NANAIMO Tozan

Donna Beardsley is rebuilding the Tozin website. If you have a home page or fa- vourite site let her know; she will add links to compatible clayart sites. She also wants summestions on what else should be in- cluded to keep the page current and excit- ing. Please email your ideas to Donna <doubled @pacificcoast.nel >

If you want to receive the Tozan newslel- ter electronically, contact Gari Whelon email: <whelon @ mail. island,net>

PARKSVILLE Arrowsmith Potters Guild

The Guild is hosting four workshops. June § and 6 with Chandler Swayne; June 26 and 27 Randy Brodnax; August 29 Kit Cornell and September 25 and 26 Liz Willowby. See workshop listing for more details.

DUNCAN

New Gallery is located at Whippletree Junction, forty-five km north of Victoria on the TransCanada and three km south of Duncan.

It has a must see collection of fine pottery by local, BC, and Canadian artists/crafts- men including works by: Graeme Allemeersch, John Eden, Jim Etzkorn, Lori Lawternmilch, Harry Poliak, Sandra Millott, Glenys Marshall Inman, Lois Romanow, Paul Rozman, Terry Ryals,

For information contact Paul & Lori Rozman-Lautermileh <miopottery @ be.sympatico,ca>

KOREA

OSAN July 5-19, Kim Yong Moon Workshop Kim Yong Moon of the PJ Kilns near Osan, Korea leads a workshop in making pottery, salt firings, open firings and onggi kiln making at his studio plus takes partici- pants on tours lo nearby museums and ceramic facilities. July 5-19, 1999, Fee: $600, includes food, lodging, materials and admission fees to museums. PJ Kiln, Kual-3 Dong 442, Osan City, Kyonggi DO, 447-140, Korea or tel: 82-339-374- 1336 or fax: 82-339-374-1774

June 1999

AROUND THE PROVINCE

MISSION

Painters in a Potters Garden show and sale, Friday, June 18, 12900-20:00 and Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20, 10:00- 17:00. The exhibition amd sale are in a lavish English country retreat fearur- ing a variety of different media including pottery by Jo Priestley and works by Leslie Dycke, Wendy Lewington Coulter, Inge Bessman Norris, Chery] Fortier-Campbell, Jill Gannon, Lynn Pajunen and Celine McClintock. 333140 Richards Avenue, Mission, BC V2V 5X4. Tel: Jo Priestley: 604-826-3482,

BELLA COOLA

July 3-10 Cob buildings are beautiful, af- fordable and ecologically friendly, Learn the basics of building your own earthen home using a mixture of clay, sand and straw. Fee; $525 includes all meals. Down to Earth Building Bee, lan Marcuse, 604- 253-6281 or visit the website; www. allemnatives.com/cob-building

CARIBOO

L. Lloyd in the Cariboo cites many differ- ent activities for potters in the Cariboo. For more information, email: <Illoyd@cariboo.be.ca>

Workshops in WELLS in the last newslet- ter from the Cariboo: Great courses are offered this summer al Island Mountain School of Arts in Wells, One is a handbuilding workshop with Claire Kujundzic, plus Art History, Beginner Drawing, Silkscreen Printing, Felting on Textile and Creative Writing plus there are

OUT OF THE PROVINCE

MEXICO SAN MIQUEL DE ALLENDE Workshop/Art/Language December 2-17

Handbuilding, low-temperature firings, Spanish and art with Denys James. Fee: §$1550-1740 includes return airfare from Vancouver, accommodation, meals, tui- tion and materials, Deposit $100. Denys James, 182 Welbury Drive, Salt Spring Island, BC VE&K 2128, tel or fax: 250-537- 4905 or email: <denys_james@hotmail.com>

children’s classes al the same time that include potting, Creative Ans, Drawing & Watercolour, Thealre and Dance, The courses run from July 29-August 1 or Session 2; August 3-6.

CASTLEGAR FIRE IN THE HEART Pamela Nagley Stevenson

Kootenay Gallery of Art History and Science, Castlegar excerpts from a review last fall in the West Kootenay Weekender written by Theresa Negrieff and provided by potter Marge Maclaren

Her exhibit is a collection especially nota- ble. All of the pieces are united by a common source of inspiration; the poctry of Rumi, a sufi mystic of the [3th century and other mystic poets...

The initial impression as you walk into the west gallery displaying Pamela's work is one of radiance; the room 1s draped with rch glowing fabeics and ribbons and the golden orange of the pots and chalices burns with the intensity of fire,...

The process of woodfiring was used in the finishing of all of the vessels included in Fire in the Heart and plays a principal role in the artist's ability to palpably ex- press Rumi's poetry. All the vessels haven been coloured and singed by the flames that surrounded them in the firing...

Pamela has been working as astudio potter fortwenty-five years. She makes herhome in the Slocan Valley and is a ceramics instructor at the Kootenay School of the Arts...

MEXICO OAXACA Workshop/Excursion/Language! Art January 20-February 8, 2000

Ceramic workshop, art courses, Spanish instruction, visit pottery village, adobe wood kiln firing. Homestay with Mexican family. Fee: $1750-1950 includes airfare from Vancouver, accommodation, tuition, materials. Deposit: $100. Denys James, 182 Welbury Drive, Salt Spring Island, B C V8K 2L8, tel or fax: 250-537-4906 or email; <denys_james@howmail.com>