ANNUAL SALE

Only 59 days left till Christmas: In the rush to get those pots
made, don't forget to send in your application to Cherie. She's waitin
with baited breath. AlSo waiting are the several thousands (literally!)
of prospective customers who look forward to your annual sale at Robson
Square. Qur increased advertising budget this vear (look for the ad in
the Vancouver Magazine in November) should mean a wider public, including
the visitors in downtown hotels, is reached.

Qur major concern is that the Guild's annual sale represents as
many of its member potters and ceramic artists as possible. The Guild is
only as strong as the involvement of all its members.

Not that far behind is our yearly attempt to ensure there are enough
staff on the sale floor to keep things running well. I believe people enjoy
their participation in the sale, once under way. This year we are offering
an additional incentive to getting involved by paying an hourly sum to those
persons willing to take on additional hours to their eight volunteer hours.
The availability of those paid additional hours will be determined by the
number of participants who are willing to pay for someone to take over their
volunteer time. The rate established js $5.00 an hour. Therefore, if you
decide you cannot afford to give 8 hours to set uo or man the sale, you wil]
be expected to pay $40.00, which money will be paid to someone who is will-
ing! I honestly hope we don't end up with too much book work to keep
track of all the exchanges.

Don't forget that the commission paid to the Guiid for work sold
at the sale has dropped to HS from 35% of several previous years.

In any case, the organizers of this sale look forward to your in-
volvement. The theme display is developing well, and a promising number of
merchants are willing to be involved in providing materials for the special
displays.

Jan Jorgenson, Convenor 224-3154

Cherie Markiewicz, Registrar,
875-9615
Margaret McClelland, Sale Staff
LIBRARY Coordinator 261-6693

New addi tions to the Library: Lucchesi "TERRACOTTA"; Frith "MOLD MAKING FoR
CERAMICS"; Horne “WAY TQ GO" (Crating art works); Strosah] "MANUAL OF
CLOISONNE & CHAMPLEYE ENAMELING; Hopper “FUNCTIONAL POTTERY,"

Reviews

Both "TERRACOTTA" and "MODELING THE HEAD IN CLAY" combine the
demonstrated sculpting techniques of Bruno Lucchesi and an informative
text by Margit Malmstrom. The step by step instructions provide an
extremely enlightening approach to clay figure sculpting - covering
everything from tools and materials to modeling, texturing and finishing
techniques. Bruno Lucchesi is obviously a master of his craft and anyone
with an interest in this area is sure to benefit a great deal from

reading either of these books:
Sharon Reay

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