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The Potters Guild of B.C.

NEWSLETTER

is published 10 times a year. Submissions are
welcome, and should be in the Guild office by the
last Friday of the month, Material may be edited
for publication,

Managing Editor: Jan Kidnie.

Editorial Committee: Bob Kingsmill, Laurel
McGregor, Hiro Urakami, Nathan Rafla, Anne
Fieetham.

Mailing: Jobst Frohberg, Savita Kshatrija, Jackie
White.

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| The Potters Guild of B.C. meets the fourth Wed-

nesday of every month. Membership in the Guild

| is $20,00-individuals, $30.00-groups, January ta

January. See application form elsewhere tn this ts-
suc.

Board of Directors: Sam Kwan, Pres., Tam Irving.
Vice-Pres.; Nathan Rafla, Secretary; Kathryn
Youngs, Treas.; Theota Dancer, Bob

June MacDonald, D'Arcy Margesson, Cherie
Markiewicz, Elsa Schamis, Terry Ryals & Ron
Tribe.

WORKSHOPS & SUMMER SCHOOLS

The Okanagan Summer School of the Arts, P.O.Box
141, Penticton, B.C, V2A 6J9, presents a raku deco-
rating and glazing workshop, July 29 and 30, with
Brent Gloeckler. Phone 493-0390.

EMILY CARR COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN is
offering two ceramic courses this surmmier.

Steve Heinemann will give a sculpture course, inves-
ligating making and thinking in clay as a medium for
the imagination, from July 3rd to 21st. This class is
at this point almost full. However, the course with
Rebecca Rupp from Montreal has a number of spaces
sul open. Rebecca will instruct in concepts and
techniques of wheel-thrown porcelain table ware,
including glazing and firing techniques, from July
24th to August Ith. Tuition fee for each is $160;
studio fee ts additional $60 or $65. For further details,
cantact the Ceramic Department at Emily Carr, 687-
2345.

The Nechako Valley Summer School of the Arts
Society, P.O.Box 1489, Vanderhoof, B.C., VOU 3A0,
offers a series of workshops from July 17 to August 13.
Ceramic instructors are Laura Wee Lay Lag, July 24-
29, and Anita DeLong, August 1-2, Registration
deadline: June 16 Phone; 567-3030.

if you've ever considered producing reduction-fired
porcelain and stoneware, here is a chance to take a §
day workshop with Andrew Wong. Andrew will
lecture on reduction firing, glazes, and kilns, and
together, we shall build a practical, natural gas-fired
kiln for an urban setting.
July 10th 10 to 4 pm at Place des Arts, Coquitlam
July 11, 12, & 13 in Port Moody (both locations
only 1/2 hr. drive from Granville Island)
July 20 Firing kiln with pots made by partict-
pants.
Carpooling can be arranged. Limited registration.
Please contact Place des Arts, 526-289], for registra-
tion information,

The Fraser Valley Potters’ Guild is sponsoring a
workshop on Low-fire Salt Kiln Building with
Connie Glover on June 10, Call Josie Stead at 462-
9324 for further information,

Metchosin International Summer School of the
Arts, Sila Linden Ave., Victoria, V8V4G8, (604)384-
1698, offers a Ceramics ; Glaze and Color Develop-
ment two-week program with Robin Hopper at the
Pearson College, July 23rd-August 5th. Fees are
$225, materials $50, and residence at the college Is
available at additional cost.
Walter wanker is giving a weekend workshop on Raku
and firing, July 29 and 30, alsoas
part of the summer school. Call Elizabeth Travis at
the above number for details.

Red Deer College in Alberta offers Series ‘89. inter-
esting 4-day courses with 10 ceramic artists,
including Annemarie Schmid Esler, Walter Ostrom
and Denys James, over the period July 3rd to August
4th. Call the College at (403) 342-3516.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Our membership presently stands at 270, including
14 groups. Since January, 55 new members have
joined, the majority of whom have not been members
previously. That should be encouraging to us all, and
we look forward to the involvernent of the “new blood”
in the Guild, as well as to the continued initiative and
support of “old” members.

Please remember that we need your contact and input
to function as a Guild. In the fall, the present Board
of Directors will appoint a committee to find nominees
for election to the Board at the January 1990 AGM.
Give it some consideration over the summer, and if
you're interested in becoming more involved, drop a
note, or leave a message on the office phane. There are
lots of different ways you may donate your time and
energies: from hunting oul new ceramic books for the
library, to assisting In workshop or meeting program-

ming,