GALLERY J

> Gallery of B.C. Ceramics
Potters Guild of British Columbia

1359 Cartwright Street, Granville Island
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
(604)669-5645 V6H 3R7

We hope you had a chance to see JUDITH BURKE and CONNIE GLOVER'S
sensational show of sagger-filred work.

Saggars are fired ceramic containers used for stacking industrial
Kling. In recent years studio potters have been experimenting with
Saggars and creating unique results. Saggar-fired pots are often
mistaken for raku.

Judith Burke places a green (not bisqued) pot in a lldded saggar, along
With combustible materials such as alfalfa, cork sawdust, or hardwood
chips. During gas firing to 1300 degrees C. (cone 10) carbons trapped
in the saggar cause unpredictable surface effects, usually black, grey,
white or pink.

Connie Glover bisques her pots before placing them in large open
Saggars such as tin garbage cans, and then propane flres her ware to a
low temperature of 700 degrees. The combination of bisquing and open
sagqgars result in lighter colours. Salt and copper carbonate add
exciting reds. All surface effects are the result of flame, smoke and
vapours.

The present show opened April ist, introducing the marbling and inlay
work In porcelain of LINDA CHELAK. The work of ANDREW WONG, KATHRYN
YOUNGS, and others is also featured.

GARY MERKEL'S show opens April 14th and runs Eill April 27th.

DANIEL MATERNA and MAS FUNO have @ join show opening April 23ath.

NOTES

We wish CORALIE TRIANCE an enjoyable eight months in Europe. We'll
really miss her assistance in the gallery, typing the newsletter, and
particularly, running the workshcp programme.

The HARLAN HOUSE workshop on April 25, 26, 27 at 1359 Cartwright Is
approaching quickly. Space is limited, so get your registration in as
£00n as possible.