WALTER OSTROM WORKSHOP

Walter has agreed to come to Vancouver after the Form and Function Workshop in Banff, and we look forward in anticipation to the weekend with him. It will be held at the Emily Carr School of Art and Design on Granville Island, on January 2] and 22, 1989, with a slide presentation the Friday evening before , Janu- ary 20, at the School, The registration fees for the whole weekend are $35.00 for Guild members, $40.00 for non-members, and $20.00 for students of a college ceramic program. A $2.00 fee will be charged for the Friday evening session to those not attending the rest of the weekend. Time and further details for the workshop will be included in the January issue of the Newsletter.

In the meantime, D'Arcy Margesson has given us his Feminiscences:

“IL first met Walter Ostrom in Edmonton ten years ago, at a dinner for potters organized by friend Sam Ulick. Sam had met Walter on a ceramic tour of China the previous year. Later that night after much Korean food and even more beer, Sam, Walter and | started ta walk back to Sam's house. Before we could get there we had to cross this incredibly deep gully, accom- plished by a steep descending staircase and a simi- larly steep ascending staircase. Going down of course was no problem; however, the ascending part proved to be more difficult for Walter. Every twenty steps he would stop, light up a smoke, and we would talk about pots— —— conceptual, functional, eastern, western, highfire, low-fire,........”

“It was on this staircase tn the middle of the night that I realized that this funny, irreverent, wise-cracking potter with a NewYork accent had a most complete knowledge of pottery, both past and present. Perhaps most important of all, he was able to express his knowledge with a wonderful, gentle sense of humour. I'm sure you have all heard of the work Walter has done working at and promoting majolica-glazed earthenware both with his own fine work and as an instructor at the Nova Scotia School of Art and Design. This man cares about pottery, and I am sure will give us a workshop well worth altending.”

D'Arcy Margesson

MOVIE BUSINESS

Last week | went to the Christmas sale of pots by Cris Giuffrida at her mother’s home here in Vancouver. Cris has the Lee Creek Pottery near Chase and has been in dialogue with clay and her anagama kiln (and her large oil-fired kiln) for some time, It was refreshing to see all those pots, intimately touched by flame as they were.

But it was also great to hear that she has been collaborating in the making of a film on the anagama, With Catherine Hahn as producer and co-director, and Tom Fillingham as cameraman and co-director, they hope to produce a film called. “Painting with Fire”. Film footage has been shot and they must now raise funds for editing and final production.

This kind of thing is good for all of us because it diminishes the mystery with which many people view the potter and her work (and her dedication). 5o1 would like to wish Cris and her buddies good luck in getting the money together to finish the project.

Bob Kingsmill

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