FROM A LETTER BILL NORMAN sent about his Canada
Council supported tour of Potteries and
Potters across Canada.

..«.. I think the most important thing I learned was the respect one
must have for other potters andtheirwork, I found several areas in
Canada which felt they were the only ones doing anything and this
disturbed me somewhat. Other than that, the trip was extremely
enjoyable and I felt much better about my particular position in
eastern Canada. When I left on my trip I felt I was the only one
around that didn't have a fancy workshop.facilities etc. And when I
found out that neither do 90% of the other potters in Canada I felt a
good deal of encouragement.

CORRESPONDENCE

Re Hycroft; I'm going to stick my neck out, and there may be howls
of protest which I can hear all the way up here, but dowe have to
have the Sale in Hycroft? Would it be possible to get a larger area
somewhere else? Also, could something be done about those cedar
shelves? They are overpowering, especially downstairs in that
room at Hycroft; not everyone cares for the smell of cedar

and I know of at least one person who is very allergic to cedar

(not myself). Hemlock is out, I would say, as it is very heavy
lumber, especially if it's green; western white spruce and poplar
would be O.K. only there's the problem of resin popping up (or
dripping down!) all over. Which pretty well leaves us with plywood.
I know - I can hear it - plywood is out of keeping with the theme!!
Ido agree. The rough shelving is "right" with pottery. Sowhere
do we go from here?

Please do understand I'm not criticising - these are thoughts and
ideas to be kicked around and discussed. It's a four-hour drive
from here to Vancouver so I can't get pitching in to help, much as
I'd like to.

Re communication: We who live quite away out of Vancouver, lose
out on a great deal because we don't know what's going on in the

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