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Potters Guild of British Columbia

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"JUGS" OPENS

The June 4th Friday afternoon opening
of the Jugs: Pitchers, Dippers and
Metaphors exhibition at the Canadian
Craft Museum has come and gone, It
was leld in conjunction with the
epening of CABC’s Made by Hand:
the Plensures of Making, and the
Gallery on Hornby Street was a
crowded, busy scene. For those of you
able to attend, thank you for being
there, Such events seem to happen too
rarely: a balmy early summer evening,
a leention apparently made for
socinlizing (the open air courtyard was
almost impassable), and a gathering of
people from all over the province
whose excitement was quite perceptible
in seeing both exhibitions finally in
place.

Many thanks are due to all those who
participated in the making of Jugs,
from those who registered, to those
who produced the work and made sure
it arrived at the Guild office on time;
from Nathan, Gillian and Tam who did
the majority of the unpacking and
packing, to Tam and Elsa who spent
the belter part of at least one day
taking photographs for the brochure, to
Carol who wrote text, orchestrated and
produced the brochure, to Shooker
Broome from the UBC Anthropology
Museum who also volunteered his own
lime to design the brochure, and to
Kersti who looked after producti
press releases. Thanks also to Jolin
Chalke for being the juror, and to
everyone at the Canadian Craft
Museum who was involved in setting
up the show.

The potters in Jugs received some
press from the media, even before the
show opened. In the Georgia Straight,
Naot Pauls wrote, "With the proli-
feration of Tetrapnks and plastic
containers, there can’t be much call for
handmade jugs these days. Still it's
comforting to know that potters
haven't abandoned the form altogether,
In fet, if the upcorming show at the
Canadian Craft Museum is anything
to go by, less call for functional vessels
has only stimulated more imaginative
creations’. Ms. Pauls should know that
prospective buyers hove been just os
interested in the truly functional
pieces! Congratulations to all of you
who took part.

The show is not intended to tour; it
remains at the CCM until July 25th.
Those of you whose work is for sale
will be contacted about interested
buyers,

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WORKSHOPS

Walter Ostrom will give a one-day
workshop on Saturday, July 24th from
10 to 6 pm, at Kwantlen College in
Surrey. This Guild-sponsored day
provides at least a small opportunity to
“trent yoursell’, and for any of you not
familiar with Walter and his work, the
chance to discover something of his
world of carthenware. Walter haa
taught at the Nova Scotia College of
Art and Design for many years; four
years ago he gave wai twoday
workshop (see February ‘8!
newsletter), and we look forward to
more! Please send in the registration
form at the back of this issue as seon
As you can, since we expect a goo
turnout. Please bring potluck huoch
and your own utensile the Kwanten
College studio is always a potluck
BLESCERS.

Laura Wee Lay Lac will give o four-
day workshop on handbuilding and
primitive firing at the Burnaby Aris
Centre, September 11 & 12, and 18 &
19. Contact the Centre at 201-084 for
details and to register.

Kaslo-on-the-Lake Sunmuver School of
the Arts offers a wide varicty of
courses between July 24th and August
22nd this year, including sculpture,
porcelain form, and raku. For more
info, drop by the Guild office for a
brochure, or call the scliool at 360-2001
in Kaalo.

Jim Robinson from Oregon has
agreed to do «a workshop on
formulation of clay bodies for the Guild
in mid October. More later.