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NEXT OPA MEETING: November 12 at Multnomah Art Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland

6:15pm: Showcase Meeting. If you are planning to apply for Showcase, it is highly recommended that you attend this meeting. Since Showcase is cooperative show, it is important that all participants know how the show is run. Attending meetings helps to convey this information.

6:40pm: OPA business meeting. Call Cynthia Spencer (541-753-4606) to put items on the agenda. Bring items for the swap table, Empty Bowls donations, written announcements for the room divider, etc.

7pm sharp: Program: Slide lecture by Pitzer College professor David Furman on the ‘Mochica’ and ‘Nazca’ pre-Columbian pottery of Peru. In addition, he has been the recipient of several NEA grants and Fulbrights and may be able to answer questions about grants and grant writing.

After Program (8:15?): Brief social time, convene in small group sessions on the following topics: Wholesale Marketing; Sculpture; OPA Juried Show; Empty Bowls; Web Page Design; Clay/Glaze Questions; New Members Group. If you have another topic you would like, call Cynthia. Also, Paul Bush and Dan Sheridan would like to get together with the cone 6 discussion group during this meeting. They are interested in discussing types of clay people are using, as well as about any glaze tests people have done since the last discussion group.

"Functional": 1st: Jeani Holder & Michael Baines, Blue Frog Bowl

2nd: Joe Davis, Woodfired Teapot (runners-up, a 3-way tie between Elise Corin, Susan

Roden & Julie Reisner)

"Beyond Functional": A 4-way tie for first place between: Leslie Green, Night; Skye Etessami,

Newd Carissa; Cynthia Spencer, When We Were Young; Susan Roden, Gecko Bowl

"Best of Show": 1st: Faye Nakamura, Memoirs of a Geisha

2nd was a tie between: Susan Roden, Gecko Bowl and Janet Buskirk, Bird Lamp

Many thanks to Cheryl Kempner, Hank Murrow, Rhoda Fleischman, Susan Roden, Michael Fromme, Dan Minard, Cecile Plaisted Haworth, Chris Gum, and everyone else who worked so hard to make this show a success (I know I forgot some people... you all did a great job, though!)

NEXT GENERAL MEETING FOR LOCAL CLAY: Wednesday, November 17, 6-8pm at Lane Community College in ELEX 106. Potluck meeting to elect new officers will be held at 4270 N Shasta Loop, Eugene, on Sunday January 9 from 1 to 3pm.

The Empty Bowls 2000 Steering Committee met on Sept 30 at the Oregon Food Bank warehouse in North Portland. We were given an enlightening tour of the facilities and a brief overview of the work they do by Dwight Adkins, the special events staff person. Dwight said that for every dollar raised by the Food Bank, six pounds of food (equal to $8.50 wholesale) can be distributed to needy people throughout Oregon. This means that $85,000 worth of food was delivered to feed the hungry as a result of our Empty Bowls sales at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival this year alone! If we can reach our goal of $15,000 at the Empty Bowls 2000 sale, we can get $127,000 worth of food out where it is needed. The Food Bank does not have a problem getting food donated, their problem is the cost of distributing the food to the many agencies throughout the state which serve the needy. The impact we can make on this is huge. Every bowl you donate can supply $85 worth of food to the hungry! Donate 3 really nice pieces which sell for $25 each, and $637 in food is distributed. Your donations really count! Please bring pots to every OPA meeting, keep a few aside from each kiln load, if a glaze did not fire just right, you can sell it at the Blues Festival for $10, $20, $30 or more.

We are forming sub-committees now. Jan Edwards, Cindy Clark and Gretchen Werner have agreed to co-chair committees that will be responsible for school liaison, developing Empty Bowls programs with teachers and coordinators of ceramic programs at area colleges and universities, art schools, community facilities, hobby ceramic stores and studios/galleries. Visits to the schools will be arranged throughout the school year, to inform teachers and students about Empty Bowls and what they can do to help. The committee will also help steer the students’ activities so we end up with salable donations. We have received some heart-felt contributions from ceramic students that did not appeal to our customers...

The all-important Publicity Committee still needs someone to head it up, as do the Volunteers and the Set Up/Take Down Committees, call me at 293-2420 or email at paulbush@sprintmail.com if you can help out. We promise very few meetings and lots of "warm fuzzy" feelings doing this important work.

Thanks to Stan Tonneson, General Manager of Georgie’s, who attended the meeting and committed to donate clay, glazes and their 12-wheel studio for our use to hold a throw-a-thon. Watch for more information in a future newsletter.

Lastly, do not forget that each of you can donate to Empty Bowls even if you do not make bowls. We have successfully sold functional, non-functional, pet bowls, raku, tiles, garden art, tea pots, wall pieces, vases, sculpture (have I left anything out?). If it is made out of clay (well, we sold some glass, too...) and nice quality, we will sell it. Let’s start the ball rolling by having every member attending OPA meeting bring a piece or two to each meeting! Start in November! If you cannot come to the meeting, send it with someone else. We will be happy to store them until next 4th of July. -Paul Bush (503-293-2420) & Cindy Clark (503-695-2458) co-chairs

OPA PICNIC: Dan Sheridan says thank you to everyone who made the picnic such a fun event, and helped out so that Dan could attend his son’s wedding reception. Thanks to Cindy Clark, Julie Asbury, Larry & Debi Nelson, Mark Heimann, Dorothy Steele, Jeanne Charles, Janet Buskirk, Richey Bellinger, Richard Roth and the other musicians. Most of all, thanks to George Wright for being such a gracious host. If I have left anyone out, my apologies, you are all greatly appreciated!

OREGON CONSIGNMENT LAW: Many moons ago, OPA was instrumental in getting an Oregon Consignment Law passed, regulating the practices of galleries taking our artwork on consignment. It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the provisions of that law so that you make sure you are paid on time, receive the names of buyers, etc. Copies will be made available at the next meeting.

FROM THE PRESIDENT: Our organization started with a bang back in 1980. It has blossomed into a regionally renowned professional power- all run by us. The board hopes that we will all be able to take the time for several mini and one MAXIMUM celebration next year! To this end, it was decided to turn next year's fall picnic into a party. Stay tuned for details.

By the time I got down to visit ClayFest on the 2nd day of the show in Eugene, everyone was SMILES! Thanks to all the hard working potters who took chances, worked hard and made it happen.

If you are interested in being part of the board next year, give Cynthia a call and come to our last board meeting of this year. Several jobs will be assigned to At-Large board members, and if you have an interest in them, be sure to join us. Among them are Video Librarian, Justice Center Window assistant, Key Keeper. Thanks all!

-Cynthia

NEW PHOTOGRAPHER: Deborah Shapiro, who says she is very picky about her photos, recommends Portland photographer Jennifer Brinkman, 235-5792 for shooting claywork.

RICK SHERMAN: California potter Rick Sherman recently passed away. Many of us knew Rick from the NCECA small group discussions about grassroots clay organizations, or you may have heard about his lobbying for reasonable lead-release laws in California and the US. He also has been a frequent contributor to on-line glaze and other discussion groups. Rick died of complications from an aortic aneurysm. He was 72 years old. He will be missed by potters throughout the country.

KILN COATING: Mark Cortright from Arcata, California sent a formula which was given to him by a glassblower. He has used it to coat the bricks in the firebox area of his kiln. You add milled zircon to colloidal silica (a liquid). Start with a small amount of colloidal silica and add milled zircon (it takes up way more than you think). This can be brushed, but it sprays better. Keep shaking the sprayer, as it settles fast. It sticks to fiber, soft & hard brick, and doesn’t flake off! (Thanks Mark)

REMOVING WAX: The Sept/Oct issue of Clay Times had a suggestion for removing unwanted wax from bisque ware. Apparently spraying fabric starch on the wax resist will remove it

TEACHERS: If you are interested in getting together with other teachers 3 or 4 times per year to share ideas, work on teaching related projects, organize your class or classes to participate in Empty Bowls, or anything else, please call Jeanne Charles at 503-233-2317. If you are a teacher who wants to participate in Empty Bowls but are not interested in the other projects, please call as well, because the folks from the Food Bank would like to meet with us. If you would like to start (or be in charge of...) an OPA Teachers’ Group, this would be a great time to be involved!

SALVADORAN APPRENTICE: Are you looking for an apprentice? A 19 year old Salvadoran woman who has been throwing pots for 2 years is looking for a apprenticeship position in the US, preferably in the Eugene area (where she has friends). She lives in the repatriated community of Cabanas. Here name is Vicenta Hernandez, and she is a very interesting and mature young woman who has a lot she can share with you! Her local visa office has told her that she should not have trouble getting a visa for the US. You can contact her through Brenda Hubbard at brendarene@hotmail.com

CLAY IN PROVENCE, FRANCE: Ray and Jere Grimm just returned from one of their trips to France. Jere has written a short article about the trip, which is quite interesting. They visited various potters, open air markets selling pottery as well as other things, they worked with local potters, and learned a lot about the local clay history. Call them if you would like a copy of Jere’s article. They recommend The First Eden, The Mediterranean World and Man by David Attenborough (Little Brown & Co, 1987), and The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France by Ina Caro (Harcourt Brace, 1994), the "Provence Beyond" website (http://www.guideweb.com/luberon/indexa.html. Also, they say to go to the National Museum of Ceramics in Sevres, Museo Arletane folklife museum of Provence in Arles, Terra Viva Gallery in St Quentin la Poterie, Les Halles Market in Nimes, and all open-air pottery markets as well as other markets. The French magazine Ceramique published a directory of 1200 potters in France, with photos and other information about the potters. If you are thinking about traveling to different places to see potters at work, the July/August Ceramic Review had an article about the potters of Bindapur, India. In addition, the June 1999 Studio Potter had articles about the potters of three villages in rural Oaxaca, Mexico and the Pirocani potters in former Yugoslavia.

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS: The Oregon Arts Commission recently published a book on the Economic Impact of the arts in Oregon for 1998. Nationwide, there are 1,671,278 people working in "arts occupations", 212,762 of those work as "painters, sculptors, craft-artists and artist-printmakers". In Oregon, 19,539 artists and arts workers account for 1.39% of the labor force. Their total incomes in 1998 were $196,109,035, with a median income of $24,600. In general, arts workers are a growing population in Oregon, with the exception of teachers of art, drama and music. The number of these educators has fallen by 42% from 1970 to 1990.

35% of Oregon’s artists earn less than $15,000. 17% earn more than $45,000. On average, they earn 65% of their income within the state of Oregon. In 1996, the average artist spent $8,840 to pursue their profession. Typically, artists earn one third to one half of their income from artistic pursuits, with the most common other income being from teaching. One third of artists receive all of their income from art, while 23% work in non art-related fields. 3/4 of artists are home owners, with 46% working in their homes.

GLAZE CRAWLING is the subject of an article in the Sept 1999 Ceramics Monthly. It covers problems with greasy or dusty pots, the density of the materials in your glaze, bisque temperature, dryness of your glazed ware, overlapping glazes and washes, soluble materials in clays, and surface tension of glazes. If you have had a problem with crawling, read this article! Another recent article about copper red glazes was in the October Ceramics Monthly, which covered several different copper red tests. The author’s goal, among other things, was to mix a copper red without zinc or barium, and to use enough alumina and silica to prevent crazing.

VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT CRAFTS BUSINESSES...from the October Crafts Report: a reader survey showed that respondents sold their work through: retail shows, 78%; wholesale shows, 67%; direct to galleries, 34%; own/operate store, 28%; internet, 23%; catalogs, 12% (many people gave multiple answers, so it adds up to over 100%). There was also an interesting article about how to market your work through catalogues. There were some interesting points about how catalogue companies require things to be shipped to them, as well as tips on how to run your business while dealing with catalogues. If you have ever thought of selling your business (yes, we do run businesses which could be bought and sold!), they had an article about how to go about that. The September Crafts Report had an article about merchant credit card accounts, and what types of equipment people might want for different types of sales situations.

GALLERY GUIDES: The October Ceramics Monthly has a guide to galleries which carry clay in the US and abroad. Additionally, the Sept/Oct 1999 Ceramic Review contains a supplement which lists art schools, sources of funding for degree courses, and advice from gallery owners. This is mostly for the UK.

CERAMIC FIBER The Spring issue of Global Ceramic Review has an article about refractory ceramic fiber. It is made by melting either alumina and silica in roughly equal proportions or by melting calcined kaolin. Then the melt is passed in a fine stream through a port in the bottom of a furnace, where it is either acted on by a high power air jet or it flows on a series of spinning wheels. Oxides such as zirconia, boric acid or titania are added to alter the temperature resistance. The resulting fiber has high thermal mass, high heat and thermal shock resistance. In 1997, the European Economic Union classified these fiber products as dangerous category II substances (regarded as potentially carcinogenic to man). They point out that, as time passes, refractory fiber removal will become as problematic as asbestos removal- when you tear down a kiln which contains fiber, you will have trouble complying with removal and disposal regulations. They believe that in the EU there will soon be a total ban on the use of fiber. There are a few new fiber products on the market which should be safer, but their form and price preclude their use for most applications. There is also a product called Hi-Por, which is, I believe, some type of refractory foam. It apparently does not emit dust, can be supplied as board, machinable rod, or in other designs. We will see how soon this hits the studio potter market...

CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY: There will be two artists-in-residence at Contemporary Crafts in the year 2000. For the first half of the year, it will be Kristina Masthem, a recent MFA graduate from James Madison Univ in Harrisonburg, Virginia. For the second half of the year, the resident will be Tom Tomwater, a recent MFA graduate from Penn State. Charles Washburn, the current resident, will have his solo show at Contemporary Crafts January 11-February 27, 2000.

POTTERS’ HEALTH: The Summer NCECA News had a report on their 1997 health questionnaire. 163 responded, and of theses 52 were male, 111 female. 130 were studio artists, 92 teachers, 24 students (they could be in more than one category). 97 had hand or wrist pain (41 reported carpal tunnel), with 14 being current cases, 56 had pain that interfered with activity. 86 people had shoulder, head or neck pain, 26 had upper back pain. 24 had lung problems (of those, 11 smoked, while a larger proportion of the larger survey group smoked). 13 had eye problems and 49 had allergies. 47 (almost 1/4) had problems severe enough to decrease their activity for at least three months in the past, and 28 of those were still curtailing activity.

INSURANCE: The Summer NCECA News also had some insurance info (both health and liability). If you are looking for insurance, call Co-op America, 202-872-5307; Maine Craft Association (not limited to Maine residents) 207-348-9943; Small Business Service Bureau 800-222-5678

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Utilitarian Ceramics National at Nicholls State University. Juror: Bill Griffith, show in February, deadline unknown, for entry form contact Dennis Sipiorski, Nicholls State Univ, Dept of Art, PO Box 2025, Thibodaux LA 70310, 504-448-4597, fax 504-448-4596, art-cld@mail.nich.edu

CALL FOR ENTRIES deadline Jan 28, Lincoln Arts 13th annual juried competition of ceramic work, May 6-28, 2000. Juror Catherine Hiersoux, for prospectus send legal sized SASE to Lincoln Arts, PO Box 1166, Lincoln CA 95648

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, for large, durable, weatherproof sculpture. March 15-November 15 in 26 acre sculpture garden. Site specific proposals ok. 30% commission, insurance, no jury fee. Send SASE to Maryhill Museum of Art, 35 Maryhill Museum Dr, Goldendale WA 98620, 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org

SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT: Seattle Art Museum looking for submissions for its 1st Ave window space, send resume, proposal to Barbara Shaiman, Rental/Sales, 1334 1st Ave, Seattle WA 98101

FROM THE LAST NEWSLETTER: I had a listing for the Teapot Whimsy Show at the Parham Gallery in Los Angeles. Since printing that, I have received some calls from potters who have had bad experiences with them. Handle that with care

CALL FOR ENTRIES: "Small Works, Top Priority" for work that can fit into any size priority mail box from the US Post Office. Deadline April 30, 2000. Show Sept/Oct. 2-d or 3-d work. Any media. $25 jury fee. Send SASE to The Stage Gallery, 238 Frankel Blvd, Merrick NY 11566, 516-623-3504

LOOKING FOR ARTISTS: "Art for the Holidays" sale at Glatt House Gallery, Woodburn Art Center (Woodburn, OR) is looking for artwork for annual holiday sale, Nov 2-16 deadline, sale through Dec 23. Molly Murphy 503-982-6450 or 829-9682

LOOKING FOR SLIDES: Jeff Greenham of West Virginia University is preparing a slide presentation on production techniques for ceramics, and would like slides from potters. Specifically, he would like slides of one-of-a-kind and production oriented work, as well a creative uses of jigger, cast and and pressed techniques. It is not clear that the slides would be returned. Send to him at box 21 Breezy Dr, Morgantown WV 26501

INSTRUCTOR WANTED for Aikobo, a non-profit organization for handicapped people from Japan. Looking for pottery instructor who can teach 2-3 hours per week in the Battleground, WA area. This would need to on a somewhat volunteer basis- transportation expenses & meals are provided, and a paid arrangements may be negotiable (the OPA Clay in Education fund also may be able to pay for up to 10 sessions at $20/hr). Japanese language is helpful but not necessary as there is an English-speaking staff. Classes will need to be at the same time each week but different people could teach on different days. They would someday like to see an anagama kiln built on their property. If anyone is interested, please call Shin’ichi Maeda or other staff, 360-666-5013, fax 360-666-5004, Aikobo USA, 29513 NE Hammond Ct, Battleground WA 98604, or OPA member Ruri can be a liaison, 503-843-4375, fax 503-843-4238

NCECA CONFERENCE: NCECA 2000 will be March 22-25 in Denver (2001 will be March 28-31 in Charlotte, NC. 2002 will be March 13-16 in Kansas City MO). They are soliciting people be Group Leaders for Topical Discussions or NCECA Connections. Topical Discussions are for members with common interests who would like to discuss pertinent issues in an informal setting. NCECA Connections is for groups or organizations to network and share mutual concerns and ideas. Leaders introduce the topic, get the discussion going, facilitate the proceedings, and make sure that everyone is able to participate in the discussion. No pay is involved. Deadline for this is Nov 8, send brief description of your proposal, indicating the preferred session by Nov 8 to Ted Vogel, Lewis & Clark College Art Dept, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland OR 97219, 503-768-7398(school), 234-2937 (home) fax 503-768-7401, email vogel@lclark.edu

YOSHIRO IKEDA: Portland Community College Rock Creek, Nov 5-6, $40 (see enclosed flier)

CRAIG MARTELL: Portland Community College Rock Creek, Jan 21-22, $40, send checks to Wally Schwab, 7609 SW 195th Pl, Aloha OR 97007

ADRIENNE STACEY at Lower Columbia Community College, 1600 Maple St, Longview WA, room 104 Main Bldg. Nov 6, 10am-5pm. $25 (students $10), contact Joe Batt 360-577-3415 or Dan Sheridan 360-578-2951

MARIA SPIES-SAGGAR FIRING: Oct 30 & Nov 6, $90, includes literature, mixing & applying terra sigillata, packing saggars, loading saggar kiln, one bisque & two saggar firings. Each person should complete 4-6 pieces. Call 425-788-9383, 19508 NE 202nd Pl, Woodinville WA 98072

ERIC MINDLING: OAXACAN WORKSHOPS: 6-8 participants per workshop. "San Marcos Workshop" Dec 6-11, Jan 24-29, mine clay, process it, build vessels using 4000 year old methods, slip, burnish, tumblefire pieces. "Pre-Columbian Woodfire" Nov 8-13, a look at pre-Columbian firing methods currently used in three villages, tumblestack surface firing, sunken chamber reduction firing, ancient stone kiln firing with tannin staining. $595 includes tuition, materials, hotels, most meals, local transport & museum entry fees. rayeric@antequera.com, phone 011-52-952-1-4186, address AP 1452, Oaxaca, Oax., CP 68000, MEXICO

GLASS WORKSHOPS through Clay Art Center in Tacoma include Beginning Kiln Casting (Oct 23-24, $200), Painting with Light (Fusing glass, Oct 29, $95), Fusing for Beginners & Beyond (Nov 13-14, $200), Pate de Verre (Glass paste, Nov 19-21, $200), Introduction to Rubber Mold Making (Dec 5 & 11, $175)

CONES: Kay Wooldridge is organizing a cone buy. If you need cones, write down the type, temperature, and quantity, and mail this info with a check for your total (made out to OPA) to Kay at PO Box 303, Oceanside OR 97134. Call 503-842-3457 with questions. Get your order to Kay by November 15 (you can give it to her at the November general meeting) and cones will be delivered to the January general meeting (you could probably make arrangements to get them by Christmas if you want to give them as gifts...)

Orton senior (large) cones: $4.27 box of 50

Orton junior (small) cones: $2.75 box of 50

Orton bars: $2.75 box of 50

Orton self-supporting large cones: $3.14 box of 25

ADVANCER KILN SHELVES: Carol Lebreton is putting together a group buy of Advancer Kiln Shelves. These are the extremely light weight, 5/16" thick shelves. They are 70% silicon carbide, cone 10, lightweight but sturdy shelves which really save your back! Prices are stable for the time being, but they do fluctuate some. Production time is currently about 7 weeks. Prices are somewhat dependent on how many we order:

12x24" shelves are $119.95 each

14x28" shelves are $185 each for 1-10 shelves, $176.40 ea for 10-49, $173.40 ea for 50-99.

DAN SHERIDAN and NAN NIIRANEN were married in a very nice ceremony near Mt Saint Helens on October 10, with Richard Roth's band (Papa Budda) playing great music for the reception. Congratulations!

SIAN ALEXANDER is a founding member of the women-owned cooperative "Infusion Gallery" which opened Sept 30 at 2929 NE Alberta St in Portland (hours Wed-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-2)

LOTTE STREISINGER is having a retrospective Dec-Jan 15, "Looking Forward/Looking Back" at Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center, Eugene, opening Dec 10.

CYNTHIA SPENCER and Cindy Jenkins are having a show at Northwest Craft Center in Seattle Center, Oct 7-Nov 12. She also was in a group show "Six Women Artists" at Due Fine Art in Eugene, Sept 16-Oct 16.

DAVE & BONI DEAL are having a show at Earthenworks Gallery Oct 29-Nov 30

RENEE O’CONNOR recently completed two 10-foot tall obelisk sculptures for the new city park in Long Beach, WA. These cast concrete forms are covered with mosaic and sculpted high relief animals. Also, one of Renee’s tile fireplaces was featured in Peter King’s new book Architectural Ceramics for the Studio Potter (Lark Books)

TERRY FISCHER, HEIDI PREUSS GREW, DON HOSKISSON, GEORGE KOKIS, JIM KOUDELKA, SANA KRUSOE, NILS LOU, STEPHEN MICKEY, THOMAS ORR, GEOFFREY PAGEN, JAMES ROMBERG, TED VOGEL, TED WIPRUD, MARY LOU ZEEK are in "Confabulation of 14 Clay Artists who Teach in Oregon", Oct 4-29 at the Renshaw Gallery at Linfield College, McMinnville OR.

CONNIE EARNSHAW had a show at Northview Gallery, PCC Sylvania in Portland, June 8-Sept 24

KEN PINCUS will have a show of recent work at Kobo Gallery, 814 E Roy St, Seattle, 206-726-0704, opens Oct 30, shows for 2 weeks. Kobo shows work in various media, featuring American and Japanese artists and craftsmen

KIM MURTON & DAVID MYLIN had a baby boy, Maxwell Henry Mylin, on Aug 11, 1999

MEMBERSHIP IN THE OPA is open to any serious studio potter in Oregon or southwest Washington. Membership is $35 per calendar year (Jan-Dec), and people who live over 100 miles from Portland and do not plan to use other membership benefits may subscribe to the newsletter for $10. Mail name, address, telephone #, & check to Sumi Wu, 5601 NE 45th St, Vancouver WA 98661

JOSH DEWEESE, SARAH JAEGER, FRIEDERIKE RAHN, BRAD SCHWEIGER at the Fifth Element Gallery, 404 NW 10th in Portland, opens Oct 7, through Oct 31.

FOR SALE; Car kiln, 62 cu ft stacking space, K26 bricks inside, K23 bricks outside, 4 TR8 Eclipse burners w/ valves & gauges, includes shelves & furniture, Ken Pate 541-758-0889

FOR SALE: Raku kiln, RG 1718, includes safety valve, burner, 2 shelves, hose. Easy to use, like new. $450. Large propane tank also available. Marylyn, 360-694-8881

FOR SALE: Vintage treadle wheel, made by Foster, 1950s, very nice, $500 obo. Barely used Giffin Grip, $85 firm. Derek 360-225-9029

FOR SALE: Bottom ring for Skutt 1227 kiln. Complete, coil, band, bricks, $100 obo, Marylyn 360-694-8881

FOR SALE: Extruder, 5" sq barrel, quick release die holder, $165. Carbon dioxide tank, good for airbrush, quiet, $40. Banding wheel, extra heavy duty, $10. Controller, part low MIC-6000, new, very easy to program, pottery, glass, elec or gas, $1000. Misc whips, sieves, etc. Charles Rothschild 777-1590

FOR SALE: Crucible Kiln, 18" diam, fired 15 times, includes 6 shelves, Orton kiln vent, stilts & trivets. $700 for whole shebang. Max 360-694-9397

FOR SALE: Model 333 Acculab Digital gram scale, very good condition, New $150, $75 obo, Steve Gerould 221-7253 (Portland)

FREE: Crusader Kiln, old square kiln. Could use for raku kiln. Tim 282-2669 (NE Portland)

KILN WANTED: Looking for electric kiln & kiln furniture, Chris Lambert clambert@OregonVOS.net

BRICKS WANTED: Looking for approx 3000 good condition fire bricks, med to high duty. Steve Gerould 221-7253

HOUSE FOR RENT: On 1/2 acre in Johnson Creek area of Milkwaukie (high & dry), 2 br house w/ detached garage, wood stove, cement floored mud/laundry room. Lot 74x240’ with back 60 feet of garden space available for tenant. Next 60 feet has 20x20’ studio which can be negotiated to rent all or part of (has 220 electric). Front 120 ft comes with house rental. Separate driveways to garage & studio. Open to negotiating work for rent. Norman Anderson, 503-233-7423, 233-0379, chengdu@teleport.com

STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE: Sublet w/ option to rent, 900 sq ft shared w/ 2 others. Price negotiable, great space near Broadway Bridge in NE Portland, Kim Murton 360-693-9084, mess 503-249-1560

STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE beginning Sept 15, Fifth Element Studio in NW Portland, call Devon or Cynthia 279-9042

STUDIO/FIRING SPACE WANTED Potter looking for space in Portland, have wheel, prefer access to gas kilns, co-op ok. Contact Hsin-Yi Huang, 608-845-8871, hhuang5@students.wisc.edu

November 5-6: Yoshiro Ikeda workshop

November 9: Showcase Steering Committee Meeting

November 12: OPA General Meeting

November 15: Showcase Application deadline

November 15: Cone Buy deadline

November 17: Local Clay (Eugene) meeting

December 8: OPA Board meeting