Table of Contents

Reinventing the Wheel I . . .1

President’s Report ...... 2-3
Shard Sale Thanks ...... 2-3
Gallery News ........... 3

Comunications Committee
Report .............. 4

Orton Cone Box Show ... .5
Fumps, Urches & Squigs . .5
Review of "Pottery Making

Reinventing the Wheel II .10

Techniques” .......... 6
Elements ............... 7
Techno Tips........... 8-9

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Too Good for the
Shard Pile Sale

Thanks to the
Lougheed Town Centre
our 'Too Good for the

Shard Pile Sale’ was

once again a success.

There are many potters
to thank for their
generous donations of
pots and time. Thanks
to you all we raised
$4200.00 for the
Guild. See page 3 fora
list of volunteers and
donors.

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April President's Report

My last from the exalted position on the pointed end!

It's been a very active 15 months but thanks to support from all corners of the Guild
we are in great shape to continue moving forward.

My last initiatives are outlined below and I will continue on these in conjunction with
Joan in Membership and Don in Communications. I will also continue working with
the 50th Anniversary Committee.

GUILD-TO-GUILD EXCHANGE

It has been a very full year working with a strong, committed board, and with tremen-
dous response and support from membership to get our Guild ship righted and re-
floated. It is only now that, with our organization strong and vibrant once again, we are
in a position to expand how we are pursuing one of the core issues I set out to address
in my term- namely my vision of the Guild as a provincial umbrella organization.

There was a tremendous response to a quickly convened meeting capitalizing on the
coming together at the Symposium. A good cross section of smaller guilds and groups
met to share ideas and concerns.

DIALOGUE

Below is a model of a structure to promote and engender dialogue. Remember that dia-
logue by definition is a two-way street, and if the BC Guild does not hear from you,
there is no dialogue, regardless of how many articles and initiatives come from
Vancouver.

These are groups that were at the meeting or were in contact with me. If your group is
not included, please identify yourselves with a contact person and claim your place at
the table.

Note that communication doesn't happen just between guilds/groups with the BC
Guild, but also group-to-group so that real networking and support happens. What we
need to make this happen is a representative from each smaller guild or group to be the
contact or funnel for information in and out,

especially if this can be by e-mail, but
post /phone still works!

(A concrete example might
be sharing a

speaker demonstrator
and sharing of expert-
ise and costs.)
Sharing information
from your area vali-

dates what you do, g

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and encourages a
others =

Report continues on

page 3.
Guild

Relationships

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter May 2004