Dawid Roberts

“You can contour or traverse,” he says. “That idea is quite important to the way I work. It’s not a literal thing at all though.”

Daviel Roberts Rownd Verve! with Lines, cot built and rain fired

David Roberts Black Vessel, coil built and raku fired

dn 200! The Okanagan Poters Association formed The Kelowna Clay Festival, @ oon- profit venture, run by valanteers under the dream and direction of Rosemarie Greealy. Finacial grants were received, top profes sional clay artists were browgki im fo present their unique styles and a new Biennial event wes sucessfully established

The Kelowna Clay Festive! is abowt celebrat- ing clay and its various monifestations, Our purpose is fo improve public queareness of clay arts, bring culwral aetivities into Hie lives of event aid fo provide an educational forurn Jor new and existing clay artists.

This year, along with five other ceranuc artists David Roberts, will be demonatrating Als skills al the Fesivel, For the past two decades he has devoted himself to the making of high quality. contemporary. large, cor! built Raku-fired ves- sels He hay established himself as a leading international practitioner of Rake ceramics.

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Okanagan University College, North Campus

August 22 & 23, 2003

Demonstrations by Regional & International Clay Artists:

Randy Brodnax (USA) Back by popular demand! This time Randy will build a cone 10 wood fire and raku kiln. lin addition he will throw and demonstrate some new surlace decoration techniques that he has developed since nis last visit www. iflytish.com/brodnax

Cathy Jefferson (Can) Throwing and altering salt glaze wares. www.cathijeferson.com

David Roberts (Britain) Hand building, decorating and raku firing. www janroberts.clara.net/

Les Manning (Can) Throwing & altering stoneware & porcelain mix Don Ellis (USA) Throwing, raku and copper matte glaze lechniques

Marcia Selsor (USA) Architectural ceramics, decorating with latex resist

August 24 Play in the Mud Fun Day with demonstrations & hands-on mini workshops given by local clay artists, including making an oxy-probe. A free community event. Bring the kids!

Exhibition & Sale of Presenters’ Works

Festival and workshops sponsored by

The Okanagan Potters Association with ihe generous support of Greenbam Potters Supply Ltd, and 107 Silk FM

Accommodation available at the college For information & registration

Kelowna Clay Festival Glenmore PO Box 30025 Kelowna, BC V1V 2M4

Tel. (250) 762-5637 FAX: (250) &68-2e40

email: kelownaclaylestival@ hoimail.cam www. bobhanw-art.com claytes!