Workshops J

Potter il B.C. presents a workshop with: PETER oT I TCHBURY

Peter is a contemporary domestic potter from New Zealand. He has been lecturing at Ardmore College for 18 years and has had exh‘bitions in Ardmore, N.Z., London and Tokyo and has work in the collection of Queen Elizabeth.

In the ib, Peter will show slides of New Zealand potters along with his own work. He will give a throwing and handbuilding demonstration of lids, spouts, lips, handles @ designs for domestic ware in the afternoon. Depending on the time remaining, Peter will show films on Fiji women potters, Michael Cardew and Nigerian potters. Date: June 28th, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please pre-register

as space is limited.

Cost: $12.00 Cheques payable to Potters Guild of B.C. and

mail to 1359 Cartwright st., Granville Is., Vancouver V6H 3R7

Place: Studio behind the Gallery of B.C. Ceram‘cs at above address.

B.C, Potters Guild invites you to participate in a Handbuilding and Primitive Firing workshop with Laura Wee Lay Lag. |

Saturday August 2, 1986 10 am - 4 pm Sunday August 3, 1986 10 am - 4 pm One week between classes for drying and bisquing of ware. Saturday August 9, 1996 9 am - 5 pm Sunday August 10, 1985 noon - 4 pm

students should have basic pottery tools. Upon registration student will be supplied with detailed supply list .

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e focus of this worcshop is on making pots utilizing handbuilding techniques such as pinching, coilling and slab construction, with the aid of humpmoulds and pukis. Techniques of decoration are explored with the application of colored slip, then burnishing with a stone. Low temperature firing with sawdust is undertaken and students participate in the building and firing of the kiln. COURSE OUTLINE: Introduction to the course,illustrated lecture using slides and pleces of artist/teacters work. Open discussion on the slides, pieces of pottery with a statement on artist/teachers personal philosohphy. DAY : Demonstration on various handbuilding techniques, (pinching, coiling and slab construction) with class participation. Afternoon: Demonstration of slip application and burnishing with class participa- tion. DAY TWO: Continuation of practical work, with discussion on construction and firing of the sawdust fire kiln. Instruction for the gathering of fuel needed for next weeks primitive firing will also take place. There will be one weec between day two and three so that the greenware pieces may be bisqued., re THREE: Construction, loading and firing of tne sawdust fire kiln.

é firing of this kiln will take approximately twenty-four hours. The kiln will be unloaded the following afternoon at which time a brief open discussion of work will take place,