TRAVEL TURKEY and MEXICO CLAY WORKSHOPS With DENYS JAMES MEXICO San Miguel de Allende TURKEY Istanbul and Cappadocia Seplember 17-October 4, 2(4)] Workshopfeacursiomhistorical and cul- tural tours Istanbul ceramics collections, artist stu- dios, Topkapi palace, Aya Sophia, Blue Mosque, Bosphorous ferry trip. Work with local ceramist Ergodan Gulec in Cappadocia. Explore 13 underground cities. Extend your stay amd consider op- tional tnps to Ephesus, Troy, Greek is- lands. Fee $2950-3150 Cdn. Includes airfare from Vancouver, intemal airfare, accommodation, breakfast, tuition, tours, transfers. Deposit $150 by May 15. November 79-December 14, 2001 Handbuilding workshopexcursion/lan- guage art tours Denys’ workshop focuses on surface treat- ment and firing options at low tempera- ture. Also available: silverwork, drawing, painting, Spanish, bronze casting and more. Fee $1795-1995, Includes airfare from Vancouver, transfers, accommodation, all meals, tuition. Variable return dates avail- able. Deposit $10) by August 1. Oaxaca January 17-February §, 2002 Workshopfesxcurstomlanguage/an Handbuilding, surface development and low temperature firing options, including woifired adobe botth: kiln, saager, pit, Raku. Fee $ 1925-2125. Includes airfare from Vancouver, transfers, tuition, homestay and breakfast with Mexican fam- ily, Spanish instruction, ancient pot- tery forming and firing day in Zapotec Village, visit to Monte Alban. Deposit $100 by August 20), For More Information or to Register: DENYS JAMES 182 Welbury Drive Saltepring Island, HC V8K-2L8 Phone/fax 250.537.4906 e-mail : Website: www.denysjames.com Potters Guild of British Columbia MARLENE BOWMAN continued from page | | continue to delight in these off-the-wall forms and particularly in the tools ] use to create texture, Tools always have some meaning forme —scedpods from the forest ormy garden or the body of a dried cactus plant, Recently, to bring myself into the twentieth century, before saying goodbye to it, ve been creating texture from the motherboard of my old computer. There is much pleasure in stretching the impres- sion of a computer chip in clay and watch- ing it become fluid and lively as it brings together these two apparently disparate technologies - our ancient craft and ma- chinery that becomes obsolete while you carry it out of the store. So, though nearing seventy, I'm enjoying myself too much for the idea of retirement to cross my mind. Who knows what the future might bring? Maybe life begins at eighty! Marlene Bownan Phone'fax 250-642-7620 Cloudflower Clayworks 69284 Palm Ave Burnaby BC V5H 3M5 604,430,.5380 Glaze Workshop I, IL, I 4 classes each, Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2 1900-2244), $75 each Raku with a Difference 3 sessions begin Sun May 6, $145 Technical Workshop for Teachers 1 week beginning Aug 15, $225 Kids Clay Camp 4 sessions begin Jul 9, $75 Services to Potters We offer private training, | and 2 day workshops, technical consulting serv- ices, custom firing, short-term studio rentals and home stay accommesiation in South Burnaby for out-of-town pot- ters. Call Jeanne Sarich 604.494). 5380 for information and brochure, May 2001