Corner Chair
As L write this Jobin Cloutier will be cooking
up a fease for “From the Cwen to che Kiln®.
Thanks to all who generously donated
plates to this event. And many thanks co
John for his efforts above and beyond the
call of dury. Fumds taised by this event will
go to the North West Ceramic Fourdasion
and are to be dedicated to reestablishing our
scholarship program.

Responsibility for organizing Lottery for
Pottery “88 has now been formally handed
aver to the Foundation board. Planning has
begun, and a much larger evenc is
envisaged. Money raised by this event is
still co go to the book projece. It was good
to hear from Lesley Lloyd and learn
something abour the Caribee Porners' Guild.
We would love to hear from other groups
around the province on a regular basis.
What are you doing, what events have you
got planned? The newsletter is a great
forum for dialogue about clay matters of any
ilk.

Those who have had an opportunity to see
Walter Dexter's show in the gallery
exhikérion space will, I'm sure, be as
impressed as [ was with the qualicy of this
show. A fresh breath of Modernism in the
post-maderm world. Great work, Walter.

Ron Vallis

Clay ‘98 Update

Dates for our exhibition at the Vancouver
Communicy Art Council Gallery have been
confirmed. “We will have che main floor
from March 24 - April 18, 1998, This will
be a juried show with ne theme (your best
work). Jurying will be by slides, Submission
decails will be announced in the next
newsletter.

Board Meeting Minutes
Held July 10th, 1997

Present: John, Debra, June, Tam, Linda,
Gillian, Les, Jane, Ron, Deborah, Frank

-Minutes of previous meeting accepted
-Jane reported on Guild PNE display
-Frank asked how to increase sales,
discussion followed.

-Tam was present on behalf of NorthWest
Ceramics Foundation. Discussion on
objectives of fowndatson and guild, noting
similarities.

-Riom Vallis became president for next
year, Janet was elected creasurer, Gillian
as secretary, Les became vice-president
-Deborah and Linda are working on book.
Gillian reports on success of John Leach
workshop, suggests Svend Bayer for spring
of 98.

-Exhibition at Arts Council Gallery
discussed.

-Karen to be requested oo ask for general
membership to come on committees in
the newslerter,

-Meetings to be held om the last Thursday

of each month, Sept. - June incl. All
welcome to attend.

Monkey Art

in Case of a Mail Stri

The Newsletter will ba available for
pick-up by members at the Gallery.
We also post it on the Internet, with
workshop and unclassifieds intact.

We will mail back-issues with the first
newsletter mailout after the strike.

Monkeys have exhibited an artistic streak
in captivity at a Maryland research,
faciliry, the New Scientist magazine
teports. Ten capuchin monkeys were
given clay spheres, stones, paint and
leaves as caw materials, and then spent up
to 30 minutes reshaping the clay wich
their hands and decorating it with paint
and leaves. “They take great care. They
were very focused when they were making
them.” said Gregory Westergaard from the
National Institute of Healeh Animal
Cencer. Captiviry may have awakened
the animals creariviry, since chey did mot
have to spend time looking for food or
evading predators. “Art doesn't happen
unless you are smart, and | chink such
expressions are the inevitable
consequence of an intelligent but restless
mind,” said Westergaard.

From the Seattle Times, August 29,
1997 via the Washington Potters
Association.

Page 3

Tozan Society Japanese
Dinner Fund-Raiser

The Tozan Culcural Society will be
hosting a fund-raising Japanese dinner on
February 7, 1998 in Nanaimo and are
looking for donarions of dinnerware for
the occasion. Artists who participate will
be issued a tax receipt if they wish, and
may also send along a business card to be
included with their place setting.

We requese thar all place settings follow
certain guidelines and that they:

*have at least a $100 value

*be made co fit within a 12° x 20" O-ban
woed presencasion tray (supplied)

“not be stacking

Each place setting should include:

1) a soup bow! (preferably with a lid char
can be used as a sauce dish).

2) a 4" - 8" plate for Tempura and Salad
3) a 5" - 7" plate for Sushi

4) a small sized cup with mo hancle

5) a small dish for Soya sauce

Optional pieces you can include are:

*chopstick holder
*pickle dish
*Sake cup (very small, shot glass stze)

All place setting donations are due by
January 10, 1998 and arrangements for
pick-up can be made by phoning either
Cathi Jefferson at 929-9175 of Yi Wei
Wang ar 922 - 0556.

Original shape variations are encouraged!

If you are interested in attending this
event call Cachi ac 929 -9175 for tickers.

Thank you for supporting the Tozan
Cultural Seciery.