NEXT OPA MEETING: Friday, March 13th, 1998 at Multnomah Art Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland. See map on last page of Newsletter for directions to Multnomah Art Center.

6:00pm: Showcase Participants' Meeting: Call Mark Heimann with agenda items

6:30pm: OPA Business Meeting: Call our new president, Mary Walyer if you have business or announcements for the meeting. Bring items for the swap table (materials, tools, books, equipment to give away or sell), donations for Empty Bowls. written announcements, ads, etc may be pinned on the room divider. Goodies, coffee and tea are available during the break (have you signed up to bring goodies lately? Feel free to bring some to any meeting!)

7:30pm: Program: The program will be space allocation for Showcase 1998. Each potter will choose their own space- see enclosed pages and information under "Showcase" later in the newsletter. In case you are wondering, the May program will be a panel discussion/presentation with three local professional photographers. July, as usual, will feature a demonstration by this year's Showcase award winner.

Next Newsletter Deadline: April 10. Mail information to Janet Buskirk.

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Wednesday April 1st at 6:30pm at Cynthia Spencer's house.

Welcome new President! Our 1998 President is Mary Walyer. Thank you, Mary, for taking on this big job, and thanks also to Deborah Shapiro for doing such a good job in 1997!

From Mary Walyer, OPA President: The January general meeting and potluck was successful with members coming from all over Oregon and SW Washington. The election of officers and board was the main event. What I am seeing and hearing is that new members are getting excited about the organization and trying to figure out how they each can fit in.

Ellen Currans, who was at the very first OPA meeting in 1980 said that 43 potters joined the OPA on the first night, and by the end of the year there were 95 members. We begin this year with 320 members and anticipate another 100 members within the year- this leads me to believe that there is much we can accomplish for ourselves and our community.

The March general meeting will be quite an event. I invite you all to bring snacks. I predict the meeting to be short and the program time will be involved with Showcase booth selections. A good time to visit with old and new friends. I'm sure there will be many questions regarding the new system which will be addressed at the meeting. A great effort has been made by the Showcase Steering Committee and OPA board to insure that this first time endeavor runs smoothly. If in fact there are glitches, please let's use humor and fair play to resolve them. This is a hard task for the building committee and I applaud them.

Accolades to Cynthia Spencer who had an article in the February issue of Ceramics Monthly and to Patty Maly who was featured in the Up Front section of the same magazine. Also to Dennis Mieners and Thomas Orr for their articles in the recent issue of Ceramics Art and Perception.

Very special congratulations to every OPA member who has participated in the Empty Bowls Project in the last five years, either by donating pottery or volunteering. The Oregon Food Bank awards committee selected the OPA and four other recipients (Albertsons, Bill Cross, graphic artist Mary Ruhl and Don & Suzy Jones) to receive the Stone Soup Award. The OPA has contributed $49,000 to the Oregon Food Bank.

Membership: If you have not renewed your membership for 1998, this will be your last newsletter. Membership is $35 per calendar year, and you may renew by sending your name, address, phone number(s) and check to: Tamae Sawano, 3812 NE Milton St, Portland OR 97212. If you are feeling generous, add a contribution to CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) and/or the Studio Potter Network to your check. OPA membership is open to as serious potter who lives in Oregon or southwest Washington. People who live over 100 miles from Portland and do not plan to attend OPA meetings or otherwise use an OPA membership may subscribe to the newsletter only for $10 per calendar year. Send that check to the above address as well.

1998 OPA Meetings: The remaining 1998 OPA meetings will be held on the following dates: May 15, July 10, September Picnic (no date yet), November 13.

OPA Web Page: Jim Sloss is looking into organizing a Web Site for OPA and Showcase. This could be to promote Showcase, to promote individual members' work, or for other purposes. If any OPA members have relevant experience, Jim would love some input and/or help from people who have done this before! Call him 503-864-3423

Next Steering Committee Meeting: Wednesday, February 18th, 6:30 at Gail Heymann's. Showcase Steering Committee meetings are open to all OPA members.

Dates: Showcase is May 8-10 1998 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

FROM YOUR FRIENDLY SHOWCASE CHAIR: "First, thanks in advance to all the Committee Chairs who are already gearing up for '98 Showcase. Linda Bourne has done a great job sorting out all the applications and getting them to the appropriate folks. Next year we will NOT accept applications at the November meeting. They must be mailed, postmark deadline three days after the meeting. Make and keep a copy of your application in case of mail delivery problems (mailfeasance?). Please remember and respect the application deadline, cooperation makes it easier for all.

Pipe & Drape, Tables, Chairs, etc: If you plan to use any of these rented items in your booth or for your committee, contact Doug Hively as soon as possible. Increasing numbers are using pipe & drape (48 last year), and the set-up job is getting more difficult- imagine trying to set it up around booths already full of pots. So those of us who want to use it, please help Doug and his crew. Your help will decrease the chance of accidental breakage (don't you hate that crashing noise?). Deadline for contacting Doug is April 15th. Thanks.We don't have the luxury of the drive through and parking in the adjoining hall this year, so we will be back to the three-hour drive-in "window" on Wednesday. Specific times will be announced in the Showcase packet. As always, please drive in, unload your stuff and move your vehicle out so others can get in. It's a crazy time and we all need to pay attention to each other and respect the traffic committee's requests. You've all received the new booth allocation system. This is an attempt to move the selection process from the "back room" into the light of an open meeting. We're trying to give everyone a fair shake here, so please bear with us and realize that our growth requires organizational systems that may at times seem cumbersome. Let the sun shine in!

We're moving the information booth back inside the hall this year. See enclosed map.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me (no kidding!). Mark Heimann , email markmann@teleport.com"

NEW SPACE ALLOCATION POLICY: This year, participants will choose their own booth locations. This will occur at the March meeting, and participants will pick their locations in order of the number of points they have accrued. You should have a yellow information sheet enclosed in this newsletter.

LOBBY DISPLAY: The display in the lobby (outside the doors to Showcase, in the lower level of the Convention Center) will feature large pieces and salt-fired work. If you have any large or salt-fired pieces, call Lyn Sedlak-Ford.

Resume/Photo Book: Barbara Hertel is still updating the notebook of OPA members' photos and resumes/artist statements. If you have not sent her any recent information, please do! She will work on this until March 31st.

Dinner Drawing: Each year a restaurant is sought to donate a dinner for two for our Showcase mailing list sign-up drawing. This year Koji Osakaya has kindly made this donation for a lucky Showcase customer (Ken Pincus)

SHOWCASE INFO PACK: Attention all Showcase Chairs! Do you have important information that needs to be in the Info Pack? Please send your concise, types submission to Sam Bernardi by March 20th.

1999 Showcase co-Chair: The 1999 Co-Chair position is still available. This is a demanding but very rewarding job. If you have any questions, the 1998 Chair Mark Heimann will be glad to talk to anyone who is interested.

Yes, the Empty Bowls event will be held during the Blues Festival at Portland's Waterfront Park on July 4th weekend. This is an event where potters sell bowls as a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank. You can bring bowls to OPA meetings or to Georgie's (bring 10 bowls, get a free bag of clay!). This is a great thing to do! All of the proceeds go to the Oregon Food Bank to feed the hungry! Currently, we are collecting bowls for a photo shoot that photographer Courtney Frisse is donating to the project. We need bowls that will photograph well, either as an individual piece or as part of a grouping. The bowls must be donated to the project, and we need them before May. If you have a few bowls to donate and would like to feel really good inside, please bring your bowls to Georgies, the next OPA meeting or call Alex Farnham , or Lynne Taccogna.

The Oregon Food Bank has awarded the OPA the "Stone Soup Award" for 1998. This award recognizes outstanding contributors to the Oregon Food Bank.

CALL FOR DONATIONS: Help support the Portland Children's Museum by donating a nice ceramic piece to their annual auction! Why? Because the museum serves 90,000+ children and parents each year and offers hands-on exhibits encouraging children to expand their imaginations and develop their creativity. The clayshop is one of their most popular programs, so shouldn't we potters be generous and help to expose children to clay and art education? The auction will be May 9th at the Governor Hotel. Please call Marilyn Cony. Donations will be collected in April and will be publicized in the program. Thanks!

CALL FOR DONATIONS: Donations wanted of planters suitable for planting three annuals, to be used for table centerpiece at a fundraising auction. The fourth annual "Vamos a Costa Rica" benefits the 8th grade Spanish immersion students at West Sylvan Middle School. This cultural exchange trip is the culmination of nine years of studies in the Spanish language. Also appreciated would be any travel recommendation you can offer the group that might enhance their experience while visiting the area of San Jose, Costa Rica. Contact Karie Oakes, LadydeClay@aol.com

CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS GALLERY is making some changes. Their director is retiring, they are currently doing a nationwide search for a new one and plan to have someone hired soon and in place by June. They have a large permanent collection which they are planning to register and display in their new addition. There will be a grand opening sometime next fall. In the meantime, their board is looking for ideas on how to better serve the crafts community. They are interested in getting more craftspersons involved, and would like to know they can serve as a resource for this community. OPA member Jere Grimm is on their board, and Debra Andreadas is in charge of their sales gallery. If you have any ideas, talk to either of them!

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS: The OPA receives lots of information about various public art projects. Much of this information is extremely time-sensitive. If you would like to be on the mailing lists, write to the Oregon Arts Commission, 775 Summer St NE, Salem OR 97310. In the Portland Metro area, there is also the Regional Arts Commission, 309 SW 6th Ave #100, Portland OR 97204.

POTTERS FOR PEACE : Their most recent newsletter describes many of the pottery collectives with whom they work. Their goal is to improve the standard of living for Nicaraguan potters. They help with economic development and they have succeeded very well with their grass roots project. They have gotten accounts with Pier 1 Imports for indigenous potters, as well as marketing work in other places. They also with product development (improving products, identifying what will sell, what can be made with local materials, etc) and with building or obtaining equipment. They also promote "Fair Trade", or paying artisans a living wage for their work. For more information contact them at 2216 Race St, Denver CO 80205, (303) 377-7998, email potpaz@igc.apc.org

SUNSHINE ARTIST is a magazine which reviews "shows where big money changes hands" (wowee!) If you want more information, their address is 2600 Temple Dr, Winter Park FL 32789-9672

URANIUM GLAZES: There was a fascinating article in "CeramicsTECHNICAL" #5, 1997 by Sylvia Hyman and William Kolb. They discussed the history and toxicity of uranium in glazes. They pointed out that uranium is a very low-temp (below 1900 degrees F) colorant, so uranium glazes were often up to 60% lead. Thus, lead might be the greater concern for the user. Uranium was used in quantities as low as .006% for yellow and as high as 14% for red. It was used from 1936 to 1943, and then again from 1959 to 1972. Testing with vinegar for leaching showed 200 pCi/l to .01microCi/l, or 20-1600 times the limit for uranium in drinking water (I assume this is the Australian limit, since the magazine is from there). One study, which the author questioned, showed that a Fiesta ware plate in an unventilated room (eg a cupboard), produced a substantial amount of radon gas! Some other oxides were also mentioned as being slightly radioactive: thorium oxide (thoria) and its relative zirconium oxide (zircopax, ultrox, superpax, we use 'em all the time in my studio) may, on occasion, contain trace uranium and be slightly radioactive. To put this all in perspective, both air and glass block radiation to a large degree. Keeping your distance from your old Fiesta ware, not eating out of it and not handling raw uranium seem like good ideas.

PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET: PSM is looking for new artists. They describe themselves as the largest open-air handcrafts market in the US, hosting over 250 artists each weekend March-Christmas. Located in historic Old Town in downtown Portland, the draw 750,000 visitors and generate roughly $8 million in annual gross sales. They are a non-profit membership organization designed to provide a low-cost, convenient outlet for local artists to sell their work. Fees are low, and are a sliding scale. They have 8x8 booth spaces available for new members every weekend. They ask that members sell at least two days a month for seven of the eight months of the season. They are open Saturdays 10am-5pm, Sundays 11am to 4:30pm. For more information, call them at 222-6072, email psm@teleport.com, or visit their information booth at the west end of the Burnside Bridge during regular market hours.

OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT has received an award of distinction in honor of their 90th anniversary from the American Craft Council. Good job, OCAC!

THE VISUAL ARTIST'S BUSINESS & LEGAL GUIDE is book published by the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. It covers selling and promoting artwork, copyrights, licensing, censorship, insurance, fundraising and grantwriting. 338 pages. $38.95 includes shipping. Send order to 251 South 18th St, Philadelphia PA 19103, (215)545-3385. They publish other books, too, so tell them which you want. Another series of books for which we have received information are the COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS GUIDES FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE. They have several booklets: Pricing Your Work; Developing a Marketing Plan; Designing a Booth; Retail & Wholesale Shows; Generating Publicity. $4.95 per booklet, $1.75 S&H for first 2, $1.50 S&H for additional copies, 10% discount on orders of 5 or more. Write to Loretta Radeschi, PO box 1498, Doylestown PA 18901, (215)348-5208, email radeschi@voicenet.com

EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ARTISTS: Change, Inc is an organization which gives emergency grants of $100-500 for medical, living or other reasons. Write to Change, Inc, Box 705, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276. 212-473-3742

SMITHSONIAN'S MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART: Somehow I have ended up on the mailing list for this new museum, and it does look very interesting. Many of their exhibits are of pottery, generally traditional vessels, water, beer and oil containers from throughout Africa, usually made by women. They have slides available of their collection. For slides, call Kimberly Mayfield, 202-357-4600 x. 291, for information about their exhibits, hours, etc, call 202-357-2700

ARTISTS' WEB SITE: Photographer Rick Paulson has set up a Web Site for artists at www.oregon-arts.com. He is currently working with Pat Horsley on Pat's Web Site. It will include photos, resume, artists statement, price lists, lists of shows, etc. Other artists can also set up Web Sites through "Oregon Arts". The fees are $20 per page to set it up, and monthly dues of $14.95. There are also a few fees for turning photos into digital images ($5-15 each). If you are interested, contact Oregon Arts, 9100 SW Trigger Ct, Beaverton OR 97008, 503-524-4748, email rick@oregon-arts.com

OAXACA VILLAGE POTTERS: Jeanne Henry writes that next Jan-March there will be an opportunity for a small group of OPA potters to go to Oaxaca, Mexico for a workshop. One of the projects that needs to be done is to help the potters remove the lead from their green glazes. They fire to about cone 010, and we can help by testing cheap, obtainable ingredients to substitute for the lead. A book that she recommends is Convergences Essays on Art and Literature by Octavio Paz, especially the chapter "Seeing & Using: Art & Craftsmanship".

Jeanne writes "We have just finished the first two Oaxacan pottery workshops, an historic meeting of US potters with ancient potters of Mesoamerica. After spending a week, a timeless week, in the heart of a village of Pre-Columbian potters, we are not the same. We have witnessed and felt with our own hands the process of their clay. In the clean sunshine beside their cornfield we gathered our clay. We turned that earth from hard lumps laboriously pulled from the ground into a workable and strong clay, amazed that when we were done mixing it with creek sand our clay was over half grog. This grog-heavy mixture helped us understand how it was that the pots, full of cold water, could be set right in a cooking fire of fired in a bonfire in under one hour. We studied with foreign eyes the handbuilding of our teachers, these kind and easy masters who have allowed us into their home. These masters who make the potting look so easy and quick, straight forward and obvious. Would that it were. In fact it proved to be a language as foreign to our hands as the Zapotec these women spoke was to our ears. As we struggled with this new language of clay, our patient teachers held our pots together when our manipulations had them, again and again on the brink of slop. There was no clay disaster that they could not quickly solve with a plug of clay and a few rolls of the corn cob. As experienced potters we learned humility. We learned that a 4000 year old skill cannot be mastered in a week. We learned that there is much more to be done with clay than we had ever imagined. And all the while, in the slow peace of the village, with the quiet traffic of passing ox carts loaded with harvest, the warm sun and the chatter and laughter of our hosts, we relearned what our souls have never forgotten, that in the human pace there is a natural lightness and sanity. So far from our cities and hurry, so very close to right." If you are interested in the Oaxacan workshops, contact Jeanne Henry at 232-9473, or email Eric Mindling at rayeric@antequera.com, web site http://www.foothill.net/~mindling/ (Interested in a Web Site? The Crafts Report has an article in the January issue about how the Web has worked for craftspersons)

PRICING ART: There have been two recent articles on pricing art, one in the February Crafts Report, the other in the winter 97/98 issue of Contact magazine. Both gave some simple formulas including time/materials/labor/necessary profit/ indirect costs, etc. If you are struggling with pricing, pick up a copy of these two magazines!

VIDEOS ON CLAY The February Ceramics Monthly reviewed a couple of videos that look very interesting. Among them was a video about the Tozan kiln (east-facing, climbing multi chambered) in Nanaimo British Columbia. You can order it for $20 (US) incl shipping, Venture Productions, 9B-1150 North Terminal Ave, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9S 5T8, Canada

TOXICITY OF SALT FIRING: A recent article in CeramicsTECHNICAL #5, 1997 by Wil Shynkaruk discussed the actual toxicity of salt fired kilns. He was part of the panel which discussed this at the 1997 NCECA (as reported in your April 97 OPA newsletter). His hypothesis is that very, very little salt exits the kiln as HCl or as any other toxic emission. Most salt leaves the kiln as salt. If you are interested in this, pick up a copy of the magazine.

VIRGINIA CARTWRIGHT, a nationally recognized clay artist who is especially known for her teapots and covered jars made from laminated multi-colored clay slabs, will be giving a workshop at PCC Rock Creek Saturday April 4th, 9am-5pm. Space is limited to 15 people. $40. To reserve a space, send a check to Wally Schwab, PCC Rock Creek Campus, PO Box 19000, Portland OR 97280-0990. There is a possibility that they will add a Sunday workshop day as well if the Saturday becomes full.

IAN CURRIE, potter and glaze artist from Australia will be giving a 2-day workshop at the Marjorie T Sherman Ceramics Center in Salem. He is known for a systematic method of blending glazes which enables a potter to mix up to 35 test glazes in 3 hours. He is the author of Stoneware Glazes- A Systematic Approach. Fri April 17, 7-8:30 slide show (free to public), workshop Sat/Sun April 18-19. $88, SAA members $80, lab fee $10, registration fee $5. Call 581-2228.

MASK MAKING WITH TED OKELL Sculpt a self portrait in clay, March 14-15, $60+$10 lab fee+$5 registration, Salem Art Association, 581-2228

CERAMIC MURAL WORKSHOP WITH LESLIE GREEN. Use large slabs of clay as a living canvas! Feb 22, $49+$15 lab fee+ $5 registration fee, Salem Art Association, 581-2228

HANDS ON TILE WITH AL JOHNSON, designer of Super Duper extruders, at Clay Art Center in Tacoma. March 14, 10am-2:30pm. $15. Call (253)922-5342 or (800)952-8030

ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS has an all-star cast of instructors for their summer workshop series. In clay, they have Pat Horsley, Adrian Arleo, Nicholas Joerling, Lana Wilson, Peter Pinnell, Doug Jeck, Diane Rosenmiller, Bobby Silverman, Jim Brashear, Gail Kendall, George Bowes. If you are interested in more information, contact Arrowmont at PO box 567, Gatlinburg TN 37738, (423)436-5860, email arrwmnt@aol.com

LINDA CHRISTIANSON, well known woodfire potter, will give a workshop in British Columbia on Saturday April 18th. Contact Richmond Potters Guild, Lucille Webster, 12234 Parktree Crescent, BC V3X 1Z8, Canada, (604)597-8992.

LANA WILSON, maker of really wild handbuilt teapots and other work, will give a workshop at Georgies Sept 26-27. $100. Contact Georgies at 756 NE Lombard, Portland OR 97211, (503)283-1353

ANDERSON RANCH will have some great summer workshops, too: Kurt Weiser; Ellen Shankin; John Gill; Richard Notkin; Robert Turner; Irma Starr; Brad Miller; Bruce Cochrane; Elaine Levin; Clary Illian; Ron Fondaw; Takashi Nakazato & Doug Casebeer; Paula Rice; as well as other media. Contact them at po box 5598, Snowmass Village CO 81615, (970)923-3181

SVEND BAYER, March 10-15, $250. Also an ANAGAMA WORKSHOP, March 20-29, $150. Contact Hoyman/Browe Studio, 323 N Main, Ukiah CA 95482, (707) 468-8835

RAKU WITH MICHAEL & MICHELE GWINUP March 13-15 at their studio in Bend. Cost $85. They have 20 years of experience with raku and will share that, as well as their general knowledge of clay. Contact them at 20591 Dorchester E, Bend OR 97702, 541-382-7937

WHEEL THROWING & SURFACE DECORATION WITH DEBORAH SHAPIRO at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. February 21, 9am-4pm, Students $10, public $20. For more info, call Richey Bellinger at 503-286-7072

BARB CAMPBELL & TERRY INOKUMA will demonstrate the work they make for woodfiring. Both potters make lovely, miniaturized drinking vessels. They will cover techniques for staining porcelain vessels and glaze decoration. Barb primarily handbuilds and Terry primarily throws. Simultaneous glazing & building demonstrations. March 14, 9:30am-4pm. Mount Hood Community College, $15 OPA members, $20 general public. Make checks to MHCC Ceramics Club, mail to Stephen Mickey, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham OR 97030

JACK TROY: Feb 28-March 1, 1998 at Mt Hood Community College in Gresham. The world famous author and potter will make pots, talk about glazing, address the question "Why fire with wood? Is this just another trendy technique? Are the effects attainable no other way?" MHCC's wood kiln will be fired. $60 for OPA members, $80 for the public. Make check payable to MHCC Ceramic Club. Send to Stephen Mickey, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham OR 97030

NCECA 1998-Heroes, Icons, History & Memory (National Council for Education in Ceramic Art) will be in Fort Worth Texas, March 25-28. OPA members Ted Vogel & Thomas Orr will give a presentation on their recent 10-month residency at Bullseye Glass. There will be two fundraisers: a cup sale for the NCECA student scholarship and the Studio Potter Network bowl sale. If you would like to donate a piece to either of these, contact Deborah Shapiro (624-5780) or Mary Walyer (654-5098). There will be an interesting show of K-12 National Ceramics Exhibition. Contact NCECA at (800) 99N-CECA.

NCECA 1999 (already!) will be March 17-20 in Columbus Ohio. The theme will be "Passion and Process", and they are soliciting proposals in: Aesthetics/Criticism/Philosophy; Art History; Education; Professionalism; Technology. These can be one hour lectures or one and one half hour panel discussions with up to three panelists and a moderator. If you are interested, they need proposals by May 1. For information on how to submit a proposal, call (800) 99NCECA. They are also seeking artists for a panel on "Interactive & Collaborative Ceramics", send 5 slides, statement & bio to Ingrid Lilligren, Iowa State Univ, 158 College of Design, Ames IA 50011, 515-294-8883. NCECA 2000 will be in Denver, CO, and in 2001 it will be in Charlotte, NC. The NCECA board will be meeting this August and would like feedback regarding: expansion & improvement in membership programs, publications, etc; perception of what NCECA is currently accomplishing in fulfilling its educational mission; what are your thoughts about new projects NCECA should be involved in? Write 'em down and send them to their President-elect, Curtis Hoard, Dir of Graduate Studies, Art Dept, 208 Art Bldg, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455.

ALFRED/CHINA SUMMER May 20-July 4. Fifteen people from the west will get to go to Yixing, then for three weeks in the porcelain area of Jingdezhen, then a two week tour of China. $4375. Contact Marlene Wightman, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, 14802-1296. (607)871-2425

CerMATECH 98 features technical workshops & exhibits for production potters and ceramic manufacturers. May 29-30, Charlotte, NC. For info write to PO Box 2188, Zanesville OH 43702-2188, (740) 452-4541

FIREWORKS 98- Alberta International Ceramics Seminar features Jun Kaneko, Warren McKenzie, Janet Mansfield, Diane Sullivan, Fred Olsen, William Truchon, Ryan Cameron, Chuck Wissinger, Barbara Tipton, John Chalke. It is aimed at the entire ceramics community: professional potters; aspiring potters; teachers; instructors & students. Call (403) 492-3034, fax 492-1857 (Canada), email fine.arts@ualberta.ca, May 21-24.

CCACA 1998 (California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art), with inspirational artists, demonstrations and guest speakers, April 4-5 in Davis California. Contact 140 F St, Davis CA 95616, (916) 756-3938, Jnatsou@concentric.net

CONES: Steve Gerould, the new group buy chair, has organized an Orton Cone buy for February. Cone prices are scheduled to go up on March 1st, so we have to ACT FAST! Stock up for the next couple of years- we tend to do these buys every two to three years. Cones will be delivered to the OPA meeting following receipt of shipment, probably the March meeting, but if we do not receive them by then, they will be at the May meeting. Make checks out to Steve Gerould, and mail them to 3307 SW Dosch Rd, Portland OR 97201. Call 221-7253 with questions. Orders must be received by February 25th! Not much time, but an excellent price! List the type of cone, the cone number, and the price on a piece of paper. Include your check with your order!

Cone Prices: Large Regular Box (LRB) $3.95/box

Large Self-Supporting Box (SSB) $2.83/box

Small Regular Box (SRB) $2.62/box

Small Bars (BRB) $2.55/box

If you are interested in other group buys, call Steve.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Contemporary Crafts Gallery is doing a national search for a new Gallery Director. Contact Search Committee, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, 3934 SW Corbett, Portland OR 97201, deadline Feb 28.

TEAPOTS- FUN & FUNCTIONAL- A SHOW OF OPA MEMBERS TEAPOTS! will be a show at the PCC Rock Creek Campus Gallery, April 1998, open to OPA members only, no fees, no commission, no jury. How could it be any better? The deadline has been extended in order to get as many different teapots as we can! One pot per person, unless the response is small (in which case we could have a few pots from each person). Photos are welcome for promotional consideration. If you are interested, send SASE (for them to send you the information) & photos (if you have them) to Wally Schwab, Art Department, PCC Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland OR 97280-0990. Deadline: March 13 (the OPA meeting! You can sign up there!)

GALLERY LOOKING FOR ARTISTS: Glatt House Gallery at the Woodburn Art Center is looking for potters for two events: the Woodburn Tulip Festival Art Show and Sale. Any media, with tulip design in some form. Deadline March 7. 25% commission, March 20-April 20 1998. They are also having a "Works in Clay" group exhibit & sale, Oct 3-31. For either event, contact Molly Murphy, 2551 N Boones Ferry Rd, Woodburn OR 97071, 503-982-6450

HUMAN FORM JURIED EXHIBIT, June 5-28 in Newport. Open to Oregon artists. Juror is Henry Sayre. Send SASE to Newport Visual Arts Center, Human Form, PO Box 1315, Newport OR 97365, deadline March 13.

ESSENCE OF FIRE GALLERY OF CLAYWORKS are negotiating with Art Factors Gallery on SW Macadam in Portland, and will probably have their holiday gallery in the Art Factors building. Essence of Fire will be jurying work on May 30th. Send an SASE to 3511 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Portland OR 97222 if you would like an application!

WORKS OF FAITH is a show which features the expression of faith as a celebration of the gifts of God. May 7-June 1, deadline Feb 27, contact First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder St, Portland OR 97205, 503-228-7331

MULTI-MEDIA JURIED ART EXHIBIT in Gresham City Hall, May 1-June 11. Juried from 3 slides with typewritten slide identification list, include slide number, title, dimensions, media, a resume & SASE by March 20. Send to City of Gresham, AAC 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy, Gresham OR 97030-3813. No fee. Call 618-2360

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS COMPETITION in Mino, Japan offers two awards- one in Ceramic Design and one in Ceramic Art. Work needs to be shipped to Japan for jurying After May 1 at their expense (hard to believe!), No entry fee, international jury, contact Executive Committee Office, International Ceramics Festival '98 Mino, Japan, 2-15 Hindoe-machi, Tajimi City, Gifu Pref 507, Japan. March 31 deadline

CERAMICS MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, open to utilitarian & sculptural ceramics, held at Columbus Convention Center during 1999 NCECA. Write to CM International Competition, Box 6102, Westerville OH 43086-6102, fax 614-891-8960

REQUEST FOR EXHIBIT PROPOSALS: The Corvallis Art Center is requesting proposals for their 1999 exhibition schedule. They are looking for artists or arts organizations, including work which addresses cultural diversity or comments on social issues. Proposals due May 29. Contact Corvallis Art Center/Linn Benton Council for the Arts, Exhibition Committee, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis OR 97333

HILLSBORO TUESDAY MARKETPLACE is a juried market featuring produce, art & crafts, with food and beverage booths as well as entertainment. 5-8pm on Tuesdays, June 23-Sept 29. They are seeking artists! To apply, call 844-6685, leave message in the Artisan voice mailbox.

JURIED SHOW, the Allied Arts Association is looking for work for their 50th anniversary show. March 6 deadline, juried from slides, exhibit May 3-June 2. Allied Arts Gallery, 89 Lee Blvd, Richland WA 99352, Call Marian Hart 509-967-2161, $8 per entry.

CHILDREN'S ART TEACHERS SOUGHT by Salem Art Association to work with children in grades K-12. Work in wide range of institutions, must be available to work in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties beginning fall 98. Applications available through Oregon Arts Commission or Bush Barn Center (at Salem Art Assoc). Deadline March 1, Contact Sara Swanberg, 503-581-2228

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM/SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS/SUMMER ASSISTANTSHIPS/WORK STUDY PROGRAMS: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg Tennessee has a variety of opportunities available. Residents pay $175/month and work 8 hours per week, they receive shared housing, private studio space, access to equipment, use of the resource center, and the opportunity to work with the visiting artists. Scholarships are for around $300 each. For the work study program, you work approximately one week for each week of classes that you take. Summer assistants work for 2 weeks and take classes for 3 weeks. The deadlines are all on April 1st. The applications require, among other things, your resume/statement, letters of reference, slides of current work, etc. For applications, contact them at PO box 567, Gatlinburg TN 37738, (423)436-5860, email arrowmnt@aol.com

ARTS RESIDENCY: The Archie Bray Foundation is accepting applications for their one year or short term residencies. Send SASE to Archie Bray, 2915 Country Club Ave, Helena MT 59602. 406-443-3502, email archiebray@archiebray.org, deadline March 1.

Art in the Pearl is the show that replaces ArtQuake on Labor Day weekend, Sept 5-7 in the Northwest Portland Park blocks. The 1997 Show was a great success for the first year, the ArtFair Source Book ranked it #68 in the country! Pretty good for the first time! 10x10 booth $350, jury $15, 4 slides, send SASE to PO box 5906, Portland OR 97228-5906, 722-9017, deadline March 31.

Salem Art Fair: July 17-19 at Bush Barn's Pasture Park in Salem. Send SASE to Artist Entry, Salem Art Fair, 600 Mission St SE, Salem OR 97302, deadline Feb 20

Pacific Northwest Arts Fair in Bellevue, WA, July 24-26. Jury $10, 25% commission+ booth fee. Write to 301 Bellevue Square, Belleveue WA 98004, deadline Feb 28.

Inland Craft Warnings in Spokane WA, Sept 25-27, deadline April 1, no jury fee, send SASE to G Freuen, Inland Craft Warnings, 15205 Shady Slope Rd, Spokane WA 99208

Undiscovered (& Discovered) Potters' Sales are pottery only shows. March 19-21 & October 15-17 in Redmond WA, May 8-10, Sept 11-13 & Nov 19-21 in Seattle, $25 per show fee plus 20%, first come first served (non juried). Contact them at 4411 211th Ct NE, Redmond WA 98053, 425-868-3989

Sausalito Art Festival, Sept 5-7, deadline March 1, booth fee $600 + $100 misc fees, jury $25, PO Box 1305, Sausalito CA 94966

Edmonds Arts Festival: June 19-21, screening March 6-8 at Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St, Edmonds WA, screening fee $10, booth fee $25+ 20% commission, contact them at 10924 Mukilteo Speedway, suite 125, Mukilteo WA 98125, 425-774-1498 or 745-0799

ArtFest in Spokane, May 29-31, deadline March 13, jury $10, booth $30-40 + 20% commission, write to Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Cheney Cowles Museum, 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane WA 99204

Cuchara Music & Arts Festival in Colorado, July 24-26 or Aug 7-9, jury $35, booth $200, deadline May 1, PO Box 102, Sidney NE 69162, (308) 254-3365

Sun Valley Arts & Crafts Festival Aug 7-9, deadline April 10, jury $15, booth $250, Contact Sun Valley Center for Arts & Humanities, PO Box 656, Sun Valley ID 83353, 208-726-9491

Rest of the Best in Bellevue WA, July 24-26, deadline April 1, booth $325-750, jury $12, send SASE to CCNW, 1916 Pike Pl #146, Seattle WA 98101-1013

Winston's Fine Art in the Park, July 17-19, deadline April 30, booth $50, contact Kathy Holcomb, Fine Art in the Park, PO Box 68, Winston OR 97496, 541-679-6739

Anacortes Arts Festival Aug 1-2, screening March 21, booth $50-150 + $60 deposit + 20% commission, 819 Commercial Ave, Suite E, Anacortes WA 98221, 360-293-6211

Park City Art Festival, Aug 8-9, jury $20, booth $300, deadline Feb 28, PO Box 1478, Park City UT 84060-1478, Sarah Behrens, 435-649-8882

DAN TURNIDGE is unfortunately in the hospital in Salem, and has had to have his leg amputated. He is happy to have visitors, though. We all wish you luck, Dan, with your recovery!

RONNA NEUENSCHWANDER, RICHARD LOLCAMA, DEBRA NORBY, GEOFFREY PAGEN, TED SAWYER, NAN SCHMITZ, JUNICHI TANAKA, JUDY TEUFEL, BETSY WOLFSTON, BEN YANG and many others are featured in a show of former Artists-in-Residence at Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Feb 5-28.

PATRICK HORSLEY, JIM KOUDELKA, THOMAS ORR & TED VOGEL, among others, are in "Common Ground", a show of kilnformed glass from their residency at Bullseye Glass. At Bullseye Connection, 1308 NW Everett, Portland

VICTORIA SHAW will have a show of New Work in March at the Attic Gallery in Portland, opening 1st Thursday. Also she is in "Growth Totems", at the Corvallis Art Center in the month of April.

LINDA HAWORTH is in a show of large scale public art, clay sculpture & pottery at Art Space, 128 E Main St in Hillsboro

CYNTHIA SPENCER was featured in a feature article in the February Ceramics Monthly magazine. PATTY MALY's show at BonaKeane Gallery was in the "Up Front" section of the same issue!

GEORGE WRIGHT will be the subject of a feature article in the March Ceramics Monthly

DENNIS MEINERS wrote an article about the cup show at the Margo Jacobson Gallery, which appeared in the most recent (#30) issue of Ceramics: Art and Perception. THOMAS ORR also had a feature article in the same magazine.

RICHARD ROWLAND'S ANAGAMA KILN was the subject of an article in the January issue of Harpers magazine

HIROSHI OGAWA'S ANAGAMA/NOBORIGAMA KILN was featured in an article about the "Northwest Woodfire" show at Salishan in the "Up Front" section of the January Ceramics Monthly

Want to Rent: Walls or grids to make a 5x10 booth at Showcase. Suitable for hanging work from. 638-5661. Nan Tupper-Malone

For Sale: Kick wheel, $200. Call Mary Walyer, 654-5098, Portland

For Sale: Kiln, Cress FX-31, cone 10, only used for bisquing to 010, works fine, 31" tall, 23" wide, $650, Gil Harrison 541-942-2071, Cottage Grove

For Sale: Lockerbie style kit built kickwheel for sale, $60, Kay Wooldridge, 503-842-3457, or call Hennie or Keith Wooldridge at 287-7809 to look at it.

For Sale: Heavy duty solid sheet metal raku kiln, square, approx 20x21" interior, propane burner included. Paid $700, asking $600, like new, never used. Nance Emmett, 541-683-5710, Eugene

For Sale: Gas car kiln, approx 12 cu ft, two 12x24 by 3 ft tall configuration. Door and car are separate, each with four 6" poly & steel wheels. All steel construction for fiber walls & arch. Brick floor. Including ceramic buttons for the fiber, with 4 eclipse 1 1/4" mixers with stick-tite tips. $2400, Charles Rothschild, 777-9653, Portland

For Sale: 750 lbs Seattle Pottery Supply SP525 Raku Clay, cone 06-04. Pink-white/black. Very strong and plastic, great for handbuilding, good throwing body if you don't mind grog. $4/25 lbs, delivery free in Portland area for 250 lbs and over. My style has changed and I can no longer use it. Phil French, 503-590-2982 (noon-10pm), Beaverton

Free Kiln: Old electric "Firemaster" kiln, thick walls, heavy, 1 cu ft interior volume. Deborah & Andre Shaprio, 624-5780

Wanted: Potters wheel. Call Aniko, 503-762-4075

Wanted: Potter with cone 10 gas kiln to fir my few pieces for cash $. SW or NW Portland preferred. I'll drop off, pick up. Dan Urbach, 246-9416

Studio Space For Rent: Fifth Element Pottery will have one studio space open for rent after Feb 15th. Fifth Element is a co-op style studio with gas and electric kilns available to studio members. Rent is $150/mo. 279-9042, Portland

Room for Rent: Share my home on 23 wooded acres 30 minutes from Eugene. Private deck, skylight, hot tub, laundry, wood heat, $230/mo includes utilities. First, last, pet negotiable, no tobacco. Gil Harrison, 541-942-2071, Cottage Grove

Share Hotel at NCECA: I am looking for someone to share hotel expenses at NCECA in Fort Worth. I am flexible as to how many nights I will stay. Contact me at home, 503-245-1583, Sean Scott

Share Hotel at NCECA: I am going to NCECA and looking for a roommate! Please call if you want to share a room! 331-1922, Beth Miles

We are all looking for the best deals from a variety of businesses whose products or services help our adventure with clay. If OPA members are willing to fill out the following questionnaire, I am willing to see if the results yield anything worthwhile (I am not tackling clay, glazes & ceramic supplies yet). Please give complete information, including addresses, for businesses with whom you have worked in the last few years. Also indicate to what degree you were satisfied with the quality, price, promptness, courtesy, etc. Return to Matthew Lyon, 1836 SE 36th, Portland OR 97214 or bring to the March meeting.

List who you work with for the following:

1. Black & White prints for publication:

2. Color photos for publication:

3. Postcards:

4. Flyers, brochures, etc:

5. Bubblewrap:

6. Shipping boxes:

7. Setting up a Web site: