such as the Department of External Affairs, the Confederation Art
Gallery, Charlottetown and the Greater Victoria Art Gallery. In
the 5 years they have been here the Groves have made consider-
able inroads into the Canadian ceramic field and on Sooke Road
you will not only find a thriving pottery but warm hospitality,
enthusiasm in the future and a place where the home thrown
coffee pot never runs dry.

Pam Hansen, Ladysmith.

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A SUMMER LEFTOVER .,..

Bryan Newman's Workshop -
Portland, Oregon, July 1969.

Held at Portland School of Arts & Crafts, an old renovated hos-
pital ,housing departments of Pottery, Art, metal sculpture and a
whole floor devoted to hand-loom weaving (50 looms).

Instructor was Bryan Newman, currently teaching at Bath Academy
of Art and Harrow Art School, London, England, assisted by
George Cumming, resident pottery instructor at Portland School of
Arts & Crafts.

I attended the first of two sessions, each one having 15 pupils.
At our session there were 11 Oregonians and 4 Canadians. Ther
were 2 ladies from Victoria (whose names have slipped my mind),
Marjorie Roberts from Courtenay and myself from Port Alberni, so
as you see, B.C, and especially Vancouver Island, were well
represented. I was deeply impressed with Mr. Newman's ability,
both on the wheel and with his excitingly different handbuilt
pottery. Apparently effortlessly, he produced the most spon-
taneous pots, large and small in quick succession. Great atten-
tion was paid to handles, knobs and the more functional aspects
of pottery, i.e. tableware etc. Bryan's pots, jugs and casseroles
were meant for use; marvellous strap handles, generous spouts and
lid-knobs that you could really grab, even through an oven mitt.

This was my first introduction to reduction firing and after ex-

periencing the depth of reduction glazes, I am finding it hard to
ean to the rather unexciting surfaces of glazes fired in my own