Denys James is in Turkey leading a ce-
ramics tourin that country. Since 1996, he
has organized and led 14 art and language
learung vacalionexcursions to San Miguel
de Allende and Oaxaca in Mexico, and
Turkey. He has blended his experiences as
aceramic artist, traveller, instructor, pho-
tographer, workshop organizer and lover
of new things, to develop the unique small
art travel company, Discovery Art Travel.
Thailand and Tuscany, Italy are mew des-
tinations for 2003 and 204M.

The Fraser Valley Potters Guild organ-
ized the Campbell Valley Raku Fundraiser
on September 20 and 21 at Langley’s fair
Country Celebration. At their Raku booth
the public purchased bisqued pots, painted
them and Guild members fired them on
site. In addition there was a free children’s
Play with Clay tent.

Louisa Letbman teaches three workshops
during the fall at the Delbook Pottery
Studio. They include an Intro to Clay,
Platters and Sushi Plates, and Sculpture,

ClayLines
Members’ News

Tozan is planning to fire in October: load
Ocbober 17-18, fire 19 to 26, and unload
November 1.

Sam Kwan is teaching an Altered Porms
workshop at Delbrook Pottery Studio on
Sunday, October 19.

Sandra Dolph has an exhibition at the
Kobo Gallery, 814 E. Roy Street, Seattle,
with an opening reception Saturday, Octo-
berd, between 6:00-8:00PM. Sandra, from

Sandra Dolph
| Basker Vase
4 Summer 2003,
high/low fire
lichen glaze,
3.0 cm high

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Galiano Island, will be exhibiting new
sculptural forms and functional ware fea-
turing high and low temperature lichen
glazes. Her use of textures and organic
forms are inspired by the natural beauty of
the Pacific Northwest experienced during
daily walks along the forested coast of the
Gulf Islands. “Working with clay is the
way Lexpress my exploration and subse-
quent understanding of the world, [tis the
vehicle given to me, We cach are blessed
with gifts, What aresponsibility and pov to
give them life!"

Sandra obtained her degree in Art Bduca-
tion from the New York State University
and taught at the Adirondack Center for
the Arts, After immigrating to the Cana-
dian Rockies in 1974 and establishing a
homestead, Sandra taught and ran a clay
studio specializing in salt/wood fired pot-
tery. In 1989 she relocated to Galiano
Island, where she has spent the past twelve
years establishing her studio and gallery,
In 1996-97, she was a participant and
teacher at various Raku workshops in
Texas, Lousianaand New Mexico. In 1997
she hosted an intemational Raku work-
shop at her studio and continues to teach a
variety of techniques a herstudio. Sandra’ s
annual visits to Japan began in 1998, where
she studies, makes pots, meditalesin a Zen
Buddhist Temple in Okayama. She now
spends one third of her year in the East.

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issue of the newsletter has
a special 4 page pullout
section listing all studio
sales during November
and December.

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complete details

Qetober 2003