrap handles, spouts, any-

General Shipping Information from the Gallery

thing that sticks up or out

@ Build a custom cardboard box
around the item and tape snugly

@ Fill the bottom of a larger box with
foam chips in the bottom

@ Place the item in its custom or dou-

ble box in the middle

@ Fill to the brim with foam chips
(don't use paper - it’s too heavy)

@ Tape top and ensure bottom is also
securely fastened

®@ Place fragile stickers on every side of
the box

@ Ifyou have a computer, reuse a piece
of paper and type the person's name
and. address in very large font, print it
off and cover the surface of it with
tape. My theory is that delivery people
shouldn't have to struggle to read the
address, and rain should not harm the
information.

@ Always include your return address
with phone number

We have found that Canada Post is the
most reasonable and fairly fast way to
send parcels. If shipping outside
Canada, customers save GST and PST.
If shipping within Canada, customers
save PST: Sometimes this is enough to
pay for the shipping costs, and. will
close a sale. If you label your contents
"handmade artwork made in Canada”
your ceramic creation is exempt from
duty. Do not write ‘gift’ and do not
write the name of the item (eg.
‘teapot') or your customer may incur
extra costs. For more information
about this, look on the website and I
will post more detailed information, or
you can call me at the gallery and I will
be happy to provide you with more
information. If you need packing
materials like bubble wrap, I can order
it for you at cost (in large quantities
only).

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Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter

June 2004