THE MAD POTTER

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#6 - 3071 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC (Near Bridgeport)
Tel: 604.244.3734 ~ Fax: 604.244.3757

Store Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 6pm

BC Ceramics Loses Long-time Friend
Irene Berchetenbreiter

It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of a very special artist,
Irene Berchetenbreiter. | had the pleasure of meeting Irene over a year ago,
when my family moved here to Mission, B.C. Irene was introduced to me as a
person I had to meet. At that time, she had just celebrated her 91st birthday;
I was given her phone number and told that I just needed to say who I was
and she would invite me to her home. That is exactly what happened, and I
continued to visit her whenever I could, to bring her news of the potters’
community, and hear her wonderful stories. I feel very fortunate to have had
the opportunity to meet such an open, genuine and creative artist in our midst.

Irene Berchetenbreiter

She will be terribly missed by many friends and family. (@
Marilyn (Molly) Magid

About Irene Delores (nee: Lewis): May 15. 1914 to Dec. 15, 2006

Irene was an artist nattve to Vancouver whose favourite medium was
clay. In California she worked and studied alongside Peter Voulkos, Paul
Soldner and Beatrice Wood, whose works inspired her. Irene returned
to Canada and lived in Surrey, then in the 80s settled in Mission. Irene’s
bold and whimsical art pieces inspired all those who came in contact
with them. Nothing Irene enjoyed more was having someone drop by
to have a coffee, talk art, world events and simply enjoy each other’s
company. The world lost a woman who lived and breathed art, 1t was
everywhere in every aspect of her life, and she was always planning her
next project.
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