As many of you are probably now aware,
I left my position as General Manager of
the Potters Guild of BC in mid-July to join
the Crafts Association of Bntish Colum-
biaas their new Executive Director, Given
the timing of the last newsletter's press
dates, | did not have a chance to say a
formal farewell pnor to my departure.

Moving from the Potters Guild was a dif-
ficult decision to make for many reasons.
[ have invested a tremendous amount of
time and energy into the development of
this organization over the past 6 years; the
Board and members gave me a great dea)
of faith and trust to grow with the position
and to take the Guild to the next level, [
have met many of you, our members, and
found working with potters and promoting
clay to an ever-increasing audience pood
for my soul,

] think the members can be proud of what
the Guild has accomplished dunng my
tenure. Internally, there are much better
systems in place for ftnancial and other
reporting. The newsleticr continues tw

Jane Regrets Saying Goodbye

change and improve to meet the neexks of
our members. The social events and work-
shops are providing a much needed social
forum for those members in the local area
where a regional guild does not exist. The
book Made of Clay contunwes to provide a
professional and attractive snapshot of BC
potters. The Gallery of BC Ceramics has
maintained a significant increase in sales
levels despite economic slumps in the Late
1990's, With its new expansion to display
more potters work in an improved selting,
the Gallery's future looks positive. The
Potters Guildis currently addressing fund-
ing alternatives in combsnation with using
its resources more effictently and effec-
uvely, Your organization continues to
move forward, and | encourage you all to
remain committed to supporting its

progress.

I would like to express my sincere pruli-
tude for the support and encouragement |
have received along the way. To the mem-
bers: thank you for your interest and en-
ergy; you are Whal makes the organization
and why we all work hard to achieve our

goals! To the Board, past and present:
thank you for believing in me in the first
place, and for your continued respect and
trust &S the position grew with me (or |
withit!), Tothe staff, again pastand present:
thank you for filling in the blanks for me,
and for reminding me of my name on those
crazy Busy days! You have all been a joy
to work with; I will miss being on the
‘team"! And to the volunteers: thank you,
thank You, thank you for your willingness
to pitch in and take on whatever tisk,
mundane or otherwise, that the stalf is not
able to do. The organization definitely
Tuns More smoohily with such great adedt-
tons as you!

Lastly, remember that | am not very far
away, still working to promote the work of
artists to a broader audience, and still a prart
of the community! See you at the next
Guild event!

Jane Matthews

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