WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES

The Canadian Seciety for Asian Arts presents a lecture-
denonatration by Don Hutchinson, "China's Pottere and their
Claya: Blane de Chine to Yixing"™, at the Vancouver Museum at
& pm, Thursday, February lith. This lecture will complement
the exhibition of Yixing teapote currently on show at the
Agian Gallery at the Vancouver Hugeum, a show researched by
Paula Swart, Asian Studies Curator. The Gallery will be apen
at Tpm on the evening of the lecture, and a demonetration of
the uge of the ¥Yixing wares in the Chinese Tea Ceremony will
be made by Mra. Peggy Lai at a reception after the lecture.
There is a nominal charge for the evening event.

The Burnaby Arte Cantre offers a Sunday afternoon Clay
Workshop with Fredi Bahn on February 2leat, from 1 to 5 pm.
She will demonstrate the process of working with hand-built,
thrown and prese-molded parts, and will also present slidea
of hear work and influences. No fee,

Bentley Le Baron has been ¢reating mythical creatures from
clay for over 4 decade. He will present a hands-on workshop
for the intermediate student on Sunday, March 28th from 11:30
fo 5:30 pm at the Burnaby Art Cantre. $37.45 plus clay
costs. For both geaaione, contact the Centre at 291-6864.

Late flash! Walter Dexter will give a two day workshop at
the BAC on April drd and 4th, with decorating and alides on
the Saturday, and a firing on the Sunday! Contact the Centre
for more detaila.

Walter Dexter on February 25th will also be the first speaker
in 4 @@ries of alx Lectures hosted by the Canadian Craft
Museum, featuring the six Saidye Bronfman Award winners who
live in British Columbia. Walter will also exhibit hla work
at the COM from February 4th to May 30th. The elide lecture
and presentation begins at Tpm; call 687-8266 to reserve.

The Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA)
affers a two day workshop with Robin Hopper, "Decoration,
Design and Surface Enrichment", on Saturday and Sunday,
February 27th and 28th, from 9 am to Spm. The registration
fee of $75.00 includes lunch in the Pearson College Dining
Hall. Early registration recommended tao ensure attendance:
conbact (604)d7h-5591 at M.1.5.5.A, Lester Pearson College,
R.R.# 1, Victoria, £.C.,V9B ST?

Robin Hopper, 48 an earlier winner of the Saidye Bronfman
Award, will be the second of the Canadian Craft Huseum's
apecial lecturers on March 1ith.

April 15 is the deadline for admissions to the M.I.5.5.A.
Summer School sessions from June 20 to July 3, with Rebin
Hopper on Glaze and Colour Development, and Randy Brodnax on
Raku Techniques and Ceramic Kiln Building. For further
course information, call toll free in Canada 1-800-667-3122

A Workshop with Denys James is sponsored by the Saltspring
Island Potters Guild, and will be held on Saturday and
Sunday, March 6 and 7th, from 10 to 4 pm. on Saltspring. The
two-day hand-building workshop will combine “hands on
experience” with demonstration by Denys of his approach to
clay, with ite emphasis on form and surface treatment. Denys
will show a video about his technique for building low
temperature, wood-fired adobe kilns, aa well ae slides of his
work and influences. Cost ia $40 to SIPG members; 545.00 for
others. A potluck/slide evening will be held on Saturday.
Billets may be arranged. For further information, (early
reg'n recommended), contact (604)537=-4906.

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RVRBEEPs from Denys James

by Gail Kuzma for the
Comox Valley Pottera Club

Thia four day workshop in
Courtenay with Denys James
had very Little tea do with

clay, and a ist to do with
personal expression. The
enphagia wait not «an a

technique or an established
standard of excellence, but
focussed on axploration of
what was meaningful to each
individual and experimenting
with ways to expreaa it.

A lot of time wae devoted to

discussion of expectations
and sharing of ideas. Denys
suggested working from a

point of opposites.......wet
or dry; dark or Light...and
applying the *RVRBEEFs basics
of design. Themea came fram
drawing and modelling fram
the nude figure, 48 well as
from metaphoriloal aymbals aor
literal depictionea of actual
experiences. He presented
Boeeaibililities for
embellishing {or violating)
clay surfaces at the time of
forming the piece. The
immediacy of incorporating
both dry and wet alips,
glazes, clays, of staing in
chunks or washes, along with
introducing personal images,

brought an unexpected
vitality to the WOE K
produced. Ag a consequence,

the group came away with new
forms growing out of ite own
life, rather than creating
clones of James plecea.
Quite a trick, Denyse!

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