y

Gallery of B.C. Ceramics

1359 Cartwright &. Granville island

Vancouver BC, Canada

(604) 665-5645 VGH SRT

lwould like te take this opportunity to thank everyone
who sells in the Gallery for responding so willingly to
my requests for stock in December, Sales this Christ-
mas were up significantly over last year, and the
public ts in full support of quality handcrafted ceram-
ics.

I would also like to express my appreciation to Marga-
ret McClelland and Cherie Markiewicz for their assis-
tance and extra effort in the Gallery during my ab-
sence in Novernber.

The Gallery schedule includes our annual sale during
the monthe of January at savings of 10 to 20 percent
on most stock.

The show, "Fromthe Sublime to the.................7, from
January 31st to February 12th, is based om twa to
three “mugs” submitted by the ceramic community.
Opening is January 30, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

The latest work by our local ceramic instructors from
the colleges. including Don Hutchinson, Tarn Irving,
Donna McLaren, Sally Michener, Gordon Retsig.
Jeannie Sarich, and James Thornsbury, opens Feb-
ruary 13th, 7:30 pm and runs until March 5th,

The next jurying deadline is February 15th. Drop into
the Gallery for details, or call 669-5645,

Coralie Triance

MEMBERSHIP

1989 membership in the Guild is now due as of
January 1, Those of you selling in the Gallery of B.C.
Ceramics are requested to pay your fees directly to the
Guild. The Gallery Manager will not bill you for your
membership, but such membership is essential to
your selling in the Gallery. You do not however, have
to be a Guild member to be juried for the Gallery
roster.

In any case, if we do not hear from you by March 31st,
we will assume you have cither moved out of the
country, or taken up a new interest. or even worse,
given up interest in the Guild, and will remove your
name from our mailing list. A late fee of $2.50 will be
charged on top of the annual fee for reinstatement as
a member.

Despite my tendency to smile, tongue-in-cheek, at the
above get-tough Hnes, it is a fact that membership
dues barely cover costs of Newsletter production (and
I'm trying to keep such costs down). Here's hoping
you get something out of the material!

; ; if f Ri yha fed.
the Ach fh gre “4 da f . i » Jan Kidnie
¥

NEW YEAR WISHES

Having a studio om Granville Island is a mixed bless-

ing, and represents the conundrums we all experience
as potters.

On the one hand, orie is able to sell his wares without
a sales commission to a shop or agent. On the other,
hand, one feels obligted to talk to a surprising nurnber
of brain transplant experiments who would rather be
watching Bingo on ‘TV.

To help celebrate the holiday period, my landlord,
CMHC (or the Federal Govermment) mailed me a 29-

paged legal lease, and informed me that the rent would
rise by 25%.

So, does one continue spending 20 hours a month in
one's vehicle driving toa place lke Granville Island, or
does one move to the country and accept the sales

ne that help keep pottery shops alive and
well?

I've always preferred selling from my studio, Perhaps
one could live in the country and sell enough during
the summer to survive. Heinz Laffin does this on
Hornby Island. Perhaps one can work at home and
participate in a co-op shop. Leonard Epp makes pots
at his studio in Falkland and sells al a co-op in
Vernon. Jean-Marie Claret makes stuff at home and
sells at markets in Alberta and B.C.

I guess there isn't any one perfect scenario that would
be without problems, My rent increase will help me
make a decision. In the meantime, we can celebrate
the fact that there are people in every corner of this
province successfully making livings from pot-mak-
ing.

Bob Kingsmill

'_— Robin Righton