4 ard financially through the use of Guild aosouctts and charging facilities; and the participants benefit from the larger publicity and good nana of the Guild. Certainly, many of us put in @ Tot of volunterr time to maka it hapoen. I wouldn't like te add wp the hours I've volunteered as a board member, working for my Guild. If nething of the prefite fron the sale berefits the Guild, the sale has scant credence as a Guild activity. A parallel would be taking any profits fran the Gallery of 8.C, Caramics and dividing them amengst the gallery artists. Clearly this does not happen and if tt did the Guild would ba jn receivership next week. Currently the Gallery carries the Guild financially; wa have no other {noone - the metbership fees den"? even cover the cost of tha nem letter, To refer specifically to some of the points in Cathi's letter: a} perhaps the grounds for Cathi's digcomfort is in the basic premise that she states as a metic "by the pothars for the potters" to., a5 she states, only for the benefit of the potters in the sale. T feel 4 much more appropriate motto should te “by the Guild for the Guild”. We are the Guild and we need to supoert our organization net just use it and take from it. The Guild are us. 6) Cathi seams to feel that the board (oh heavens, tte tha “then and us" again) has bean dictatorial. She refuses to acknowledge the decision that the Guild would take a 10 percent comission fran the 1995 sale made at the informal wind up and cabriefirg, post sale meeting at hor own house and a formal decision by tha bowrd, based on that meeting, to implement a4 Comission. [ think it 1s reasonable that the Guild comission not kick in unt’? Booth fees have been covered, This would encourage mora beginning potters to participate. It should ba born in arind that the board bears the ultimate responsibility for the affairs of the Guild amd 4t does this through a Gemocratic process of elections. As in any democratic process fadtviduals are eicouraged to suggest idawe but if is the elected representatives whe establiah Policy through consultation, discusstan awd debate. (Meat of tha last board Meating was trying to look at this issue with Cath’ which is not the same as undermining key issues. } c) Catht states that a key gurpose in revitalizing a Potters Guild of 6.C. sale was 2o get members involved in making the sale happen, This is pretty narrow ard [ would guggest that the board's gurpose is to get the members imvolved in making the Guild hapoan. This was the basis of the Cecisian taken at the last AGM, to have the AGH mewed to tha time of the sale so that the sale became a great caning tegeather of tha whale Guild. Keith Rice—Jones MADE IN CLAY NOTES Made in Clay if now fully subseribed and a waiting list is being developed. Tha date for cancellation of registration Aas bean set at December 15, 19594 and all registered participants have been notified. This js to ensure that wait listed members hava sufficient time to prepare for the sale if some of the registrants drop out. He are corsidering expanding the sale this year by setting up a tent area (sort of a festive tdea) pest to Performanom Works to aocomadate more menberd than ts possible im the Performance Horks space. Merbers who have miseed the initial deadline but who would like to secure a placa in the expanded araa are encouraged to enrol on the waiting list. [f you wish te go on the waiting Tist, please call Jan Krueger at 669-5645, The coordinating committee mamts Dec, 14 at 7: 30pa in the Guild offices. The January organizational meeting i= being planned, A1) sale participants wil] be notified directly of the date, time and place eo they can attend this critical meeting. 1995 MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE NOW DON'T MISS OUT ON ALL THE NEWS