‘The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

is published 10 thmes a year as a
service to the Membership. Sub- |
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be In the Guild office by the last
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Managing Editor: Jan Kidrie.

Editorial Committee: Hob
Kingsmill, Hiro Urakarmi. Nathan
Rafla.

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The Potters Guild of B.C. mem- |
bership is $20,00-individuals,
$30.00-groups, January to De-
cember. See application form else-
where in this isaue.

Potters Guild 1991 Board of
Directors: Tam Irving, President;
D'Arcy Margesson, Vice President;
June MacDonald, Secretary:
Dona Nabata, Treasurer;
Rosemary Amon, Bob Kingsmill,
Elwin Lowe, Nathan Kafla,
Fredi Rahn, Terry Saimoto,
Elsa Schamis, Debra Sloan.

Staff: Jan Kidnie, Guild Office
Administrator, Coralie Triance,
Manager, and Lea Price, Assistant,
Gallery of B.C.Ceramics.

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Dona Nabata, Chairperson

Mease contact Dona Ifyou are inter-
ested In standing for election to the
Board of Directors InJanuary, 1992,

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MEETING REPORT

The October meeting was held at Burnaby Arts Centre. ‘The workshop demon-
atration was by Takako Suzuki, so the location was rather appropriate since that
is where she firs! began to work with clay. The Arts Centre ls situated im Deer Lake
Park, Just off Canada Way, and close to the freeway. It's very easy to gel to ard we
had hoped thal a place more central to the Greater Vancouver area would encourage
more people to attend. The studio space is very pleasant and there is plenty of room
for parking.

Our strategy may have been successful, as itwas avery different group that watched
Takako applying her beautiful fluid designs to the clay slabs, cutting surprising
shapes and ingeniously plecing them together to form her footed bowls. We were also
delighted by the slides showing a great variety of work, some functional and some
sculptural, and by her explanations of the symbolism of her patterns. Thanks to
Takako for a really enjoyable evening. Terry Saimoto filmed this workshop and made
the arrangements, so thanks also to Terry and those who helped at the Burnaby Arts
Centre. We hope to have more workshops there in the future and encourage you to
take advantage of them.

Qur meetings are supposed to be held on alternate months so we will not be having
one in November. | am aure we are all too busy during that month, anyway, but we
are planning to have asoclal evening on December 5th when we hope you will take
the opportunity to see some of the videos that have been made over the last few
months, A message will be left on the answering machine at 683-9623 to let you
know location and lime on the first Thursday evening in December. Mark it on your
calendar.

Rosemary Amon

TONY MARSH WORKSHOP

Emily Carr College of Art and Design
have invited the Californian potter Tony

Marsh to give a one-day workshop on
Saturday, November 23rd from 10am to
§ pm. Tony apprenticed with Shimaoka
in Mashike, Japan, and received a BFA
from California State University Long
Beach, and his MFA from Alfred
University, New York State College of
Ceramics, He presently teaches and ts
Chairman of Ceramics at California State
Univerity, having aleo been director of
the ceramics program at Mendocine Art
Center in the carly 60's. Tony proposes
to demonsirate model making with clay
as well as simple plaster mold making,
and to follow that with a demonstration
on how to use press molds.

Cost will be $25 to Guild members, $30
to non-members, and $15 to full-time
students at other communily colleges.
See page 7 for pre-registration form.

November, 199]