The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

Biublished | (timnecsayearas.an infoma-
tion inkdorthe Membership. Submissions
arewelcome, and should bein the Guild
office by the last Friday of the moarstty
Material may beedited for publication,

Managing Editor:Jan Kidnie
Mailing: Gillian McMillan
Advertising Rates: (as of Janu-
ary,1993, & including G.S.T.)
120.00 full page; $50.00 half page;
$35.00 quarter page; $25.00 half
column Classified ads: Freeto Guild mem-
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Membership in the Potters’ Guild
of British Columbia is $26.75 for
individuals, $42.90 for groups of
two or more, January to Deeember,
including G.8.T. See application
form elsewhere in this issue.

Board of rectors, 1993:Tarn Irving,
President Nechan Rafa, View-Preadenis tune
MacDonald, Secretary; Ania Wong, Treas-
Vallis

Staff: Jan Kidnie, Guild Office Ad-
ministrator, Corale Toance, Marn-
ager, Lea Price, Assistant, and Kaoru
Coates, Gallery of B.C. Ceramics.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS
DEPARTMENT

Inscription on an ancient Iranian plate as
recently shown and loosely translated by
Walter Ostrom: "He whe ty contenr with his
ent opdridon iso nerd”.

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BOARD UPDATE

The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be September (6th, 7:4) pm at 1359
Cartwright St. With the resignation of Elsa Schamis and Fredj Rahn from the Board early
in the summer, discussion of their replacement for the remainder of the year will be on the
agenda, as will a program and financial review, At the end of the 2nd quarter (June Mth),
theexcess of receipts overexpenditures forthe Guild, including the Gallery, was significantly
improved over that of 1992, Net loss te the end of June 1993 was $495.34, as compared to
$10,435.00 net loss to the end of June 1992. This is largely the result of the Gallery's change
in the consignment percentage, although a cutback this year in Guild and Gallery expenses
is also responsible for a portion of the difference.

MEMBERSHIP NOTES

Welcome to the following new members
who have joined the Guiki since early May,

Kay Austen, Prince George

alia Baker, Vaacoaver

Sue Barber-Starkey, Sidney

Licse Chapman, Vancouver

Mary Glenn Charles, South Slocan
Dave Clark, Mayne Island

Shirley Cotter, Quesrmel

Comine deGrom, Gouda, Holland
hMapgie Fergusen-Dumais, Quesnel
Joel Finck, Missican

Alda Grames, Halfmoon Bay

Janet Helps, Vancouver

Pal Jang, Moth Vancouver

Denise Leung, Richmond

Dawn McNamara, West Vancouver
Debbie Pearce, Kelowna

Rachynn Proudlove, Vancouver
James Ryan, New Westminster (missed earlier)
Celeste Valliquede, Langkey, Washington
Caryl Walford, Surrey

Joanne Younker, Whistler

Also glad to hear from the following
renewing members in the same period:

Jean-Marie Claret, North Vancouver
Landa Comenle, White Rock

Denys James, Ganges

Katie Janyk, Gibson's Landing
David Lloyd, Burnaby

Vincent Masery, Whistler

Laurie Rolland, Sechelt

Terry Eyals, Ganges

Joy Speight. Lanteville

Pat Tackly, Vancouver

A review of membership from our mid-July
roster indicates some interesting statistics,
The following table summarizes member-
ship by region.

Grealer Vancouver fine]. Bhy..New West,
Nand W Vancouvers, and Richmond

119 plus 5 groups

Vancouver Island. the Gulf Islands, the
Sunshine Coast and Whistler aren

69 plus 7 groups

Fraser Valley, incl Coquitlam, Sumey,
WhiteRock, Delta, and ap to Hope

36 plus 2 groups

Sauthern Interior, including ihe Okanagan anid
Fumbops area

31 plus 3 proups

Nonhem Interice, including the Cariboo and
all points morth

13 plus 3 groups

Outside the province (US and Canada) 6

Itis interesting that membership outside the
Greater Vancouver area, as it's defined, is
larger (148 plus 15 groups) than that within
the Greater Vancouver area (11% plus 5
groups). Of that, the islands and coast
membership is significant {almost half).

With membership renewal time coming
around by December, the renewal form has
been revamped to incorporate a brief
questionnaire. The purposes ore several,
The Guild would like to be better informed
about the interests and kind of work that
each members does, and therefore be better
able to serve the membership across the
province. For example, the Guild office
receives phone inquiries from potential
buyers of work, and it would certainly help
to have a reference list, rather than relying
on the administrator's limited knowledge
andor memory, We also get requests for
instructors, studios that may be visited, and
Tumerous other queries.

Continued on page 4

September, 1983