Dear Editor: Re the Okanagan Potters’ Show at the
Kootenay School of Art, and our neighbour, Robin Peck's
writing on same,

I found Frances' earthenware pleasing and can see nothing
wrong withgood functional pots, Robin‘

Bob's pots impressed us most. Rick and I first saw Bob's
pottery three summers ago, and his pots in this show and
the direction he has taken impressed us greatly. We found
them beautiful, from the finely decorated ones to the large
bold ones.

In fact, we bought a decorated vase, not because we had
money to spare or because we needed more pottery, but
because we simply dug his pots.
Yours from the Kootenays,
Pauline Hanbury

NEWS FROM THE CARIBOO POTTERS

Pour years ago the “Cariboo Potters" group was organized and is
now a well established group owning two electric wheels, two
electric kilns, scales and cther equipment. They are housed in
rooms of their own under the auspices of Adult Education. The
members can use the facilities at any time, but a regular business
meeting with an educational programme is held once a month,

Because of the isolation from centres of instruction, restricted
access to libraries and limited contact with more experienced
potters, learming in our group has been strictly a do-it-yourself
thing by the trial and error method. Lots of errors and many trials,
I might add. Soto gain inspiration and knowledge, we now spon-
sor two workshops a year. One, usually in the spring, for those
of us who have learned a little the hard way, and one in the sum-
mer for the recruits, This system seems to work very well, The
spring one seems to inspire us all into great production which we
then dispose of at our annual June show; and the summer workshop
held in August brings new impetus to the group to get going in the
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