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Northern BC Clayfest ..... Cover
Claylines .... 60.00.00. e eee 1
Gallery Manager's Report ...... 3
Geoff M. Searle.............. 3
Dianne Creber .............. 4
Jeanie Mah ................. 5

Contemporary Canadian Ceramics6

Art Or Craft ............00.. 7
"FIRED UP!" @ NCECA...... 8
Gordon Hutchens............ 8
Santo Mignosa Workshops ..... 9

Spring Workshop In The Cariboo10

Stoked And Glazed .......... 11

President’s Message

For some of us, summer is a time for craft markets and open studios and meet-
ing many new customers, for others it is a time of inspiration and developing
new work. For those of you in northern regions or those wanting to visit that
area - take the opportunity in August to participate in the first Northern
Clayfest being held in Prince George. There are some great presenters who will
inspire you and provide you with the tools to stretch your imagination.

Wherever you are and whatever you choose to do, I wish you a joyful summer.

Jinny Whitehead

Claylines

Bob Kingsmill and Gillian Paynter
are participating with other
Okanagan potters in a show that fea-
tures Okanagan earthenware and
stoneware murals in conjunction with
Regina Clay: Worlds in the Making,
from April thru June at the Kelowna
Art Gallery. This is an exhibition of
seventy pieces of Canadian heritage
done in the sixties and seventies in
Regina, Sask. Marilyn Levine, Victor
Cicansky, Jack Sures, Joe Fafard, are
among the artists shown.

Eliza Au has been accepted to attend a
residency with the Contemporary
Crafts Museum and Gallery in
Portland, Oregon. The residency will
conclude with a show in January
2007.

Longtime BCPG member Jean Fahrni
recently received the Vancouver
Museums Avalon Robertson volunteer
service award. Some years ago she
donated her remarkable collection of

Hi Gillian,

The invitation for “FIRED UP” to be at
the 40th Annual NCEC A (National
Council on Education for the Ceramic
Arts)t was an important feather in the
caps of all BC (or Canadian for that
matter) potters as it has enlightened and
educated hundreds if not thousands of
people from all over the world that we
are an incredibly creative bunch up here
and should be very proud.

This year's, always highly anticipated
and diverse "Fired Up" exhibition and
sale was a great success as well. Our
theme was a feast of flowers. We are
always educating and displaying to the
public the multiplicity of clay, dispelling
old ideas and stereotypes of what clay is,
always pushing the limits and presenting

new, inventive and imaginative use of
this amazing and addictive material.

Our other big news is that we have been
selected to do a group exhibition in
2009 at the Canadian Clay and Glass
museum in Waterloo, Ontario. Another
exciting project that will be great expo-
sure.

Thank you so much for your continued
interest in our group's work, and feeling it
of interest to your readership. We are
always on the look out for new and
emerging talent so that we can invite 4-5
new guest artists to participate each year
in this long running show. Thanks again,
acting for the Fired Up Folk

Gary Merkel

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

Registration for Fall 2006 and Winter 2007 programs starts

August 16th. Watch for an ad in the September issue or call
604-291-6864 for program details and/or registration.

Maureen Wright Scholarships are once again available
for 2006.

These grants of up to $200 are available for assistance with
the costs of continuing education courses such as work-

a shops, summer school and symposiums. The number of
grants is limited so plan ahead. Please see

Silk Road South-East Asian ceramic North-West wwwibcpotters.com for application details.

art works to the museum, and she’s Ceramics ;

still collecting. Foundation Ron Vallis
Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter July/August 2006