GUILD WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL EVENTS JUNE Micki Schloessingk Salt firing and making forms appropriate for salt firing Hands on workshop Tuesday June 12 © Friday June 15 daily from DOO) te 1 7-H) at Capilano College, Pottery studio Only two spots left! Micki is an internationally renowned Brit- ish potter, working in South Wales. She makes salt wood-fired tableware, shown in galleries throughout the world. She descnibes her work as pots with sou! and has perfected her forms for wood and salt firing. She enjoys the limits that making tableware and functional ware imposes, and works with a few slips, keeping deco- ration to a minimum, Her criteria are pots that work, feel easy in the hands, are strong in form and lively, quict when helding food yer bold enough te be enjoyed for themselves. More of her work can be cn- joyed on her website: mickisaltglaze.co.uk- Micki Schloessingk woodsalt glazed tea bow! The four day course will start with glazing and salt firing bisque pets made from a com: 10 Tight clay. Each student will have approximately 2 cu ft. of kiln space, Pol- lowing days will be spent in discussion of forms suitable for salt fire, slide showing and making of thrown or handbuilt pots. On day four, the kiln will be unpacked and pots examined and discussed. Space limited to M0) students; early regis- tration recommended. Send cheque for $265 made out to the Pouers Guild of BC, marked ‘Micki Schloessingk workshop’. Clay Olé Thursday June 21 18:30 ‘til late Wise Hall 1882 Adanuc, Vancouver, just off Commercial Ave NEW LOCATION AND NEW DATE Demand hat been great! To accommeadate evervane, we have changed location. A Spanish Evening to Celebrate the Tradition of Spanish Folk Ceramics The evening includes a lecture and slides by Phil Slight, Flamenco music and dancing by Calle Flamenco, tapas and sangria. Phil travelled the length and breadth of Spain over the last 30 years and now lives in Andalusia. He bas a definitive personal collection of traditional ceramic pieces and has documented the people, traditions, lifestyles and particularly the ceramics of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, Phil will have a display of 50 gritty black and white photographs of private Flamenco clubs and the spirit of real Spain. It promises to be a fabulous evening, café style on the first day of summer. Sponsored by the Potters Guild of BC, Canadian Craft Museum, Northwest Ceramic Foundation, Fraser Valley Potters Guild and the Crafts Association of BC. Tickets are available atthe Gallery of BC Ceramics, Canadian Crafl Museum and Craft House. Information: Jim Stamper &4.450.4608 or Mage Kneer 44.929. 3206, Tickets in advance: $26.75 (including taxes). 4 Potters Guild of British Columbia CANADIAN CLAY SYMPOSIUM Submit ideas by May 15 and win! Saturday, March 23 2002, is the next day for the second Canadian Clay Symposium at the Shadbolt Centre. The theme is Diversity in Clay and covers Many aspects with a wide range of presenters and events. We ure asking people to submit ideas to present at the conference. This is your Opportunity to put forward an idew that really interests you. We arc looking for a panel, presentation and slide lecture suggestions, or a totally new format that you would like to organize. We would love to hear akmt it, We are willing to consider any- thing. We ask for your idea te be A0or 90 minutes in length. If your pro- posal is accepted your admission to the Symposium is free. Please send your submissions to Sharon Reiry, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, (450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V6H 3RT by May 15. So go for it. This is going to be so good! Carhi Jefferson 604.929,9175 F. ¥. L 12th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Ant Davis, California, May 4-6 Lectures/Ex hibitions! Demonstrations The ultimate weekend for ceramic artists, instructors, students and collectors! Featured artists: Jill Adamson, Clayton Bailey, Donna Gillick, Ed Blackburn, Vicky Chock, Miriam Davis. George Grant, Margaret Keelan, Marilyn Levine, Emma Luna, Jo Lauria, Karen Theusen Massaro. Jo Rowley. Paul Soldmer, John Taki, Information John Natsoulas Gallery, 530- 756-3961, email: cant@natsoulas.com> and sec website wa w.natsoulas com Thanks Zoe Hekenat ¥ for infin nation May 2001