Suzy Birstein teaches ce- ramic classes to all levels, children through adults, both during the day and night at her studio in Kitsilano. Enrollment is limited and registration is on-going. Contact her at or 6.737.266. Elaine Brewer-White is offering classes by semesters, onc day workshops, and parties and special events to all ages from novice to experienced. An-in-the-school and teacher workshops are also available. Classes are small and fees are affordable. 9048 Glover Road, Fort Langley 604.319.2789. Lynda Jones’ smoke-fired pottery is in the recently released motion picture Trapped with Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love. The pots had been purchased from The Gallery of BC Ceramics over a year ago for the movie, The scene was in the very posh house of a rich doctor and his wife whose litthe girl was kidnapped. Danny Kostyshin's ceramic plate con- cept, Millennium Plate Project, can be seer on website www. plexus-solange.com! millennium Nine Potters of the Okanagan presented Taste of Clay, October 11 and 12, at the Rotary Arts Centre in Kelowna. Wine and food served with fine tableware by Anita Delong, Daffnaee Flanagan, Peter Flanagan, Elaine Hoghes-Games, James Hibbert, B J Jassmann, Bob Kingsmill, Gillian Paynter, and gucst artist Susanne Ashmore, Keith and Celia Rice-Jones visit the In- terior: On the weekend of September 21 and 22, Keith and Celia presented a workshop to the Thompson Valley Potters Guild, in Kamloops. The workshop was a huge suc- cess; 2] members attended and the atmas- phere was filled with fun and learning. Keith made one of his architectural pieces, and demonstrated many other facets of handbuilding and sculpture. At the same time Celia was working on the wheel, throwing and altering, and showing her 2 Newsletter Submission Deadline the &th of the previous month Suzy Birstein Send to Guild office, address on 1a, Embrace Enchanting intrigues me ae Page ie a : eae glass and acrylics, 60.1 2 47.2 simioeiidel Please Note this issue combines November and December. ; ; : Next issue is January 2003; unique way of making and attaching han- deadline ig December 3 dies, When the time came to draw for the pots the couple had made, Keith and Celia asked if, when names were drawn, the winner would like to make @ small dona- tion towards the new lights at the Gallery of BC Ceramics. Members were very Pleased to be able to do that, so a conation was sent to the PGOBC. The Thompson Valley Guild thanks Keith and Celia for a Table of Contents fantastic workshop. Trudy Golley I Laura Nyeste and a croup of potters in the ClayLines 3 Thompson Valley had their annual sale E Playing with Fire on October 20. a ~2 Trudy Galley Workshop 3 Tozan is nearing the end of the kiln re- Trudy Golley Bio 5 | ildi is hoping for a firing in De- baliding nad is hoping for 4 ficing tm Made of Clay at Christmas 3 3 cember. Members have been working like : : bees every weekend, (currently Sundays) Guild Christmas Party and will continue until the job is finished Gary Chemeff's last article on and the new arches and the rest of the kiln Japanese Pottery: Hagi : are mudded. They welcome all volunteers Suzy Birstein Exhibition 5 bo participate. They say it is fur! Festive Hands Exhibition 6 Tozan is busy planning the big Sushi Guild Website 6 dinner fundraiser for next spring anal are: Mugs Donated to Gallery 6 looking for donations of place settings for that and items for auction, hed . ; a Studio Sales (four pages) 7 Gari Whelon at Tozan sends by ermail the Bumaby Empty Bowl li infrequent newsletter as well as updates F Gardi Exhibition 12 and messages. If anyone wants to be in- er Mien = cluded, let Gari know by email ‘Techno Tip 13