6:30pm: OPA Business Meeting. Announcements, business, etc. Bring snacks and items for the swap table. If you have items for the agenda, call Mary Walyer.

7:30pm: Program. We will show the video "Maria: Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso". This 35-40 minute video follows Maria Martinez and her son through the entire pottery cycle, from digging clay to the finished pieces. It is well done and quite interesting. The traditional Best-of-Show winner from Showcase (Patrick Horsley) is unable to do his demonstration at this meeting, so he will make the presentation at the November meeting.

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Wednesday August 5, 6:30pm at Mary Walyer's, If driveway is full, park around the corner. Call Mary for directions or with items for the agenda. At the last meeting, someone left a nice coconut-wood spoon. If it is yours, please contact Lynn Berry.

OPA WEB SITE: The OPA Web Site is up and running! If you have a web site and would like to be linked to it, contact Jim Sloss (jim@oregonpotters.org). We will put your page on oregonpotters.org for $10 per year, send a PC disk and $10 with your web page in HTML and it will be put on the Net at oregonpotters.org./your name.htm There is a limit of 5 images or a total of 350000 bits. For 5 more photos, add $5. Jim can also build your "Personal Web Page" on the site for $50 ($40 to Jim, $10 to the OPA for the annual fee). To build a site, Jim needs:

--4 color photos with names of your work and a logo for the top of your page, or 5 photos and no logo

--A PC formatted disk with any information you want on your site, or a printed document that he can scan (large printing)

--The name you want on your web page, as in www.oregonpotters.org/your name.hmt

--Your name on the OPA member page will be a link to your page. He can put a short sentence there to explain your work. Tell him what that should be.

--$40 check made out to "Sloss Pottery" and a $10 check made out to "OPA"

If you want something more than a basic page, call Jim

.NEWCOMERS MEETINGS: There will be two upcoming meetings for newcomers to the OPA. One will be in Vancouver, WA, the other in Eugene. The meeting in Vancouver will be Wednesday July 15 at 6:30pm at Sandy Lauser's, In Eugene, the meeting will be Thursday, August 27, 6pm at Maury Jacobs Park (also known as Greenway Park). Bring a sack dinner for yourself and a lawn chair. This is being organized by Dan Minard. Directions to the Park: from Delta Hwy, exit at Valley River Center, go to the back of the mall near Bon Marche, cross the footbridge over the Willamette River to the park. From River Road, turn east on Fir Lane to the park. New members, old timers, people who are curious about OPA, or anyone else is welcome to come to these meetings!

OPA GROUP BOOTH AT ART IN THE PEARL The OPA will have a 10x20 booth at Art in the Pearl, Sept 5-7 in Portland. The booth will be shared by 8 members. The cost will be $44 per person. Each person will be expected to do some kind of volunteer work for Art in the Pearl. The booth will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Anyone who would like to participate should write their name, address & phone number down and mail it to Jeanne Charles, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214.

OPA PICNIC: The OPA picnic is scheduled for September 20th at George Wright's in Manning, Oregon. More details will be in the next newsletter. If you would like to help with the picnic, call Dan Sheridan at 360-578-2951.

OPA EXHIBITIONS IN THE JUSTICE CENTER WINDOWS: The Justice Center Windows (in the downtown Portland Justice Center) are available for an exhibition during July. Would you like to put your work in them? Please contact Lynn Berry. There is quite a bit of space in the windows, more than one person could exhibit there!

OPA CLAY IN EDUCATION FUND: The OPA has a fund which pays for our members to teach ceramics to people who would otherwise not have access to education about clay. This fund is administered by Jeanne Charles, with aid from Kristen Applegate-King. It is funded by $5 from each members $35 dues payment, as well as from sales of pots marked with the "education" labels at Showcase. So far, we have sent OPA members to pre-schools, Headstart programs, and to teach public school teachers how to teach ceramics. These programs have been in the Portland Metro area as well as in some rural areas in Oregon. The program is not limited to children, although currently children's programs have received most of it. Anyone interested in this can call Jeanne.

OPA JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Sandy Brown is putting together a book of OPA's job descriptions. This will be a brief description of what duties are performed by each committee chair (or other important position). Send your job description to Sandy at 722 Lone Oak Rd, Longview WA 98632

FROM THE PRESIDENT: "Showcase '98 was an overwhelming success due to the year round work of Mark Heimann and all of the committee chairs. Congratulations and a resounding thank you to all. The steering committee has had their wrap up meeting and are already scheduling meetings to plan Showcase '99. We are fortunate to have Mark Heimann's commitment to chair again in '99.

"The OPA board met in May and it was a crowded room. We have a large enthusiastic board this year. It is my hope that by the end of the year each member will be working on a special project to enhance our organization. Last year OPA newcomers' meetings were very successful. We have two meetings scheduled for this summer, and they are announced in this newsletter. I highly recommend that new members participate. It is an opportunity for relaxing social interactions and particularly good time to connect with each other. With over 350 members the OPA can be a bit intimidating. Small groups socializing are a great conduit for forming new friendships and finding your own niche.

"Empty Bowls is another way to participate in a positive experience which I believe gives more to the potter than is usually acknowledged. Good music, warm weather, friendly banter and watching the bowls fly out of the booth often as fast as they can be put on shelves. Taking a few hours out of your already full schedule to glaze a bunch of bowls, volunteering to pick up bowls or working in the booth...it's all a plus.

"Last but not least, to properly enjoy this newsletter, a special time out is advised to include a favorite drink, a comfortable chair, maybe sitting in the sun and a kind thought for our newsletter editor who pulled this together again. Thanks Janet"

The OPA Empty Bowls Project will be at the Blues Festival in Portland's Waterfront Park on July 2-5. Set up for our booth will be Thurs July 2 at noon. The Festival (and our booth) will be open 5-10pm that day, Fri-Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9pm. Breakdown after 9pm on Sunday.

"We have received many wonderful bowls and other items for the Empty Bowls Project fund-raiser for the Oregon Food Bank. Thanks to all of you and please keep them coming! If you drop them off at Georgie's you will receive 25# of clay for each 10 bowls you donate! Also see drop locations listed below.

"We also need volunteers to help with various tasks before, during and after the sale at the Waterfront Blues Festival on the 4th of July weekend. There will be a meeting for Empty Bowls Project volunteers on Monday June 22nd at 7pm at Paul Bush's house, 5035 SW Lowell St in Portland (from Portland take Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy west to Shattuck Rd, turn right on Shattuck, turn left on Lowell St. For more detailed instructions call Paul ). Bring a potluck dish to share.

"If you can't make the meeting but can volunteer to help in any way, please call Lynne Taccogna at 292-9171. We also need people to distribute flyers to art galleries for the July 1st Thursday. We need people to help set up and break down the Empty Bowls booth and people to help staff it during the event. Any amount of time you can commit would be greatly appreciated.

"For more information call Lynne Taccogna or Alexandra Farnham

--from Lynne Taccogna

If you have any bisqued bowls sitting around, Janet Buskirk and Jeanne Charles will be having a majolica party and can glaze those old bowls and donate them, too! Call Janet

Bowls can be dropped off at:

-Any Oregon Food Bank office in the state

-Dan Minard, 1804 E 28th Ave, Eugene, OR,

-Fifth Element Studio & Gallery, NW 10th and Flanders in Portland

-Jan Edwards, 2650 SW Custer, Portland, OR

-Mary Walyer, 3511 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Portland, OR

-Mount Hood Community College Ceramics Dept, Gresham, OR, contact Stephen Mickey.

-Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland, OR

-Marylyn Holland, 6107 NW Bernie Dr, Vancouver WA (N end of Lincoln).

-Thurman St Pottery, 2774 NW Thurman, Portland, OR

-Oregon College of Art & Craft, Ceramics Dept, 8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland OR 297-5544

Stephen Gerould has organized a group buy for various chemicals. HE MUST RECEIVE YOUR CHECKS BY JULY 1ST!!! The chemicals should be available to pick up at the July 10th OPA meeting. Make checks payable to Stephen Gerould and mail them to 3307 SW Dosch Rd, Portland OR 97201. Minimum order of five pounds of each chemical. If you want less than five pounds, please find someone to share the order with you.

-Cobalt Carbonate $20/lb

-Copper Carbonate $3.50/lb

-Tin Oxide $7.50/lb

-Rutile $2.50/lb

-Red Iron Oxide (4284) $.99/lb

FROM THE 1998 SHOWCASE CHAIR: "Showcase '98 was a great success...a hearty thanks to everyone for jobs well done and well made!

"Now we look ahead... Showcase '99 dates are May 5-9, 1999.

"The grapevine has told you about ideas to expand Showcase in 2000. This is not the first time Showcase has had to cope with growth and an expanding workload. To make a long story short, after a lot of opinions, questions, meetings and reality checks, a decision was made to postpone any major changes until 2001. Frankly we need time to really think this through in financial, committee, workshift, facility and manpower terms.

"Consequently I am putting together a sub-committee of ten to address all of the logistics of expansion. I hope to have pro and con represented, as well as long-time and new members, Portland area and non Portland area. We will assemble and distribute information to all OPA members to ensure an "educated" vote on the final decision. If you would like to serve with this group, please call me ASAP-.

"As always, if you have ANY feedback about Showcase, please contact me by phone, fax (503-631-8683) or email (markmann@teleport.com). Remember, too, that we need your time and commitment as well as your ideas. We are working for each other and for a high-quality show, not just for points. Thanks for your support."

-Mark Heimann

SHOWCASE 1998 made $405,000! Pretty darned good for our humble show! Our expenses were $51,700, which were a little lower than last year. Overall, there were very few glitches. One of the major problems we had was with people who dropped out but did not notify the Committee and Workshift Committees. This left us shorthanded in several situations when we could have rescheduled other people had we known. Otherwise, the show ran very smoothly! Thanks to our fearless leader Mark, as well as to all of the Committee Chairs and their helpers! The award winners this year were: Pat Horsley, Best of Show; John Groth, Second Place; Natalie Warrens, Third Place; Patty Maly, Bennett Welsh "Decorated Pot" Award; Pat Strauss, Best Booth. Congratulations to everyone!

The new booth selection process was popular. Of the 33 people who filled out their survey, 91% liked the new process, 3% liked the old process, 3% liked nothing at all, 0% had suggestions for other processes (adds up to more than 100% because some people liked both old and new processes)

The Gallery Registration Committee sent out an evaluation form to the Gallery-only participants. Thank you to people who have returned it. The suggestions are valuable and many will be incorporated next year. Susan Roden has forwarded many responses to other Showcase committees as well. If you have not yet filled out your evaluation, this is your chance to have your voice heard!

Broken pots claims were mostly pretty minor. As of 1999, we will not accept claims for broken work worth less than $20.

Courtney Frisse again photographed pots at the show. This went well, and was convenient for our members.

NEXT SHOWCASE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: June 24 at 6:30pm at Audrey Graham's, 32493 SW Juliette in Wilsonville, call for directions.

COMMITTEES FROM 1998: "Thank all of you who: completed your Committee assignments; called me and the Work Shift Chair when you dropped out of Showcase; and especially those of you who dropped out and did your Committee Assignments anyway. You are people who make Showcase the success that it is.

"On the other hand, those of you who: did not complete your Committee or Work Shift assignments; did NOT call when you dropped out; or (worst of all for all of us!) dropped out at the last minute, caused a GREAT DEAL of extra work! Please read and follow the instructions for dropping out of the show more carefully next year. Thank you in advance for your cooperation."

-Nancy Hart, Committee Assignment Chair

SHOWCASE LOST & FOUND: Peter Meyer lost a crowbar that was a family heirloom. Please call him if you have it, 541-382-4849. Marilyn Cony is looking for the metal corners to her booth that may have been left at Showcase last year, please call. Janet Buskirk found a leather bag with someone's makeup in it.

Building Committee Co-Chair: Work with Farshad Barman, getting to know what is involved with this committee. This committee is responsible for placement of people in Showcase and keeps track of where their booths are as they move about, which can be a lot of work! This committee is responsible for physically taping out the floor before we set up the show. Knowledge of how Showcase runs is important, familiarity with OPA members is also a plus. You must be available on Wednesday morning prior to show set up to supervise the floor taping, as well as throughout the show in case something needs to be changed. A very responsible position. Call Farshad for more information.

Holding Table Chair: Responsible for setting up holding table area before show and taking it down at the end. Assesses how the area is functioning and if physical changes need to be made from year to year. Brings this information to the Steering Committee. Good committee for out of towner. Greg Tomlinson was former chair.

Mailing Chair Trainee: This committee keeps track of the upkeep of the mailing list. We hire a mailing list service to do the data entry, etc. This committee is the liaison to that service. You pick up the new additions from the box at Showcase, get new additions from members before the show and make sure the service gets them. When the poster is printed you coordinate with the Postering Committee to make sure the posters are distributed well. You also solicit a restaurant to give us a gift certificate for the drawing. You will work with Ken Pincus this year, and take over the position in 2000.

PUBLICITY Co-Chair: If you want to learn a lot about the media, how to promote OPA and everything else, this is your opportunity! It requires a tremendous COMMITMENT, but the rewards are wonderful. You will be working with Audrey Graham, a wonderful and patient trainer. Come on, step right up, you can do it!

Poster Trainee: Boni Deal would like a poster apprentice to work with her in 1999 and take over the design of the poster for 2000. Graphic Design experience is important.

Sponsorship: This committee solicits sponsors to finance our show. It is helpful to live somewhat near Portland. Lynn Berry was the chair in 1998.

Treasurer/Cash Sales: In charge of keeping track of money during the show. Makes deposits, etc. Good committee for out-of-towner. Should have good knowledge of how show runs, Familiar with OPA members. Responsible position, requires commitment. Alexis Campbell is the retiring chair.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please send IN WRITING the following information: Name; address; phone number; Number of years in OPA; Previous involvement in OPA; why you are interested in position and how you are qualified (Brief summary). Send to Nancy Hart, Committee Placement Chair, 6161 SW Salmon St, Portland OR 97221. The Steering Committee will review these applications and make all of the decisions. Please have applications postmarked no later than July 10, 1998. Thank you for your interest!

ART REFERENCE LIBRARY: The Regional Arts & Culture Council has a reference library with a job bank, grant information, career development, etc. Contact them at 503-823-5111

ORGANICALLY-FIRED CERAMICS GALLERY: Vancouver (BC) potter Yi Wei Wang has just opened a gallery which carries only organically-fired ceramics (Wood, salt, soda, raku & pit fired work). If you are in British Columbia, stop by. Niwa Ceramic Gallery, 120-1 East Cordova St, Vancouver BC V6A 4H2, phone 604-681-6417

PICASSO'S CERAMICS are coming to the Tacoma Art Museum in September. Gala preview on Sept 25th (from the WPA Newsletter)

ART CALENDAR is a magazine with listings of opportunities for artists. They have great info on marketing fine art, as well as Calls for Entry for interesting shows, etc. For more information, contact them at PO Box 199, Upper Fairmount MD 21867-0199. 800-597-5988

PAIN RELIEF FROM MAGNETS: OPA Member Ellen Currans has used magnets for pain relief for some time. She sent an article from HealthNews, Dec 30 1997, vol. 3 # 17. According to the article, 29 people who were treated with magnets for post-polio pain. Three quarters of them reported significant relief, compared with only one fifth of the people who were treated with placebos. It is unknown how the magnets work, but they appear to have no side effects.

SALEM ARTISTS' STUDIO TOUR: The Salem Art Association is planning a tour of various artists' studios. Saturday Sept 19. Call 503-581-2228.

WHOLESALE MARKETING TIPS: (Excerpted from the ACGA Newsletter, they excerpted it from a handout from Wendy Rosen at NCECA) .

-In your first shipment to a gallery, include a small plastic stand up display with a 50-75 word biography of yourself. Have it ready made so the gallery can just grab it and stick it on the shelf next to your work.

-With all shipments, include s pack of candy. The candy (and your work) are less likely to sit in the boxes as long

-If you are getting re-orders three times a year, you are doing well. Four times a year, you may be underpriced. Two times a year, you should call the gallery and ask them how you can help (share advertising, do a mailing, have a reception? Standard markup is 2.3, galleries will usually tolerate you selling your work directly at a 2.0 markup.

-If you offer to share advertising, you could try a $250 "date book" ad in American Style Magazine. This could list all of your galleries and shows.

-If you are seeking gallery representation, don't just walk in with a portfolio. Call and invite them to lunch. Ask their advice. Bring examples of your work, ask them if it is a cohesive body of work, what pricing would be appropriate, and if they are not interested, what other galleries would they suggest?

-The Rosen Group offers free mentorship service in most areas of the US. They will contact someone to have lunch with you and give you advice. The Rosen group benefits because you might want to be in one of their shows sometime.

-When you send information to galleries, include a stamped self addressed envelope.

-If you do a wholesale show, have some of the following in your booth: articles about you; brochures; postcards customers may take; a price list.

-Send a postcard to your customers a couple of weeks before gallery openings

-The average sales of pottery at a Rosen show is $20,000. Do not expect to be successful if you cannot produce more than $15,000 worth per year. If you prefer to only produce $5,000-10,000 per year, consider a Niche Magazine ad instead.

-A wholesale booth at a Rosen Show will cost you a total of $3000 to $5000 overhead.

-Pricing depends on two factors: What the market will bear and what your overhead demands.

-Exclusivity with a gallery should be a precautionary period to protect yourself from a gallery who doesn't promote you and to protect them from an artist who doesn't provide product. To assist them in promoting you, six weeks after shipping your product call to see if it is moving. If it isn't, think of offering them cooperative advertising or a postcard or whatever you can think of to entice sales.

SHOWCASE 98: The Beaverton Arts Commission's annual show will be November 7-14th. They will jury from slides, deadline July 24th, jurying a maximum of 5 slides, maximum of 3 will be accepted. Contact them at 4755 SW Griffith Dr, PO Box 4755, Beaverton OR 97076, 526-2288

ITAMI INTERNATIONAL CRAFT EXHIBITION "Earth, Stone, Ceramics, Glass" is a show of works of "high artistry". Deadline for receipt of actual work is July 3. Show will be Sept 30-Nov 1. The submission procedure is complicated, and you must pay for shipping the work both ways. Contact The Museum of Arts and Crafts, ITAMI, 2-5-28, Miyanomae, Itami, HYOGO, 664-0895, JAPAN, phone +81-727-72-5557, fax +81-727-72-5558

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Central Oregon Community College is planning to commission artists to make work reflecting the Northwest. $2000 to $70,000 price range. Contact them at 2600 NW College Way, Bend OR 97701, deadline Aug 1.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Clay Studio in Philadelphia is accepting applications for a group show called "Tiles", Oct 2-25. Deadline June 30, call 215-925-3453

PHOTOS NEEDED FOR BOOK: The American Ceramic Society is publishing a book called "The Extruder Book". It will be a book designed to help people decide which extruder to buy and how to use their extruders. They need high quality color slides or transparencies of work and of hand-built extruders and dies. No fees. Deadline Aug 31. Send SASE to Extruder Book, The American Ceramic Society, PO Box 6136, Westerville OH 43086-6136, email mcassells@acers.org, fax 614-794-5822. If you are interested in contributing to the development of this book, contact Daryl Baird at clayguy@concentric.net

ARTIST RESOURCE BANK: The Washington State Arts Commission is establishing an Artists Resource Bank. This is a juried selection of artists who will be kept on file for their public art commissions. Deadline June 26, phone 360-586-3949, fax 360-586-5351, email ChristelR@WSAC.WA.GOV, website WWW.WA.GOV/ART, 234 E 8th Ave, PO Box 42675, Olympia WA 98504-2675

ARTIST IN RESIDENCY: Oregon College of Art and Craft is accepting applications for their artist in residency programs for 1999-2000. They sponsor residencies for emerging artist during the academic year and for mid-career artists during the summer. The emerging artist deadline was April 15 (oh well), but the mid-career deadline is Sept 15th. Send a SASE to: Attn Artists in Residence, 8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland OR 97225.

ROGER ALLEN-LOW FIRE SURFACE DECORATION: Low fire decoration with slips and underglazes. Roger grinds his own pigments, does stencil and wax resist decoration. There will be some hands-on. $25 OPA members, $35 non-members. At Valley Art Association in Forest Grove, August 1st. Mail check (made to OPA) to Mary Walyer, 3511 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Portland OR 97222.

MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE still has space in their summer classes. Stephen Mickey and Don Sprague will be teaching. Day and evening classes. They have a great ceramics department. Call the college at 503-667-6422 or Stephen at 667-7149

WORK WITH ADOBE building a bread oven/sculpture with Kiko Denzer and the Willamette Ceramics Guild in Corvallis. Sun June 28, all day, beginning at 10am. Bring gloves, boots and potluck lunch. For info, call Jason Saunders 541-453-5471

RUBBER MOLD MAKING July 18th (new date) Herb Kurle of Synair will demonstrate how to make polyurethane molds and then will cast a finished product with Synair resin. 10am-2pm, $20, KILN CASTING GLASS FOR CLAY ARTISTS with Jerry Newcomb. He will demonstrate making molds, discuss materials, and show actual work firing. 10am-4pm August 1, $50. PLASTER: TALK TO THE FACTORY REP Jerry Loran from US Gypsum will discuss your plaster questions, current product line, quality control, proper mixing, etc. Aug 8, $10. Clay Art Center, 2636 Pioneer Way East, Tacoma WA 98404, 800-952-8030, 253-922-5349

THROWING and EXTRUDING workshops will be offered in Santa Maria, CA on July 18 and 19. $30 each, taught by William Shinn. Call 805-937-1424, email shinn@hancock.sbceo.k12.ca.us

ANCIENT CLAY WORKSHOP, July 27-31, covering handbuilding, decoration, terra sigilatta, burnishing & polishing. $250. COLOR & SURFACE WITH SLIP TECHNIQUES, Aug 3-7, features sgrafitto, slip layering, stamping, resist, trailing, marbelizing, etc. $275. For either, contact Michael McDowell, PO Box 4125, Bellingham WA 98227, 360-384-2543, email mmpots@memes.com. Web site http://ww2.memes.com/mmpots

CLAYWARE-EARLY OREGON POTTERY: Members of the Oregon Archeological Society talk about the earliest forms of clay made in Oregon. Howell Territorial Park on Sauvie Island near Portland, 1:30-3pm July 12, Call to reserve space 306-5273. Free

WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION WITH JUN KANEKO. He is known for his very simple form and complexity of color. His large scale sculptures and platters are famous throughout the world. Thursday & Friday Sept 17-18, 10am-5pm. Slides at 7pm on Thursday. $60 for OPA members, $25 for students with ID. A concurrent exhibition will be at Lewis & Clark College Gallery Sept 17-Oct 31. Artists Reception Sept 17 5-7pm. At Lewis & Clark College Ceramics Studio, Fields Art Center, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland OR 97219. Contact Ted Vogel 503-768-7398

SOUNDS OF CLAY with Brian Ransom: Brian makes amazing musical instruments out of clay. People who attended the NCECA Conference in Portland remember the eerie concert he gave! Aug 2, 10am-5pm, $55+lab fee. Also SLIP DECORATING WITH CRAIG MARTELL on Sept 26, 10am-4pm, $49+$5 registration fee. Contact Salem Art Assoc, 503-581-2228

DEVELOPING GLAZES FROM LOCALLY FOUND MATERIALS with George Dymesich, July 6-10, Mendocino Art Center (in Mendocino, CA), call 408-475-5614 or 707-937-5818

LOW FIRE SALT with Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos & Peter Callas, June 15-19, $500. COLOR & COMMITMENT: DECORATED EARTHENWARE with Jan Hoyman & Doug Browe, June 22-26, $345. Oregon College of Art & Craft, 503-297-5544

SLIDE LECTURE WITH PAUL SOLDNER & PETER VOULKOS free to public, in conjunction with the above workshop. June 18, 7pm, at The Barn at the Catlin Gable School, 8825 SW Barnes Rd (next to Or College of Art & Craft) in Portland. For info call 297-5544

CARICATURES IN CLAY with Elaine Brewer-White, July 12, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Barnaby BC. $96. 604-291-6864, fax 604-205-3001

ART IN THE PEARL Sept 5-7 will have a group booth featuring eight OPA members' work. If you would like to be in the booth, see information earlier in the newsletter.

NILS LOU is having a show of "Reliquaries and Ancient Surfaces" at the Salem Art Association, 600 Mission St SE in Salem June 4-25. Also showing is Ted Okell.

DAVE & BONI DEAL are having a show of their raku at Earthworks Gallery in Yachats in the month of August, as well as a show at the White Bird in Cannon Beach which opens August 15

FOR SALE: Brent Model B potters wheel. One year old, used less than 10 times. Paid $810, will sacrifice for $700. Jessica.

FOR SALE: Olson Updraft Gas Kiln, 16 cubic feet, shelves & posts included, excellent condition, $1500. 12 Low Fire Tile Racks, each holds 28 tiles, like new, $15 each. 8x10' steel awning frame, heavy duty, easy to set up, $60. Anne or John Glancy, Glenwood Pottery.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Lots of it. Studio rent doubled. Several fairly new electric wheels, extruder, spray booth, tables, etc. In northern California, 408-554-9538, Kath

FOR SALE: Canon FaxPhone 24. Good condition, uses thermal paper, comes with instruction book, $85. Stephen Gerould.

FOR SALE: Estrin Clay Mixer, made in Canada. Barrel tips to dump clay out. Good for stoneware. 2 hp motor, 240 volts, forward & reverse. $350. Barbara or Dale Rawls.

June 24 Showcase Steering Committee Meeting

July 2-5 Empty Bowls at the Blues Festival

July 10 OPA Meeting

July 15 Newcomers Meeting

August 5 OPA Board Meeting

August 10 Newsletter Deadline

August 27 Newcomers Meeting

Sept 5-7 Art in the Pearl