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Chuck Reynolds reported to the assembly on the plans for our bus trip to Seattle
March 23, to see the Japanese Ceremic Show, and the Feruvian Gold 3houw. It sounds
like an interesting déy trip, so think about joining us. The details for this are
further on in the newsletter. —

After the business meeting was over, we had more coffee, cookies and cake, then set-
tled in to watch Michael Hughye's slides. Michael spent 18 months in England re-
cently, three of which he spent working for a potter..."A. Harris & jon, Pottery,
1873"...the sign on the brick wall said. The Pottery still remains in the Harris
family; the grandson of the original Mr. 4. Harris is the owner-manager and 'chief'!
potter. The Pottery mass-produces pots for plants; all kinds of pots from very
small pieces to very large. There were slides of strawberry pots, rhubarb pots,
"Tucor Rose" pots, Ali Haba pots, and even chimney pots...all unglazed, and fired

to 1060°C in a large oil-fired kiln. Michael brought some examples of the pots

for us to see, anc showed slides of the Pottery, (lovely old, old brick buildings
with silver-grey clay tile roofs...) and of the pots in various stages of comple-
tion. He told of the kiln being fired once every six weeks. When unloading day
came, the pots would be stackec in the courtyard, and by the end of the day, they
would all have been sold. It was a very interesting session, and our sincere thanks
to out to Michael Hughyue.

3S0e.e.we all thoroughly enjoyed aurselves at the February general meeting...pots to
see anc touch, geod cake and cookies to savor, old and new friends to chat with,
and an interesting programme. Try to join us at the March meeting. (Remember the
social-library ho:vr from 7 to & pm., and the "suggestion pot" will be there fer

your ideas).

CERAMICS '80 With plans now well underway, for our exhibition at Robson Sq. in May,
I like to take this opportunity to thank the Guild's members for their co-operation
in helping us find names and addresses, for our invitational list. A committee was
“set up to select names to be invitied. In order to do that in as just manner as
possible, criteria had to be set. The criteria was set as follows; potters who
had been exhibited; ,

He Internationally

8. Nationally

CG. In 8.C,. Ceramics Invitational

D. Twice or more in 8.C. Ceramics

c<. And also potters who have contributed to further the education in the field
of caramics, in the past 25 years,

The committeshas gone through our exhibition catalogues from 1952 to the present.
Letters have been sent out to all the smaller guilds around the province asking for
names. The committee is working very hard on this, and it is their sincere hope
that no names have been left out, here are additions;

Laila Pettersen and Ceramics'&0 committee

Gene Barker Brenda Davie *John Rossi
Barbara Sarron Joyce Foyle Lona Senior
Barbara Geach Heather Hannaford A. R Simons

Irene Berchtenbreiter Gio Heizmann Iris Smith

Ed Sradish ; Lynn Hughes *Gordon Stewart
Jane: Bradish *Crarmian Johnson *Gerald Tillapauoh
Lenoa Bush . Hanna Kristmanson Ron Tribe

hex Calhoun Gail Kuzma *Marjorie Ward
Andrew Cammidge Jeanne Lewis *May Warwick

Joyce Cammidge Lenoa MacKenzie Gladys Wickson
John Chernetski N. McLeod Florence Williamson
Judy Dranmer Rodney Maxwell Meier

Gary Crawford . *Fay Pierce “Addresses unknown
*Cherie Smith *Nancy Faget *Rex Mason *Neil Dalrymple

VOLUNTEERS are needed to babysit the upcoming show of the Guild between May 23rd
to June 5th. As well people are needed to receive to=-be-~juried ware. We are al-
so looking for display stands and helpers to set up the exhibit. Contact Laila
Pettersen at 985-5748. At present is needed someone to help her with phoning.

wORLD CRAFTS COUNCIL CONFERENCE, Vienna, Austria, July 25-Aug. 1, 1980. Approx.
cost #1500-2000. There are still 30 spaces open for Canadian participation. To
attend contact Joan Auld, Handcraft Div., P.0. Box 2000, “harlottetown, P.E.I.,
C1A 7N8. Send 3350 immediately, with $100 by Mar. 31 and the balance May 31.
Financial penalty for overdue payments. Give the following information to Ms.
Auld; name, address, tel. no., profession, workshop interests, (glass, ceramics,
textiles, metal, wood, leather, marketing, communications, publishing, education,
museum & conservation and administration).

EATCN'S CISPLAY has been changed to one week in July. The Craftsmen's Assoc. will
be part of ‘Vancouver Experience", a promotion related to the summer tourist market.
It will take place on the ground floor, around the edge of the excalator. More
information later. Another change ig that the CASC is having to be more selective.

COMPETITICN, "MADE BY HAND” '80. The deadline for entries is June 16. [Entry forms
are available from the office or write to #801-207 Ww. Hastings St., Vanc. V68 1H7
or call 681-9613. MADE BY HAND '80 will run Sept. 25-Jan. 4&.