Table of Contents

Aid to Artisans 1
President's Report 2
It's a Girl! 2
Dropping Off Work 2
Bowls, Teapots Vases 3
Happy New Year 3
Gallery Staff 3
Tozan Call for Help 4
What's new with the website?4
Vic Duffhues 5
Keith Rice-Jones Workshop 6
Review: Making Marks 7
Arrowsmith 50/10 Master
Series 8
Sally Michener 8
Gillian McMillan 9
From Oven and Kiln 10
Travel Dream 11
Humble Beginnings 11
BC-Tajimi Exchange 12
Big Show 13
A Visit With Jean Fahmi 14
Free Ads 15
BC ina Box 16

President's Report
Happy New Year!

2005 is now upon us and you'd better
hold on to your hats, because this is going
to be an action packed year!

As you look through this issue of the
newsletter you will see lots of opportuni-
ties to participate in events to celebrate
our 50th anniversary. Look carefully at
the dates and deadlines - this is not the
time to put those papers on a pile to be
looked into at some later date - act now
before they disappear from sight! A dedi-
cated group of people have been working
(and continue to work) hard to make this
a special year and bring the work of BC
potters to new audiences; and when you
look at the list of events this year, you will
have to agree that they have succeeded.

Another new initiative this year is the
Guild's support of the Aid to Artisans
project in Mexico to find ways for potters
to "get the lead out” of their glazes. This
is something that fits well into purposes of

It’s a Girl!

pound baby girl on Thursday,
December 2nd. Mother and

Steve.
Jinny Whitehead

In case you haven't already
heard, Tamara gave birth to a7

daughter, Amber, are doing well.
Very best wishes to Tamara and

our constitution - improving standards in
ceramic art, and promoting research
design and experimental work in ceramic
art. I think it only fitting that in our
50th year we are contributing something
towards the well being of another group
of ceramic artists and their families. You
can read more about the project in this
issue and, although it’s short notice, I
hope some of you can make it down to
room 307 at Emily Carr on January 6th at
7:00 pm to hear more about this project.

I would like to welcome Brenda
Beaudoin, our new interim Gallery
Manager. Brenda started in the Gallery at
the end of November - just in time for the
Xmas rush! So if you go into the Gallery
and see a new face, please take the time to
introduce yourself to Brenda and wel-
come her to our community.

We've a great year ahead of us. Enjoy!

Jinny Whitehead

Instructions for Artists Dropping Off New Work At the Gallery

In order to ensure ceramic drop offs are smooth and trouble

free, please remember:

1. Make scheduled appointment (3 days advance notice

would be appreciated).

2. Submit a gallery Inventory Sheet with accurate codes &
prices. (If you need inventory sheets and/or your accurate
codes please notify gallery and we will be happy to mail or

fax them to you asap).

4, Ceramics must have stickers with accurate codes & prices.

5. Membership dues up to date.

For BC Potters Guild items outside gallery inventory but

received at gallery: Please clearly identify items such as BC in

3. Title inventory sheet; identify if ceramics are for the gallery
(regular retail), exhibitions, mug wall, 50th Anniversary

Shelves or jury submission

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the Box, membership, workshops, MOC, etc. Following
these steps enables the gallery staff to serve and assist the
members of the BC Potters Guild to their full potential.

Thank you kindly,
Staff, Gallery of BC Ceramics

January 2005