Dear Friends:

I want to chank everyone invelved with the
very successtul benefit im my homaur at
Aberthau Community Centre on April 12,
1997. [ don's know char [ can pat into
words the intensity of emotions thar [ felt
through this process,

Besides my family and close friends, who
worked tirelessly on organizing this benefit,
the artist community came forward with
generous donations of very high quality. My
neighbours and my students volunteered
their time to help with the final planning
and to assist with the set-up and operarion
on April 2th. The whole event was one ol
generosity and goodwill. Many, many
people came out te the benefit. Some
people did all of these chings.

Trouble finds everyone at some time in
their life. [ have a good and grateful feeling
knowing that when the call went our such a
large community came forward co help me.
Thank you to everyone.

Maureen Wright

Slingers of Mud: A Profile

Mudslingers was started by Rochelle
Chinnery and Marc Lemieux, a couple of
potters who saw a gap in the clay facilities
Vancouver offers. Some people's

praduction was foo much for the
community centres, bur net enoweh fora
studio of their awn. Mudslingers is a
studio designed to provide studio access to
all types of clayworkers. It allows people to
pursue a deeper involvement with clay
than can be currencly accessed through
COMLMUNItY cemtres.

Miurdslingers is a 1,900 square foot fully
equipped studio. It has five electric kilns,
seven wheels, a fully stocked plaze lab and
all che other amenities that constiture a
professional studio. The studio currently
has 200 members, each paying $25
annually, with a drop-in fee fer apudia use,
Members can also buy an assortment of
high and low fire clays and common
ceramic chemicals at the discoune offered
by large-scale purchasing, Members have
full use of the studia six days a week, as
well as cechnical support from Mare

Saltspring Pottery

Established 1976

Potters Accessories

Pate and Buiter Knives,-Spoons, Pickle Forks, Pestles,
Honey Dippers, Cane and Wire Handles,
Oil Lamp Burners and Chimneys, Cheese Domes, Corks,
Shaving Brushes, Soap Pumps, Lamp Parts, Fiberglass ©
Wick, Plate Stands, Clock Movements and MUCH MORE!

ee La

PateKnives Hand Turned Hardwood Non-Toxic
Oil Finish 4" lang

Please call or write for a

FREE CATALC

Saltspring Pottery
13 Helen Ave., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 3W6
(519) 653-2806

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The real benefics of this studio are phe
intangibles. It is a glace where porters can
micet and exchanpe ede, share
informacion or even get together after the
studio closes for a drink! Due to the
varied interests and artistic directions of
the members, on any day there can be a
Heurative sculptor, a tile maker and
thrower, all working together and
informing one another.

The members range trom hobbyists and
students to amateurs and professionals
berween che ages of 19 and 65. Recently,
anh internationally recognized potter fran
Tai Pei was wing the scudio to create
works for the nexe Tozan firing. In rhe
winter a life skills worker conducted her
clay therapy sessions with her mencally
challenged client. There are members
who use the studio on a regular basis ard
there are members whe drop by only on
occasion. This mix creates a dynamic and
exciting atmosphere. There is also an
educational aspect to the studio. Classes
in throwing, handbuilding and glaze
technology are offered. Private lessons are
also given ce cater to the individual needs
of members.

At this point Mudslingers has been open
for ene year and has firmly established
itself in both the clay and business
community. They hope to expand their
existing faciliry by building upon their
strong base of members. They also hope
to elevate the awareness of clay work
within Vancouver by increasing classes
and workshops.

For more information about Mudslingers
please call 688 - 2525,

Aaron Nelson techs at Mudslingers and
has previously reviewed Throwing Pots and
The Tale of Benjiorun Brenrey.