There is little doubt that Mr. Riegyer has left some
local potters just a little different than they were before. This is
not to suggest that he has left them happior or even more know-

ledgeable, This is to suggest that he has loft them a bit puzzled.
Although he is himself blessed with an embarrassment of riches in

terms of training and work-expericnee in the field of ceramics, he is

not onc to belicve in "The Word". He believes the artist -- the
potter -- will find most of his answers through personal experience
and self-searching, not through rules and techniqacs required from
others. Interesting are the points of view of two participating
potters who shall be nameless. One said she felt she could werk
more frecly and spentaneously aftor attending the workshop, without
s0 much thinking and planning ahead of time, Another said she was
s0 angry because Mr, Riegger did not answer certain questions
about bon-fire firing, that when she went camping with her family,
she tried to do some with local clay. Much to her surprise --
rules! rules! -- her one-day-old, much too wet pots came out of
the fire without a crack. She also paid Mr. Riegger the ultimate
compliment when she said, "He made me think",

* P.NLE, Exhibit
The B.C, Potters' Guild held a one-day exhibit and demonstration
in the Home Arts Building at the P.N.E, on August 3lst.

At this time many potters were out of town or had not been working
during the summer. However, we were able to assemble a fairly
representative selection of wheel-thrown pots, several in the
bisque stage, and a number of hand-built picces.

Demonstrating was done by Incke Leupen on a kick wheel provided
by Coast Ceramics. An clectrie high-fire kiln, made in Vancouver
and available at Coast Ceramics, was on display.

The public showed considerable interest, particularly in the
demonstration of throwing. Many enquiries were made regarding
equlpucul, clay and glaze supplies, etc.

The cooperation of those members who loaned their pots and who
helped to staff the booth was greatly appreciated.
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Many thanks to Ineke whose throwing brought the show alive to those
who viewed it:

# Glenn Lewis Exhibition, Sept.
It is always more rewarding to make pots than to write about them and
perhaps the most evident thing one could say about Glenn's pots is the
obvious joy in the acceptance of the material - clay. So we saw them
all = singing - it was good, There were about 200 pots shown at the
Bau-.i Gallery in September, They were all made in 2 very short
space of time - which seems to be a part of his whole procedure. Thy
showed a clarity, uncluttered by many glaze tricks (there were only
about five glazes used), An obvious strength of form and execution was
obtained through quick decision and directness of purpose. Geeoration
was confined mainly to the glaze application and various textural or
hand inprints in the clay,

There were also son.e porcelain plecos shown with gold lustre
decoration. These were quite different in intent from the stonewnve
pieces. The lustre was very blatant and used in a painterly way.
These pots were mostly satirical and had a certain woolworth's chars
about them,

* Hycroft Annual Pottery Sale
General: Hycroft l.ansion has now been officially booked for Novomber
24th, 1965, for the first of the proposed annual sales, The sale will
opon at 2 p.m. and close at 9 p,m.

Your executive would like to emphasize that they are not simply plao-
ning a ‘rummage sale'. If the Hycroft Sale is to be established on a
euccessful ycarly basis, then » public image of high standard is
essential. In view of the foregoing all entries will be juried.
Naturally standards will not be as high as those applicd to an exhibi-
tion. Please send your best work anc do not regard the sale as a
convenient way of disposing of your 'seconds',

Tha Guild will charge a commission of 25% on sales which is sub-
stantially lower than that charged by most commercial outlets, It
should also be noted that any monics carned by the Guild will go