LETTERS

TOZAN NEWS

Our most exciting news is that Yukio and
Miwako Yamamoto have arrived in Canads
and will be residing in Nanaimo. It has been
just great to meet them. They will be at the
meeting on 1 April 1995, 11am. al Sealand
Mail in Nanaimo.

This meeting will be our annual general meet-
ing at which time we must elect a Board of Di-
rectors. If you are interested in standing for
élection please call Maureen Beardsley at
245-4867.

Our garage sale will be held on 8-9 of April at
the home of Valma Brenton Davie. People
from out of town are welcome to bring their
sale goods with them to the meeting on April 1
and we will store them until the sale.

On April 22, the Uresenke Tea Foundation is
holding a fund raising tea al the UBC
Japanese Gardens in the Tea House. Starting
time is 12:00 noon. Additional sessions will
be held at 2 and 4 pm. A fee will be charged
for the tea. Please attend if you are able.
Yukio Yamamoto and his wife, Miwako will be
at the tea and will be pleased to welcome pot-
ters to the tea. All the support we can show
would be appreciated,

Piease do not forget the Raku Sale of pots on
the first of July weekend, We will need all the
potters possible supporting this endeavor with
their bisqued ware to make it the success we
want It to be.

Our project is still short the funds to build the
stéel building over the kiin So we must do all
things possible to raise funds.

The sale of pots went well at the Nanaimo Ar-
tigras fund raiser and although we cannot give
you 4 final total to date, the fact that the pot-
ters donated their share of their work to the
Tozan Cultural society gave us a big boost.
Thanks to all of you for a great effort.

Please give some thought to our annual dues.
The $10 fee is barely covering the cost of the
newsletter so it must be raised. Also some
thought to the sale of T shirts, etc. with a
membership which may make membership
more attractive,

SEE YOU ON APRIL 1 AT SEALAND MALL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS
PRIOR TO THE MEETING CALL LES OR
MAUREEN AT 245-4867.

THOSE FRUSTRATING
FLOWER POTS

Editor:

When the newslatter arrived announcing the
terra cotta competition, my first thought was
that a little juried show might be fun and a
good opportunity to try something different.
And, the prize money sounded pretty attrac-
tive, too,

I got myself a couple of boxes of terra cotta
and got to work. But | kept shooting myself in
the foot, What my hands were wanting to
make, my mind told me would not work for
mass production. Pretty soon | had a kiln load
of beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces, none of
which would fit the criteria given for the com-

petition.

Unfortunately potters have a lot of time when
making Is on auto pilot and the head wanders
off in some other direction. The more |
thought about this competition, the more | m-
minated about the philosophy behind it.

| came to the realization that it was totally
self-defeating to create competition for my
one-of-a-kind pieces by making mass produc-
tion models. This venture of Source Interna-
tional Inc. will flood the market with terra cot-
tas that | cannot hope to match price-wise. |
also ask myself if owr guild should be sponsor-
ing and encouraging mass production (outside
our own country yet!) that we members can't
hope to compete with. Think about it folks.

~ Judy Weeden, Salt Spring Island-

MORE THAN A MISSING
WOODEN LEG WRONG WITH
Wedgwood STATUE

Editor:
| do understand your need, | believe, to know

all that Is wrong with your splendid photograph
on the cover of the March newsletter. One of

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