-Samuel T Coleridge

Committee: a group of people who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done

-Fred Allen, comedian

-Pablo Picasso

NEXT OPA MEETING: THE ANNUAL PICNIC! The next meeting will be our annual OPA picnic. It will be held Sunday, Sept 19th at George and Pearl Wright's place in Manning, Oregon. From Portland take Hwy 26 west to Manning (about 20 miles), watch for the OPA picnic signs on the left just past the Dairy Queen. There is a covered shelter, so be there rain or shine! The picnic is from noon to 6pm, we will eat about 2pm. OPA will provide drinks and bbq chicken (make sure you RSVP so we know how much chicken to buy). Please bring a large potluck dish. If your last name starts with A to F bring dessert, G to L bring salad, M-R bring grains (rice, past, breads...), S to Z bring a side dish.

Please also bring:

1. A nice piece of pottery you would be proud to give to a relative or good friend, wrapped for the Pottery Lottery. Tickets will be given for each wrapped or disguised piece. The lottery tickets will allow you to pick a wrapped piece to take to the games, and what you pick may not be what you get!

2 We will have a kids area, and we ask parents to bring a few toys & prizes for the kids. Also if you are bringing children, please plan to supervise the kids play area during the picnic.

3. Truckloads of old pottery for the pottery baseball smash. There will be prizes for the kids at the baseball smash.

4. Some pots to donate to Empty Bowls. We are already collecting for next year.

5. If you wish to play music, contact Richey Bellinger, OPA band leader (503-286-7072)

6. Bring a disposable pie tin or something of a similar shape for the stepping-stone making project (led by Mary Walyer & Cindy Clark). Bags of cement would also be helpful.

7. Car pool if possible.

Please call Dan Sheridan before Sept 10 to tell him if you are coming and how many people will accompany you. He needs to know in order to buy chicken for your group. He is also seeking volunteers to help set up & clean up. 360-578-2951 or send a postcard to PO box 621, Longview WA 98623. Thanks!

NEXT BOARD MEETING: October 13th at Mary Walyer's house, 3511 SE Johnson Creek Blvd in Portland. Call 654-5098 for directions.

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: October 13th. Mail info to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214.

OPA PRESIDENT ELECT: At the July meeting we officially voted Nancy Hart as the President-Elect, to be President in 2000. We are lucky she was willing to step in. Welcome, Nancy!

ALL OPA COMMITTEE CHAIRS will be required to make a report of their activities at each board meeting. If they cannot come in person to a board meeting, they must submit a report in writing to the secretary before the meeting. We are trying to make everyone accountable for their positions- each board member gets Showcase points for their position and the board wants to make sure they are actually doing their jobs.

CLAY FEST 99 is progressing nicely. It will be Oct 9-10 at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Almost all of the booths are filled, and the organizers have managed to get sponsorship support from many local businesses. There may still be a couple of spaces left, if you are interested call Merry Newcomer, 541-485-6696. There is also still space for gallery-only participants, with the option of doing a workshift and paying 30% commission or not doing a workshift and paying 35%. They will try to organize pick-up places for work in Portland and Salem for people who are unable to get their own work to Eugene. Again, contact Merry for applications.

The Greater Eugene Committee of OPA has been meeting regularly. Their next meeting will be Thurs, Sept 16th, 6-8pm at Georgies in Eugene. This group has been defined as a committee within OPA, and currently two of their members are attending OPA board meetings in order to communicate as well as possible. The Eugene group has incorporated under the name "Local Clay", and they will keep the Clay Fest show as a separate, non-OPA financial entity. There are several committees which overlap between the main OPA board and the Eugene OPA Committee (Empty Bowls, Clay in Education, Workshops). These committees will have to coordinate somewhat, and the person who is elected by the membership to chair each of these committees will have to do a bit of overseeing of the committee in the rest of the state. The new "Committee" status gives this active group of people a defined status within OPA and allows us all to reap the benefits from each others' energy and enthusiasm!

OPA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: The OPA is planning to publish a membership directory booklet in the year 2000. It will include some optional information about each member- what temperature you fire to, what type of work you make, etc. In the October newsletter, there will be two questionnaires included with your membership renewal form. One will be for the directory, the other will be an anonymous questionnaire asking for information about what types of things you participate in within the OPA and what your economic situation is. There will be questions about income from clay, etc. This is because we would like to know what our economic impact is- in North Carolina a crafts organization did an economic impact assessment and discovered that craftspeople put millions of dollars into the local economy, they were on par with some of their largest corporations. This information will be personal, but it can be mailed in anonymously and we really would like to know what our economic impact is.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE... "After Empty Bowls was over, my son Luke a I took a trip to visit Lynn Berry and her husband Richard in St Thomas. Lynn has a working studio/gallery in Tillet Gardens, a complex of about 20 small shops off the beaten path. The vision I want to share with you is what I found in her home. At first, I did not think much of her array of pots, until one day I was riding in her car, drinking from a mug that I had brought from her home. I asked her where she got the mug, and she said Glenn Burris made it. Later that day I took a long look at all of the pottery Lynn and Richard have in their home. In the bathroom I found two cups and a soap dish made by the Shapiros. In the kitchen were cups made by Sumi Wu. I also found pieces from Craig Martell, Janet Buskirk, Steve Mollering, Chris Kienle, Dennis Meiners, Ben Yang, Richey Bellinger, Tamae Sawano, and many other potter friends.

"When I go to other potters home and am offered a drink, I often have more trouble figuring out which cup I want to use than figuring out what to put in it. It is always a treat to use a new piece of work, and I always enjoy my visit just a little more because so many people live in those homes through the pots which reside there.

"I know I treasure all of the pots I have bought, traded or been given by my friends in OPA. Each time I use one or see one placed in a very special place I have the memory of the person who worked the clay and glazed and fired it in order for me to treasure it" -Mary Walyer

EMPTY BOWLS 1999 at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival was fun, wet and reasonably successful. The music was great and the people manning the booth had a good time. Despite all of the hard work from our volunteers, sales were down a bit from last year, with our total being $10,239 (down about $3000). The weather was a factor in the lower sales, but also we all noticed that the donated work was, overall, not up to our usual standards. Many people donated really great pieces, but we had more lower quality, beginner work donated than usual. The Empty Bowls committee is hoping to raise the quality next year. Please keep in mind that donated work does not have to be bowls- any clay work (actually we also had some great glass work donated by Alex Farnham) will be welcome, and we do price many pieces above the usual $10. If you are donating higher-end work, it can be helpful to put the usual retail price on the piece, so the set up crew can have pricing guidelines. We sold many pieces for $50 to $100 this year. If you have work to donate throughout the year, bring it to any OPA meeting (or the picnic), or call Paul Bush 503-293-2420 to arrange a drop-off location. Remember, it does not have to be bowls!

If every OPA member donated three nice pieces, we would have thousands of them to sell to help feed the hungry! Keep in mind that if you work two shifts during the Festival and help with tear down, you can sell your own work on the last two days (with 25% commission going to the Food Bank). An excellent opportunity!

A heartfelt thanks to everyone who generously donated pieces and time. You are urged to spread the word to the rest of the potters in the area, so we can have a really good selection of work for next year! Last but not least, thanks to Paul Bush and Cindy Clark for co-chairing this year's event and giving up their holiday weekend to be there!

The Empty Bowls Committee will have a planning meeting for next year on Thursday Sept 30 at the Oregon Food Bank, 2540 NE Riverside Way in Portland (just north of Columbia Blvd) at 7pm. For directions, call Amy Stork 282-0555 x223. Please RSVP to Paul Bush if you plan to come (293-2420) so he can know how much pizza to provide!

FROM THE SHOWCASE CHAIR, MARGIE ADAMS: "Hi everyone. I'm glad to be back as Showcase 2000 chair. The first Showcase of the new millennium will be May 5-7, 2000 and I am confident it will be the best yet. Here are some points from the July Steering Committee meeting:

"SHOWCASE REBATE: Again this year any rebate will be possible only after all the bills from 1999 are paid and the bookkeeping done. Please be patient.

"FAMILY MEMBERS: Only OPA members who have registered and paid the fees for a Showcase booth are allowed to sell at Showcase. No family members, please.

"PIPE & DRAPE: In order to expedite the ordering and set up of pipe & drape it must be ordered and paid for in advance. Fee will be $30 per booth and a form will be included with your registration."

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: 2pm, Sat Aug 21st at Ramona Searle's in Lyle Washington (about 2 hrs east of Portland). Come and see Ramona's new straw-bale house! Dinner will be provided if you RSVP in advance. Call Margie Adams 503-235-0586 to arrange carpools from Portland and to RSVP for dinner. If you are lost call Ramona, 509-365-2784. All OPA members are welcome to come to Steering Committee meetings. We want your input.

COMMITTEE CHAIR JOBS: There are several jobs already available for Showcase 2000. Below are listed jobs which are available. Included are 6-point jobs which have been held for three years by the same person. These must be advertised, and if the past chair wants to stay in them they must re-apply.

If you would like to apply for a job, send: your name; address; phone #; which job you are applying for; why you are qualified to chair this committee; your experience in OPA and Showcase. Mail to Mark Heimann, 22009 S Lost Mountain Rd, Estacada OR 97023. If your application is postmarked by Sept 1st 1999, we should receive it in time to consider it at the September Steering Committee meeting. Thank you for your interest.

TRAFFIC CHAIR: Oversees a committee of 6-8 people to coordinate the flow of traffic during the set up & tear down of the show. Must be available during those times. Coordinates with security chair and equipment rental chair (re pipe & drape set up).

AWARDS CHAIR: Manages the voting process. Counts the votes, determines the winners. Notifies the appropriate people. Coordinates the presentation of the awards during the Showcase reception on Friday night.

EXHIBITOR SERVICES CHAIR: Responsible for obtaining room, staffing and coordinating the food available at the hotel suite that is open to the participants of Showcase during the show. Oversees 2 committee people and 6-8 workshift people. Must be available throughout the show. This chair is responsible for and rents the room.

INFORMATION PACKET CHAIR: Edits, updates, copies and distributes the info packet to the participants of Showcase.

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR: Contacts last year's sponsors to make sure they will sponsor the show again and solicits new sponsors. Coordinates with the Poster Chairs so she can put the sponsor logos on the poster and coordinates with the Publicity Chairs so they can put sponsor logos on the ads. Retiring chair is Kristin Applegate-King.

FROM THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: Publicity Co-Chairs Audrey Graham and Linda Haworth wish once again to thank all of the Publicity Committee members for their work. The scrapbook of posters, articles, ads and notices is outstanding and shows how each individual effort accomplished an incredibly large job which no one could have done alone!

Any new members are encouraged to ask for a Publicity Committee assignment. The people with years of experience on the team need a balance of fresh energy...YOU!

CERAMIC FIBER CANCER RISK: The Assoc of Clay & Glass Artists Newsletter included an article from Monona Rossol, 75054.2542@compuserve.com, http://www.caseweb.com/acts/ (source Workplace Quality News, Greg Drumm, UNIFRAX #11, Spring 1999 p 1), Copyright ACTS, July 1999. The article discussed the risk of using Refractory Ceramic Fiber (RCF). At levels of 0.5 fiber/cubic centimeter 7.3 workers in 100,000 are at risk of developing cancer. At levels of 1.0 f/cc 1.5 workers in 10,000 are at risk. OSHA does not consider levels below 1.0 f/cc to be significant, although the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists considers 0.1f/cc to be a maximum allowable limit. Keep in mind that these limits are for healthy adults who are exposed to fibers 40 hours per week (if your studio is in your home, your exposure is 24 hours a day, and so is your children's exposure and everyone else's...), and that these levels are very low. When your editor touches the fiber on the roof of her gas kiln, the air around the kiln fills with a visible cloud of tiny fibers- no doubt far exceeding the above limits.

HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ARTISTS: The RACC newsletter mentioned a few health insurance options. One is the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (mentioned in the April OPA newsletter, but no address available then): This seeks to provide the arts community with information on their health insurance options; The Actors Fund of America, 729 7th Ave, 10th floor, New York NY 10019, 800-798-8447, www.actorsfund.org. The other is apparently an insurance broker (it's a little unclear) with HMO, PPO options for individuals, groups and companies, Olde Economic Risk Management, 511 State St, Baden PA 15005

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ARTISTS: The RACC newsletter listed the following people as tax advisors for artists: Scott Ferguson (503-231-7434); Aldrige, Kilbride & Taton- Michael Davidson (503-228-0962); John Knox (503-292-5398). For recommendations for grant writers, other accountants, or other non-profit management, call Technical Assistance for Community Services, 503-239-4001

WASHINGTON POTTERS ASSOC WEBPAGE: Check it out at http://thepottery.com/wpa

CLAYFOLK is the Southern Oregon potters' organization. They have been around for many years, they hold workshops, have a Christmas sale and do the same "clay networking" that the OPA does. Annual dues are $15 for June to June membership. If you want more info, write to them at PO Box 274, Talent OR 97540

ROBERT SPERRY VIDEO AND OTHER "LIVING TREASURE" CRAFTSPERSONS FROM THE NORTHWEST: On September 23 at 7pm, Contemporary Crafts (3934 SW Corbett in Portland) will host the premiere of a new video on Robert Sperry. This is the third in a series of "Living Treasures" videos made by Northwest Designer Craftsmen, documenting some of the influential senior members of the crafts community. Their next video is intended to focus on Oregon craftsmen. Some of their past members were Betty Feves, Ray Grimm, Victoria Avakian Ross, Ken Shores and others. Soon after the Robert Sperry video was filmed, he passed away. This illustrated the need to film some of these important people now. Who should be filmed next? Come and see the Robert Sperry video and discuss their next film with them. Also, the NW Designer Craftsmen, Contemporary Crafts and the Oregon Historical Society are trying to make a list of who has photo albums, slides, films, audio tape and videos of any people which they could know about. They would like to make a list of who has what archival footage, so that as future biographers work, they know what resources are available. Please bring these items on the 23rd (with appropriate projection means if you have super 8, 8mm or 16mm film- they don't have the equipment...). They would like to share a few "home movies" and other records of colleagues & teachers that evening. Everyone is welcome. (The Sperry videos retail for $25. For more information contact NWDC at PO Box 31611, Seattle WA 98103-1611)

POSTCARD PRINTING: Ash Creek Press in Portland just sent us a price listing for postcard printing. 1000 6x4 1/4 cards are $215, 1000 8 1/2x5 1/2 or 6x9" cards are $265. These prices are a bit higher than Modern Postcard, but at least it's local. Their phone # is 503-248-1942

PRINTMAKING ON CLAY: CeramicsTECHNICAL #8, 1999 had two articles on printmaking onto clay. One was about making ceramic onglaze decals, and covered making decals using a lithographic process, as well as the more typical silk screening process which produces decals similar to the commercially available decals. The second article was about printing on clay, much of it being non-fired. Interesting food for thought.

EYE PROTECTION FOR POTTERS was covered in the summer 1999 Pottery Making Illustrated. They point out that we deal with both infrared and ultraviolet light hazards when looking into kilns. Cobalt blue glasses are the type normally used by glassblowers, whereas green glasses are typically used by welders. They recommended buying #5 or higher (the higher numbers mean darker glasses). It is unclear to me whether they really recommended the blue or the green lenses. They also mentioned wearing eye protection or full face protection while chiseling shelves, etc. They point out to always look for the ANSI Z87.1-1989 label, which insures that your glasses meet the national safety standards. Where do you buy safety glasses? Your editor goes to Sanderson Safety Supply in Portland. Look up "Safety Supplies" in your local yellow pages.

MAKING HAND TOOLS was covered in an interesting article in Ceramic Review July/August 1999. The writer had made a number of tools which trim specific shapes into pots, as well as various rollers and texture tools. If you are a gear-head and looking for inspiration, check this out.

COPPER RED GLAZES are the subject of an article in Ceramic Review July/August 1999. Do you go crazy trying to get great color out of copper red glazes without them running right off the pots? This article discusses the boron/alkali/alumina/tin/copper ratios for different types of copper reds.

BARIUM CARBONATE: The July/August Ceramic Review also has an article on barium toxicity. According to them, it is not suggested that barium carbonate can be absorbed through unbroken skin, but that ingestion is the biggest hazard (this includes breathing dust). They point out that while barium sulfate is virtually non toxic in the raw state, firing it will release toxic sulfur gases which will harm you as well as causing unwelcome pinholing in your glaze and corrode your kiln elements. As far as the fired product is concerned, the research they have seen implies that barium release is lower in high silica, high alumina, high temperature glazes. They like to see the combined silica/alumina content above 74%, and have the glazes fired to cone 10. Also, as with other toxic metals, matte glazes tend to have higher surface areas and therefor leach more, and copper-containing glazes tend to leach more metals (somehow the copper matrix tends to promote leaching- thus copper is a bad ingredient to combine with lead or barium in functional work). Their research shows that shiny, non-copper glazes with more than 74% silica/alumina, fired to cone 10 or higher should release less than 1ppm barium. So, those great looking 50% barium copper matte glazes do not meet their criteria, but some other barium-containing glazes may be safe enough after they are fired. Always keep in mind that many of our ingredients are toxic, and gloves, respirators and ventilation should be used! Also, remember that there are various places that test your fired work for metal release (your August 98 newsletter listed addresses & prices).

ART IN THE PEARL on Labor Day Weekend (Sept 4-6) in the Northwest Portland Park blocks is looking for volunteers. They need people to booth sit, man the information booth and the artists hospitality area, as well as other fun jobs. Are you available that weekend? Want to meet new people? Call them! 503-722-9017. Most shifts are four hours long, but they are flexible.

GRANTS: Oregon Arts Commission grants are available to individual artists and to community programs. Deadlines are Sept 1 & Oct 15, respectively. OAC, 775 Summer St NE, Salem OR 97310, 503-986-0088, 800-233-3306, www.oregon.artscomm@state.or.us

RESIDENCIES: in National Parks, residencies for various types of artists. Live and work in parks. 24 hr hotline, 651-776-3944, or contact Bonnie Fournier, bonnie@artswire.org. Also, if you want to apply for residencies: Archie Bray Foundation, summer or year round residencies, March deadline, 2915 Country Club Av, Helena MT 59602; Banff Center for the Arts, Box 1020 Station 28, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Alberta Canada, TOL OCO, 403-762-6180; Kohler Art Center, PO Box 489, Sheboygan WI 53082, 414-458-6144 (all from the WPA newsletter).

RESIDENCY: Aug 29-Sept 11 (Now!), you would work 5 hours/day, they give you two weeks of studio space + meals, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, 19 Brick Hill Rd, Newcastle ME 04553, 207-882-6075, Lynn

CALL FOR ENTRY: Niche Awards 2000, Sept 1 deadline, two slides per category, contact Niche Awards Competition, 3000 ChestnutAve suite 304, Baltimore MD 21211

CALL FOR ENTRY: Teapot Whimsy, Oct 1 deadline, Oct 16 delivery, 3 slides, $25 jury fee, 50% commission, Parham Gallery, 2847 S Armacost, Los Angeles CA 90064, 877-339-6982

CALL FOR ENTRY: It's Raining Cats & Dogs, Aug 30 deadline, deliver Oct 1, no jury fee, 5 slides or photos, work depicting cats or dogs, send SASE to MudWorks, 720 Main St, Boonton NJ 07005, 973-316-0902

CALL FOR ENTRY: National Contemporary Craft Competitive, Sept 4 deadline, Nov 12 delivery, send SASE to George A Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W 3rd St, Joplin MO 64801

CALL FOR ENTRY: 8th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, held April 14-June 11 at new location, Lancaster Museum of Art. Application deadline Jan 15, 2000. email j_lehman@acad.FandM.EDU to be placed on mailing list

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Guardino Gallery is looking for artists for the 2000 gallery schedule. Interested in all media. Call 281-9048 for appointment to show work or send slides & resume to 2939 NE Alberta, Portland OR 97211

CALL FOR ENTRY: The Form of Art, deadline Sept 18, all media, sculpture & relief, deliver Oct 2, Glatt House Gallery, 2551 N Boones Ferry Rd, Woodburn OR 97071, Molly Murphy, 503-982-6450

POTTER WANTED whose work represents people, especially a man and a woman. Prefer somewhat vague in appearance rather than representational. For anniversary gift. Denise Molendyk, 503-224-3583

POTTER WANTED: to make fountain for cats (I think they mean a regular account, more than one, -ed). The Cats Meow (a store of cat related items) would like someone to make much-requested fountain for cats. They have many thoughts & ideas, and would like to team up with a potter. Linda, The Cats Meow, 3538 SE Hawthorne, Portland 97214, 231-1341

INTERNET SALES: NW Gift Gallery (www.nwgiftgallery.com) is looking for artists for their site. They charge varying amounts, from 15-35% commission + fees from $400 to $1300. They say they have a very nice, professional looking layout. 360-247-6155

IAN CURRIE glaze workshop will be held three places in our area... this is a great workshop for potters of all levels. Lots of glaze chemistry, glaze development and altering. Check his site http://ian.currie.list.to/index.html. At: Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Sept 4-5, $60, contact Stephen Mickey, 503-491-7149; Aug 28-29, $120, location unclear (probably near Poulsbo, WA), contact Wendy Hampton, 360-697-1867; at Rogue Gallery & Art Center in Medford, Aug 31-Sept 1, $50, contact Dennis Meiners, 541-899-7045

MEXICO- San Miguel de Allende (Dec 2-17) or Oaxaca (Jan 20-Feb 8) with Denys James, includes ceramics instruction, visiting local attractions, homestays with local families, $1500 to $2000. 182 Welbury Dr, Saltspring Island BC V8K2L8, Canada, 250-537-4906

GLEN BURRIS Throwing & Decorating, Sept 18 at MT Sherman Community Ceramics Center, Salem, $35. Other workshops there are:

CRAIG MARTELL Salt Firing, Sept 8, Oct 1-3, lecture & firing workshop, $85.

MIKE & MICHELE GWINUP: Raku Firing, lecture, demonstration & firing workshop, Oct 15-16, $85

Contact the Ceramics Center at 1220 12th St SE, Salem OR 97302, 503-581-7275, email At2350F@AOL.com

BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS: A series of four workshops. Copyright, Sept 25, $30. Forms of Doing Business & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sept 25, #40. Taxes for Artists, Sept 26, $30. Contracts & Consignments, Sept 26, $30. All at Oregon College of Art & Craft in Portland, 503-297-5544

RIMAS VISGIRDA Ceramic decal making. Learn techniques including silk screen processes & limited edition prints on paper. $145+$45. Oregon College of Art & Craft, contact Thomas Orr, torr@teleport.com, 503-297-5544

THE GOVERNORS MANSION IN SALEM has a one year exhibit of Oregon potters Patrick Horsley, Karl Knudsen, Craig Martell, Don Sprague, Ellen Currans, Glenn Burris & Mary Lou Zeek. These pieces are on display in Mahonia Hall and are visible to visiting officials. Mary Lou Zeek coordinated this display, and will go to Showcase next year to look for the next selections.

BARB CAMPBELL has a teapot in the juried International Woodfired exhibit in conjunction with the Iowa Woodfire Conference.

VICTORIA SHAW will be featured at the Attic Gallery in Portland, opening 1st Thursday in September

DON ADAMAITIS authored an article in the Summer 1999 Pottery Making Illustrated. It is about building a small fiber kiln.

PAMELA MATTSON MCDONALD had a piece in the May "Up Front" in Ceramics Monthly. In addition, she has recently done a residency at Chautauqua in New York

SUMI WU will have a show of vessels inspired by Minoan & pre-classical Greek pottery at Guardino Gallery Aug 26-Sept 28, opening Aug 26 6-9pm, 2939 NE Alberta St in Portland

FAYE NAKAMURA is featured at the Jacobs Gallery in the Hult Center in Eugene, Aug 6-Sept 4

THE INQUISITIVE OBJECT: A BIENNIAL REVIEW OF NORTHWEST ART & CRAFT features the work of many fine craftspersons, including OPA members Janet Buskirk, Jan Edwards, Beth Mills, Ruri, Nao Tajiri, at Oregon College of Art & Craft, 8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, through Oct 3.

RICHARD ROWLAND will have a one-man show at the Pacific Rim Gallery (formerly Ricciardi Gallery) in Astoria, opening August 28th

HIROSHI OGAWA as well as various woodfire potters from the East Creek anagama and Hiroshi's anagama kiln are featured in a show at the Eugene airport

FOR SALE Kiln, George, 255-2725 (sorry, folks, that's all the info...)

FOR SALE: Cajun Tile Press, heavy duty, 2 ton pressure, manual gear driven, asking $125. Also bicycle, Trek 550 OCLV (lightweight composite frame), only ridden twice, Shimano Ultegra shifters, performance computer, tire pump, toe clips, lock, toolkit, beautiful jade blue! $2200 new, asking $1450- a serious machine! Mark Heimann, 503-631-8686 (Estacada), markmann@teleport.com

FOR SALE: Craft Canopy Booth, includes heavy legs, 10x10' or 10x8' conversion, heavy duty white tarps, easy to assemble, great condition, $150 (paid over $250). Also, 2 hanging heavy-duty plastic mesh display apparatus, made to hang from horizontal bar in booth to display platters, wall pieces, etc, sizes 5 1/2x4' and 4x4', $15 & $10, such a deal! Marilyn 503-234-5020 (Portland).

FOR SALE: Car kiln, 62 cu ft stacking space, K26 brick inside, K23 brick outside, 4 TR8 Eclipse burners w/ valves & gauges, includes shelves & furniture, $3500. Homebuilt de-airing pugmill $500. Ken Pate 541-758-0889

FOR SALE Alpine updraft kiln, 16 cu ft, 20 silicon carbide shelves, 11x28", posts, hoos (??) plus 12" galvanized pipe. Experienced, but in excellent condition, $4800, 503-255-2725

FOR SALE Paragon Kiln model X-14J, good condition, 20"hx16"w inside, 2000 degrees f, 110 volt, furniture & cones included, $350, Hazel 503-452-7986, hazel@pcez.com

FOR SALE Ram brand Ram Press, will do up to 6x6", never used, still banded onto original pallet, pneumatic, runs w/ compressor providing 115 psi (not included), 2 1/2 ton pressing capacity, weighs about 200 lbs. Great for tile, etc. New was $2500, asking $1500. Bruce 503-617-4499 (Hillsboro)

FREE: 1975+ old school model kick wheel, complete, Carolyn Sweet, w 360-944-9395, h 360-892-1286

BISQUEWARE WANTED: Use my clay to make 2-3 simple shapes, 2 dozen each per month. Good pay. Michael Miller 503-297-1218 (Portland)

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT WANTED: For throwing, trimming, glazing, glaze mixing, etc. 2-3 days/week. Near Oregon School of Art & Craft in Portland (Room available in house, too, exchange work for rent), Michael Miller 503-297-1218

CO-OP STUDIO SPACE WANTED: Potter with 30+ years experience looking for shared studio space, or looking for decorator who needs a shape maker, Tim Havens, 2944 SE Washington, Portland 97214, 233-2840

APPRENTICESHIP WANTED: Looking for apprenticeship, in exchange for room & board & stipend, Nerissa Regan, 812-944-2672

HOUSE TO SHARE on 80 acres, forest trails, 1 room available Sept 1 with joyous artist household, no drugs, minimal alcohol, 1st+last+deposi, pets negotiable, $325+1/3 utilities, Sandy area. 695-2458 or 727-2471

PLACE TO STAY DURING CLAYFEST NEEDED: Friendly, lovable housebroken potter looking for a home in Eugene during ClayFest. Would arrive Friday Oct 8 for setup. I'll bring the wine. Paul Bush, 503-293-2420

DATES TO REMEMBER

Aug 21- Steering Committee Meeting

Sept 1- Showcase Committee Chair applications due

Sept 19- OPA Picnic

Sept 30- Empty Bowls Meeting

Oct 9-10- ClayFest