The "WESTERN POTTER" No. 23 July, 1971.

The theme of this issue was going to be natural materials
but everybody I contacted seemed to feel that they had to
do more testing before they would feel confident about
publishing anything. However, we do have the first part
of an article by Jean Marie Weakland on how to test
materials and blends of materials, and the new Harry
Davis booklet is available with a great deal of information
on the use of raw materials, so, hopefully, many more of
you will try out what is available in your locality, write
us about the results and we may get out an issue on the
subject yet. The Cariboo potters have made a start as
reported by Ruth Flower on their workshop with Frances
Hatfield.

I think you'll enjoy Stan Clarke's article on the joys and
hazards of glass blowing.

speaking of hazards, I've run across a couple of new ones
in pottery. I now stack my kiln almost directly under a row
of swallows' nests. When I told Judy Clegg McLennon
about this she said, "That's nothing! The last time I
stacked the kiln I went out of the kiln shed to get something
and came back to find a neat little blue egg in one of my

bowls?
It would seem our annual picnic occurs very often -

something like B,C, Centennials. However, I promise you,
no more annual picnics for approximately a year.

Ruth Meechan