Guild members rally to help fellow potters. As you may recall, after the fire in the studios at 5th and Yukon the ceramic community pulled together to raise funds to help alleviate the losses that fellow potters incurred. The response impressed upon us the value of being members of a guild with resources to network so quickly. We wish to thank the following who donated their work for the silent auction at the symposium. Darrel Hancock Sharon Reay Linda Doherty Cathi Jefferson Sheila Morissette Keith Rice-Jones Hank Murrow Tam Irving Sarah Coote Rachelle Chinnery Shirley Inouye Bill Rennie Sabrina Keskula Melinda Gillian McMillan Keith Lehman Marlene Bowman Heather Cairns Cindy Gibson Sheila Morissette Jan Lovewell Marguerite Kotwitz Judy Hackwell Charmian Nimmo Meg Ida Ron Robb Jackie White Sue Griese Lin Richardson Connie Glover Debra Sloan Jinny Whitehead Fredi Rahn Suzy Birstein Jenny Ross June MacDonald Adele Samphire Celia Rice-Jones Susan Hirst Pia Sillem Louisa Leibman Nathan Rafla Maggi Kneer Stephen Plant Mathew Freed David Lloyd Rosemary Amon Pamela Nagley Stevenson Thanks also to those who purchased works and those who donated funds to help raise more than $4000.00. Thanks also to Tamara who did all of the grunt work to make it happen. It was determined that eight of our fellow potters were affected by the fire. Only three responded to our call for an estimate of damages. An ad hoc committee met to estimate how to disperse the funds fairly. Unfortunately the material damages to some were greater than the funds raised while others suffered little actual damage. All are out of working studio space and we wish them all a speedy solution to finding a place to work. Each of the eight potters will receive $200 as a gesture towards alleviating some of their immediate difficulties. The rest of the fund will be used to cover some of the direct material losses of the claims received. We are grateful to all in our clay community, as well as friends and family who are helping to support the potters through this situation. Linda Doherty Catastrophe! Courtenay potter Sue Taylor was in Burnaby for the Jane Hamlyn workshop at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in late March. She brought along her little black sketchbook containing precious glaze recipes from Wally Keeler, Gordon Hutchens and now Jane Hamlyn, mainly for salt and earthenware, and now she can't find it. Sadly she did not have her name or phone number on it. The Shadbolt Centre people have searched all around there for her. We just are wondering if any potter out there picked it up and are wondering who it belongs to. Please, if you have found Sue's most precious black art sketch book (c. 8 12"x 412" & 12" thick) could you call her at 250 337 5679, or email at . You'd make her one happy lady. GM July/August 2004 Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter