Miguell de Allende and Zeljko studied ceramics and will be showing
his term work at the school during March.

Mr. Schwenk, of Penticton, sends his regards to the B.C. Potters. He
has been moving quite briskly through Germany, Switzerland, France,
Portugal, Spain and Italy. One interesting side trip took him into
Eastern Germany to a small village where potters are still producing
essentially peasant wares. He mentioned that in that village and in
many other parts he met potters of enormous technical skills, folk who
had gone into the potteries at the age of fourteen and had been throwing
steadily since. Frequently he notices a tendency to slickness and very
commercial looking wares, even though hand made. He notices also
the mechanization of many potteries, the dying out of the traditional
hand methods, However, on the brighter side, he observes that there
are still many excellent studio potters who combine great skill with
sensitivity, producing ware of very high calibre indeed.

Frances Hutfield

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Film Furchase
A 35 mm colour filmstrip prepared by the Research Dept. of the
American Craftsmen's Council, has been purchased. The film
reviews contemporary ceramics in the United States and consists of
134 frames covering functional and decorative ceramics as well as
ceramic sculpture. Members may borrow the filmstrip for a
maximum period of 2 weeks. A $10.00 deposit, which will be
refunded upon return of the film, will be required. A refund of only
$5.00 will be made in the case of non-members. Interested parties
should contact the Corresponding Secretary.

Hycroft Sales Soar
We are happy to announce that Hycroft sales increased by 83°% over
last year. While this may have been due partly to longer sale hours
(10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.), we feel that it is alao a reflection of
excellent publicity and acceptance of the event by the public, as a
ney occasion. Hycroft has been booked for Nov. 21 and 22, 1967.