PAPER CLAY - A WORKSHOP

A playful Jacqui Berglund introduced Paper-clay to participants
attending a workshop at the Shadbolt Centra of tha Aris on a warms,
sunny Sunday in early Fesruary. Upon arrival eaen person was
jireted to examine a display of paper-clay objects, ranging fram
| sculptural hand-built farms te a thrown and glazed mug,

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Prior ta abserving the process of mixing the parridge-like mud,
Jacqui gave participants copies of two reference articles, Once
sufficient moisture had been absorbed into the plaster bat, we
explored using this matenal employing known techniques of
coiling, pinching, slab-uilding and modelling. Before placing our
objects in the kiln roam Jacqui encouraged a group cribque.

Paper-clay does mot crack as it dries. it has a strong greenware
‘campesition beacause of tha connecting paper fibres, Additional
'wet paper clay adheres to previously dry surfaces, Once fired,
\paper clay shrinks at the same rate as the clay body used but the
final product is much lighter In weight. It is ideal for large sculptural
forms and wall pieces.

Thanks for a great day Jacqui!

Dianne Di Lalla

Dear Potters Guild of &.C,

Last year | attended the second annual “Made in Clay" sala |
boarded the midnight express bus fram Westbank and arrived at
the Vancouver Terminal at §:30 am. | spent 8 hours on Granville
Island, then retumed home the same day! Even in my dazed state
i was impressed with the vanety and quality of potters work.
People were also very friendly. This is a 920d opportunity for
southern and northem interior potters te se¢ the werk of the Jower
manland and Vancouver Island, all atone avent See you there.
Gillian Paynter

Phyllis Argyle sent in an article published in the Feb, 23. 7996
issue of the Vancouver Sun paper as an update on carpal tunnel
syndrome. The article describes a new technique that allows
patients to recover in an average of 10 days instead of the usual
& to @ weeks required by the conventional surgery. The process
uses @ Sallaon catheter which is inflated and stretches the
ligament, decompressing the nerve, | surely hope that nobody
reading this is in need of surgery, but if you are be sure to chack
tout, Thankyou Phyllis for sending that in.

Dear Karen,

Responding to your letter in our Newzealand Potters Newsletter,
Sandra and | (Chris Carey) are directors of the “Buming Issues
Gallery” - a complex of Gallery, Ceramic Sculpture, Glass, &
Pottery studio in tha town of Whangarai, just 2 few hours north of
Auckland. | teach at the Applied Arts Schoal, our studios ara state
of the art and in a very high profile location. We have studio
space available with kilns if anybody is interested in spending a
while in sub-tropical climes. A unique experience, We will
provide documentation assistance for Canada Council funding
purposes, We look forward to hearing fram you,

Chris and Sandra Caray

Burning Issues, 8 Quayside, Town Basin, Whangarel, NZ

The First Annual Yixing Symposium for Western Potters:

will be held November 20 -30, 1996. Participants pay only for
airfare, but are expected to donate some work. Accommedation
by Factory #5 will include all meals and lodging and a bus ride to
and from Shanghai. You will visit the ancient kilns, purple sand

*** JOHN LEACH has expressed an interest in offering workshops
in our area next spring, The Guild would like to help organize his
tour, If your group of potters would enjoy a visit from this
knowledgeable and friendly master potter please contact Gillian
MacMillan at 937-7696 or 874-1666

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Made in Clay Update

Please, please be sure your workshift sheets are on their
way to Rosemary Amon as she has enough to do without

' having to call those of us who are delinquent with them. She

' needs people willing to work the cash tables. Also send in your
; Profile sheets to Celia Rice-Jones.

1 -All booths are taken, a waiting list has been started

1 -All advertising is in place

' Meeting for all exhibitors to held at Made In Clay, 5 pm May 2,
(a mere fifteen minutes for questions or information

, ~Petailors have been invited from 6 - 8 pm May 2, we will not be
1 Selling work to them, but rather promoting future contacts! \

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clay tunnels, factories and museums, demos by Yixing masters
and make teapots to bring home. Richard Notkin and Terese
Tse Bartholomew will be the speakers. Applications are
accepted until May 30. Call Carolyn Groadwell at 707/252-4789
for more details or see complete details on page 77 of Ceramics
Monthly March $6 issue.

‘WWagie Bus (Images & Objects XIV tour to Penticton)

1) Coach tour on Saturday, May 25, 7:30 am -10:00 pm

Travel in a deluxe coach to Penticton to view BC's annual juried
art exhibition. Images & Objects is the visual arts camponent of
the BC Festival of the Arts, the largest Festival ef its kind In
Canada. Tha coach tour is conducted by the Surrey Art Gallery
and costs $55 (includes GST and transportation). Admission ta
Images & Objects is by donation. Lunch and dinner are extra.
Register by Sunday, May 19, Call 596 -1515 to register.

Darrel Hamcock reminds us that if you did want to billet out of
town potters (especially with Mada in Clay coming up atthe end
of the month), now is the time to send in your billet forms or to
give him a call at 88 - 2661. Also, some out of town potters
have expressed interest in letting in town potters stay at their
places if travelling through BC, Sort ef like a miniature version
of the Studio Potter Billeting Registry.