MEETING pasate!

The next meeting of the Potters Guild of British Columbia
will be held on Wednesday, March 2lst, at Vandusen Gardens,
37th and Oak Street, Vancouver, starting at 7 p.m.

Guest speaker, Don Hutchinson, will talk on "Kitty Litter,
Beach Sand and Other Glazes [ have known".

Don is a Ceramics instructor at Langara College. He will be
reporting on a recent research project which was funded in
part by the Canada Council and the B.C. Potters Guild. One
of his objectives was to find a system of identifying glaze
materials in the field! Another was to develop methods for
processing rock that requires little physical effort and no
machinery; thirdly, to develop a cheap, simple system for
testing high temperature glaze ingredients, for those who
either have little knowledge of chemistry or who loath
ealeculation. Slides on recognizing rock formation will be
shown. He will also bring a selected sample of the several
thousand glase teste he has done sinvee the fall.

Don will be teaching us old dogs new tricks - methods used

for centuries by potters. He will break granite rock with

his bare hands, and reduce beach sand to 100-mesh powder
in seconds.

CONGRATULATIONS

Gongratulations to Guild Member, Martha James,
of Quadra Island, being one of 13 finalists in
"The Perfect Setting" competition to design a
dinner service for Government House in Ottawa.
After attending a reception at Government House
Martha and husband, Gordon, are now in Europe
for two months - her prize being an Air Canada
pass return to anywhere the airline flies

Rg