orner Chai

T would like to extend a warm weleame to
our new board members Bill Rennie, Ron
Feiehe, Celia Rice-Jones, Ronda Green and
Donna Nabata. [ would also like to thank
those of you whe attended the AGM.

Over the nexc year we will be focusing on
several areas of inperest co the Guild. One
priority will be to explore ways to increase
our membership and make the Guild more
relevant to all che potters in BC. We will
alse organize more member participation
events to bring more of us together and
stimulate enthusiasm for Guild activities.
The “Made of Clay” book project is nearing
complecion and this fall and winter we will
have our hands full of books,

On anocker issue we will be reviewing che
guidelines for che Porters’ Guild
Educational Scholarship co address some
concerns thar this scholarship be awarded
in the future to an emerging scudent and
not for professional development. [
personally think the Guild could support
professional development as an excellent
way of offering a direct benefic to members.
However, other funding may have to be
secured for this, Perhaps the Maureen
Wright Bursary could be perpetuated as
funds declicated for this purpose. As
always, it is hard to balance the need to
reach our to the cormmunicy at large and
offer same service to our members.

Ower the next year we will be comcentrating
on gallery profitability, While we rely on
protic from the gallery co fund Guild
revenue shortfall, we cam mo longer take
this for granted as it appears even “good
years” in the Fine Arts & Craft business are
marginal. We have an excellent staff who
work very hard co ensure chat che gallery
dows the best it can. While they, like
people in all other businesses, are subject co
greater economic forces, they also rely very
much on the good will and a steady supply
of both quantity and quality products from
the members who supply the shop.

[ hope every one has a grear and inspiring
summer. And now ] must go and brush the
cobwebs off che old juicer mold.

Ron Vallis

North West Ceramics

Fo tion

Onee again the Foundation will
collaborate with the Culinary Arcs
Foundation of BC and The Potters’ Guild
of BC in the planning and staging of our
next Fund-raiser “From che Oven and rhe
Kiln", A five course culinary delist
(including wines) will be served at the
Delea Pactfic Hoel on Friday, September
25th at 6:30 P.M. The dessert will be
presented on dishes donated by the
Poeters of BC and ticket holders will be
able to take these home after the dinner is
aver. The evening will include a silent
auction af pieces by well known artisans
and specialty items donated by
restauranteurs and the food industry.
Funds generated by this event will go
cowards our scholarship program amd
further support for the book “Made of
Clay -The Ceramics of BC”.

We have called for donations from
individual artisans so frequently thar we
have decided to appreach donations ina
different way. We are asking groups,
guilds and institutions to organize plate
decorating demonstrations and workshops
where participants bring in at least four
bisque fired plates which they will glaze
and decorace using demonarrated
techniques and provided materials. The
Foundarion will organize guest artists to
do the demonstragons in exchange for a
donation of three of the plates, We hope
that this plan will provide a stimulating
event, exchange of ideas and participation
in an important cause - funding for
educational programs in ceramics. The
firac of these happenings will be organized
by Ronda Green for the students of the
Eagle Harbour Community Centre on
June 2, from 7-10 P.M. Vincent Massey
has agreed to demonstrate some of his
glaze on glaze decorating techniques using
the standard glazes stocked by the
community cenmre which are fired no cone
T oxidation. We invite other groups no
organize similarevents. Please contact
Frank Turce (604 / 526 - 6074) or Tam
Irving ( 604 / 921 - 6075) for more details
and to help with planning arrangemencs.

The Jumpstart Scholarship has been
awarded to Tessa Windr who plans to
investigate the functional aspects of her
sculptural approach to clay at the Emily
Carr Institute of Arc & Design. Fredi

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Rahn received the Potters’ Guild
Scholarship ro seady wood fired porcelain
and vapour glazing at the Archie Beay
Foundation in Helena, Montana,
Congratulations to bath.

The final accounting of “Lottery for
Pottery" is listed below:

Revenue:

Tickets $8,840
Liquor $1,025
Silene Awersern $910

Sale of Additional Pieces $160

Total= $10,945
Expenses:
Liquor $459.05
Food/Nom-Alc. Bev. $392.33
Space Renal $375.00
Equipment Renral $71.81
Flawers $30.00
Advertising/Tickets $55.23
Total = $1,383.43
Net Raised: $9,561.57
‘Tam Irving

BAe:

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Wanted: S-Cracks, glaze

blisters, twisted spouts and
other potting aberrations

The 2nd Annual “Too Good for the
Shard Pile" sale is looking for your
seconds,

We will hold the event, rain-but-
hopefully-shine, outside the Gallery
of BC Ceramics on the weekend of
June 20 & 21.

Piease drop off (or call Karen at
874-7116 to arrange pickup)
your pots by Wednesday, June
17. Funds raised will go towards
much needed end appreciated
Guild equipment.