50th Anniversary - Another Wind-up from Headmaster Keith! It's a good job the deadline for BC in a Box was extended to Feb 15th or the Headmaster might have been in for a spot of discipline from Matron! Lots of response so these will all be entered. and. boxed ready for the road. By the time you get this there are still a couple of days to get in your entry for TransFormations (March 1st), a couple of weeks for the BC - Tajimi entry (March 15th) and your information to Al Sather (no entry, open to all mem- bers) for inclusion in the Source Books, by March 31st. I had several phone calls from people after Paul Davis’ first workshop on Vancouver Island. They were rave reviews. When the dust has settled it will turn out that those of you who missed this opportunity to connect with this important Australian potter will spend not a little time regretting it! Time to make sure you don't miss out on the next sure-fire winner, the 50 - 10 Arrowsmith Potters Masters Series and Guild 50th Party in Parksville on March 26th. You've missed the early bird price but it still remains the deal of the year with six stellar BC Potters demonstrating, a dis- play and presentation of work by BC's three Bronfman Award recipients, a great lunch and. a subsidized dinner! Now this is the way to celebrate 50 years of BC Potting ! Register at info@arrowsmithpotters- guild.be.ca or call Les Crimp at 250- 468-1653. We are trying to make it easier and cheaper for Mainland potters by car- pooling. I have 2 spaces. If you are regis- tered, are planning to take your car and have space, let me know. If you need a ride, also contact me and I will coordi- nate. If you are in the B & B Network look to see if anyone in the area has space. Otherwise, Arrowsmith will have suggestions for budget accommodation. If you are still in doubt here is a "pot- ted” version of the potting offerings. Keith Rice-Jones 50 - 10 Arrowsmith Masters Series Victor Duffhues - Vic's demonstration will be based on his years as a production thrower. Through this experience he has developed many unique tricks of throwing which he will pass along. Vic and his wife, Joseé, own and operate JoVic Pottery locat- ed near Ladysmith on Vancouver Island where they produce wonderful functional and raku pottery. Gordon Hutchens - Gordon lives on Denman Island (which is connected to Vancouver Island by ferry) where he operates his pottery. Gordon is widely known and respected for his work in crystalline glazes, salt, lustre, raku and stoneware pottery. Besides his work in raku and gas firing Gordon also has a large anagama wood-fired kiln. He will be showing some of his pieces from the last firing at our show. Don Hutchinson - Don is a retired educator in pottery from Langara College in Vancouver, B.C. Don has two studios, one in Vancouver on famous Granville Island and one at his home in White Rock, B.C. (White Rabbit Pottery) We will be seeing many unique ways to work in pottery when Don brings his expertise to our Show in Parksville. Although his work is in functional pottery you will find him sharing a wide range of techniques with us. Bob Kingsmill - Bob makes his home in beautiful Okanagan Valley but shares a studio on Granville Island in Vancouver with Don Hutchinson. Bob is one of our B.C. pot- ters who is most sought after for workshops. He is fun and colorful and does the most amazing things with clay ( huge masks and murals). Bob's work is both functional and decorative. Sally Michener - Sally has been involved with clay for over 50 years. She has been fas- cinated. with the human body as a subject in her art for over 30 of them and taught at ECIAD for 25 years. Like the body itself which is never static her pieces evolve through a process of explo- ration with usually only a loose idea at the beginning. Sally will not only be demonstrating work in progress using both wet and leatherhard clay but also talking about the development of her own work and body related works in art. Gillian McMillan - Gillian is from scenic Port Moody on Burrard Inlet. She works mainly in low fired earthenware. Gillian's work is very colorful as she has a great palette of bright slips with which she does her decoration. You must come and see her Bird Beak Jugs. As a special feature of our Anniversary Party we will have a room set aside to display the works of three of our Bronfman Prize Winners. This group of internationally famous potters includes Robin Hopper, Walter Dexter and Wayne Ngan. There are few of us who do not know these names. You will be able to see some of their pieces on display along with a biography of each potter. Keith Rice-Jones of our Potters Guild of B.C. will be giving a talk about each of these men and the treasured. space they hold in our collective hearts. The cost is $60.00 per person (Canadian funds). Lunch will be provided. There will be a special dinner in the evening. The cost for the dinner will be $15.00 per person. There will be limited seating, so if you want to join us please let us know by return. Thanks. The keynote speaker at the dinner will be Paul Mathieu. If you have heard Paul speak you will also be enticed to sign up for the dinner. To put it mildly, Paul is a "don't miss” speaker and will leave you with a smile after a great dinner. You can check out the Arrowsmith web-site at www.arrowmithpottersguild.bc.ca or phone our Studio/Gallery at 250-954-1872 for tickets or to reserve a place. We hope lots of our American friends and those of our Canadian friends that read this will come and join us for one of the big events of 2005, our Anniversary Year. Les Crimp Icrimp@shaw.ca Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter March 2005