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Potters Guild of British Columbia

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NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 1990

ISSN 6319 812x

WORESHOP WITH ANNE HIRONDELLE

Anne Hirondeile of Port Townsend, Washington, will
be offering a workshop, “Variations on the Vessel", for
the Guild membership and students at the Emily Carr
College of Art and Design, on Granville Island, on
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 am ta 4:30 pm, March 10
and 1], 1990).

In the process, she will look at the vessel as an
abstract, archetypal form; exploring both its sculp-
tural and functional aspects. Anne will share her
working philosophy and methods through a slide
lecture followed by demonstrations of her throwing
and handbuilding techniques.

She wrote in the 1988 Ceramic Review, No. 112, p 17:

“! climb the steps to my studio and enter my nest of
clay. I feel like a small bird with muy feet in the mucl As
Tmove my wings, dust fills the air and light s{fts through
the particles. I cannot see clearly; nonetheless, I know
my essential task: to find the courage to give myself
over to another cycle of work. I took the name Hiron-
delle, the French word for swallow, ina symbolic effort
to acquire strong wings. Yet, each time I begin again,
I feel like a fledgling, my small wings heavy with dust.

T build a fire in the wood stove, sweep the floor, anc put
things in order. Iam secure in this small 10 x 14 foot
Structure behind my house. It is equipped with an
electric wheel, a home-made extruder, a wedging table,
some shelves, and tuo work fables. I spencd the first
several days at one of these tables: evaluating com-
pleted_ forms and searching for new ones. Unowares.
the dust begins to setile and my wings begin to expand.
Atsome point to my surprise, Iam launched. Although
Tam never certain exactly where Fil end up, I have
garmered the clarity of vision and the determination to
get there.”

Anne will also give a slide/lecture presentation on
Wednesday, March 7th, at 12:15 pm at Emily Carr
College. Look for notices in the College for room
location,

“Pitcher with Base”, 13 inches in height, stoneware
with soda ash glaze, Cone 7-8 reduction fired.

Photographer, Roger Schreiber

The proceedings of the Annual General Meeting,
held Thursday, January 25, 1990, including the
reports of the President and the Treasurer, will be
printed in the March issue.