continued from page t Vincent Massey Square Plate January 2003 Thick white slip, salt fired, 20.0 x 40.0 cm more room on the wall of fame here. 1 am now well into a new spicy batch of pots, which will all be hungry forthe flash and polish of a healthy dose of salt. 1am using two different clay bodies | make myself and five different slips, helmer, china clay and afew blue cobalt slips, which is going to take time lo perfect. I love the appeal of raw glazing. Although limiting, it still has a spontancous unpredictable appeal about it, So here | am 20 years later returning to my art college roots. Vincent Massey Arts Schools Increasingly Need to Raise Their Profile At Kootenay School of the Aris, which is the site for the Beyond Borders Confer- ence on marketing techniques, we are cur- rently working to increase awareness of the opportunities the school provides for education in craft and design. Please feel free to contact me if you would like further information, either by email al or on the toll free line at 1-877-552-2821. Thank you for your consideration. Raya Kelson Registrar Kootenay School of the Arts 606 Victoria Street Nelson, B.C, VIL4K9 Phone: 250.352.2821 Toll Free: 1.877.552.2821 Fax: 1.250.352.1625 Email: registrar@ksac.beca Website: www.ksac.be.ca 10 Vincent Massey 20 Years a Potter Today is early February and I have just unpacked my third salt firing from my new kiln; talk about being stoked! My slab built forms didn't work as well with salt but the more spherical taller vases and jars were seriously lig- uored up with salt. OF course too much salt, too many oxides, runny ash glazes, thick slips, raw firing cracks and iron clay bod- ies were isswes, but the pots that shine are pure visual nectar, My studio is ful) of them, no Vincent Mussey Vase January 2003 Fingered slip, salt fired, H: 18.0 cm Beyond Borders: A Craft Marketing Conference March 28 — 30 Kootenay School of the Aris, Nelson, BC Conference Fees Before February 28 Professionals/Others $170; Full-time Su- dents with ID (photocopy req'd)$120. After March | Professionals/Others $200, Full-time Stu- dents with LD. (photocopy req'd)$150- Check In Friday, March 28, 9:00AM-4:00PM Mary Hall, 10° St. Campus Fnday, March 28, 6:30-7:30PM Capital Theatre Workshops Friday March 28, 1:00-5:(0PM Mary Hail, 10" St. Campus. Workshops include Portfolio Photogra- phy, Exporting to US, Pricing, and more. Portfolio Reviews Individual portfolio reviews/critiques will be offered, Sign up at Fri AM check-in. Reception & Keynote Address Fri, March 28 6:30-9.00PM, Capitol Th. Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter Presentations/Panels 8:30AM-5:00PM Saturday, March 29 Mary Hall, 10% St, Campus S-00AM—4:30pm. Sunday, March 30 Mary Hall, 10° St. Campus Presentations and panels include Artists’ Presentations, Developing a Profile, Wholesale vs. Retail Shows, Galleries - Love Them or Leave Them, Intemet: Hype or Hope?, Developing a Style, and more. Conference agenda posted on website hitp://www. ksac,be cafconference.htm Registration ph: 250.352.2821 /fax: 250.352.1625 Conference Inqueries ph: 250.352.2914 ext. 49 or email Accommodation and Transportation Nelson has a variety of accommodation and 13 accessible by car, bus, and air. See http://www discovernclsoncom/core.ftml March 2003