LETTERS

Thanks for the excellent records regarding
gallery sales. Last year was very complex
with parental illness; | hope to be more
productive soon!! I intend to bring a fresh
selection of work by spring aa I juggle my
teaching responsibilities at Kootenay School
of Art and my family. Just wanted to keep in
touch and express my appreciation for all
your effort.

Pamela Nagley Stevenson

We did it. We've formed a strong group and
are going for our Grd annual theme show:
May 7 to 21 at the Sidney Museum. “The
Mad Potters Grows Gardening" More info to
come, Please let us know what you can offer
to a group like us such as services, info and
other exciting things. We! ve got a great
project on the go to sat up permanent public
studios to give community lessons, ete.

Sue Barber Starkey
TOZAN:

It is good news that Yukio Yamamoto and his
wife, Miwako will arrive in Nanaimo on 22
February. They will be staying at our house
until they get used to the area.

The Tozan Cultural Society will be having a
garage sale on the second Ssturday in April
here in Nanaimo, We need to raise funds for
the project.

On July 1, Canada Day we will be holding a
raku sale. The potters will donate bisqued
ware and giazes. The public will buy a pot
and decorate it with the glazes provided. The
not will be raku fired by potters on site
(which is on the beach). The purchaser will
then be able to take home their decorated
pot,

If any of our members are able to hold one of
these sales in their local areas and donate the
funds to the Society, it would be much
appreciated. Please give us a call if you
require any information.

Qur next meeting is April 1, 1995 and it will
be the annual general meeting and election of

officers, We look forward to seeing #8 Many
potters as possible at the meeting. Yukio will
be at this meeting.

Please feel free to call Les or Maureen
Beardsley at 604-245-4867 or write to RR 4,
Ladysmith, B.C. VOR 2E0.

Maureen Beardsley

GALLERY NEWS

In February, the Gallery resumed having a
non-juried member of the Potters Guild show
their work for a month with a display of
Heather Chapman's raku vases and altered
forms. "Artist of the Month" continues to be
an exciting opportunity for all members to
have access to the Gallery's market.
Charmian Nimmo is the featured artist for
Marth. Plesse contact me if you are
interested as we still have spaces available
next fall.

Jay MacLennan will install “Revisions - A
Show of Vases" in the exhibit area during the
first week of March. The official opening is
Saturday March 11th (2:30pm - 4:30pm).
Jay's inspirational handbuilt wases have an
organic feel to them - movement and growth
are integral to their forms. Don't miss out
on this chance to see Jay’ s recent creations!

The concrete floor im the Gallery has been
sealed to a high polish - the finishing touch to
Gallery renovations! There is an elegance to
the Gallery space now which places the
ceramics in a much more complimentary
enviroment, The feedback we! ve received
from customers and members has been
extremely positive overall.

I recently attended the Vancouver Book Fair
and have been able to track down more
distributors and titles - an updated list of
books for sale will be available soon. We now
also have two more magazines in stock:
American Ceramics ($12) and Studio Potter
($16)

ArtQuake! will be shaking up Cartwright
Street again this year on Saturday, April §
and Sunday, April 9. The Burnsby Potters
Guild is organizing/oversesing hands-on raku