-Craig Martell, during his demonstration at the May OPA meeting

6:30pm: OPA Business Meeting. The usual announcements, business, etc. Bring items for the swap table, announcements, and some snacks to share. Coffee and tea are provided. Call the President, Nancy Hart, with items for the agenda.

7:15: Program. This program will take advantage of the fact that attendance is fairly low at the July meeting, due to members selling at art fairs or being (gasp) on vacation. We will use this opportunity to have a more intimate discussion. Everybody, please bring a piece of your ceramic work- it could be new work for which you are seeking responses or old work for which you are seeking revitalization. What do we see, feel, think when we see this piece? We will each offer our perspectives. The eloquent Katy McFadden has agreed to help facilitate discussion and articulate the concepts made visible, the ideas behind the piece and their connection with one’s personal history and future. Other members may be able to offer technical suggestions if you have them. We expect this will prove a most interesting and friendly discussion- don’t be shy with your work or your opinions!

Did you leave a notebook at the May meeting? Multnomah Art Center has it in their lost & found.

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, August 8, 6:30pm at Maria Simon’s house, 5831 SE Belmont in Portland.

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: August 8. Please send written information to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214

The award winners were as follows: Best of Show, Craig Martell. Second Place, Farshad Barman. Third Place, Barbara Campbell (runners-up were, in order, Mark Schoenleber, David Fitzpatrick, Donna Cole/Charles Gluskoter (tied), Don Sprague, Katy McFadden, Victoria Shaw, Dennis Meiners/Ros Samnang/Stephen Mickey/Bill Schultz (tied)). The Bennett Welsh Award went to David Fitzpatrick (runners-up were Craig Martell, Natalie Warrens/Doug Bowman (tied), Renee O’Connor). Best Booth went to Rhoda Fleischmann (runners up were Cynthia Spencer, Patrick Horsley, Natalie Warrens).

There were $1,026 in mystery tags (put your name on your price stickers!!!). The sales breakdown was: 2 people @ $11,000+, 3 @ 10,000+, 1 @ 8,000+, 3 @ 7,000+, 5 @ 6,000+, 8@ 5,000+, 11@ 4,000+, 23 @ 3,000+, 30@ 2,000+, 36 @ 1,000+, 34 @ less than 1,000. $237 was paid out for broken pots.

Friday morning, when the doors opened, it seemed like someone had let the tigers loose. In my booth, I did not get a chance to sit down until about 9:30pm... My guess is that if we continue to have booths which virtually sell out by Sunday, we will get more and more people coming first thing on Friday to get first choice. Could Friday get any busier? I find myself yearning for the old days when sales were slower and I could visit with other potters. Oh, the price of success!

The new express check out lines worked well and there were few occasions of customers waiting in long lines. The historic pots in the lobby display were popular. Thanks to Mary Walyer and Lyn Sedlak-Ford and her committee for setting it up.

Lost and found items were an umbrella, a child’s hat, a notebook, a pair of silver hoop earrings and a pair of Birkenstocks. Call Margie Adams. Darris Dietz also found at Showcase a tall beige director’s chair, 2 ft stepladder, 6x7’ blue gray rug (taped & rolled).

Many thanks to everyone, especially our Chair (Margie Adams), the Publicity Committee (chaired by Audrey Graham & Linda Haworth), the various Gallery Set Up Committees (especially those people on Richard Roth’s committee who seem to move more and more heavy things every year), Workshift & Committee Placement Committees (Carol Lebreton, Patty Maly & Mark Heimann), and to everyone else. It is always amazing when we get 200 volunteer potters together, sell almost a half million dollars worth of pots, and everything works almost flawlessly. Showcase participants, pat yourself on the back!

Showcase 2001 dates are May 4-6 with set up May 2-3. We will once again have meeting rooms 103 & 104 for storage.

From the Publicity Committee: "We would like to thank everyone on the committee for a job well done. Also to everyone in the OPA for getting the word out in their neighborhood in every media- print, TV, radio, and the most effective place: word of mouth.

"The Publicity Committee has 26 members. Our aim is to have Showcase brought to the attention of everyone in Oregon and SW Washington. We have committee members assigned to various geographical regions, especially in the greater Portland area. Each member covers their area, providing press releases, story ideas and photos and the word gets out. The committee chairs also organize the paid advertisements. This year we had color ads in national magazines: American Craft and Sunset, and black & white ads in Oregonian, Willamette Week, Just Out, Columbian, and Yuuyake Shimbun (a Japanese/English publication). We ran 16 30-second ads on KGW TV and had posters on MAX light rail cars. After the show, each member submits their log, we analyze the results and start planning next year.

"Wonderful archives of this are kept by Bonnie Morgan, with clippings, articles and ads from the years. These are displayed occasionally through the year at OPA meetings.

"We are always in need of good ideas, so contact any committee member if you have some to share. We also always need good photos and slides, so be getting yours together for next year’s show. As always, we could use committee members, so if Publicity is an area where you could use your unique gifts, sign up when you submit your Showcase 2001 application.

"Last but not least, the Publicity Co-Chair position is open for next year. An interest in publicity along with some computer skills and willingness to learn are the main requirements for the job. You would be working with the Chair, Linda Haworth for two years and then take over the Chair with a Co-Chair working alongside you. If you have questions, call Linda or Audrey Graham, or submit your application, with your experience and skills, to Mark Heimann, Showcase Committee Placement Chair." -Audrey Graham, 2000 Publicity Chair & Linda Haworth, 2001 Publicity Chair

NEXT SHOWCASE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: June 28, 6:30pm at Margie Adams house, 4011 SE Taggart in Portland

CLAYFEST 2000: Now that one show is over, let’s get back to planning the next one! ClayFest will be October 7 & 8 in Eugene. There were 75 applications for 53 booth spaces. Clay Fest would like to thank everyone who applied. Committee Chairs are guaranteed a place in the show and get to choose their booth space. Currently, participants are let in through a "modified grandfathering-in process" which involves sending applications to the participants from last year prior to sending them to anyone else, then filling the show on a first come, first served basis. Booth spaces will be decided by lottery for most participants. There are 30 10x10’ and 20 5x10’ spaces.

There may still be small rebate from last year’s ClayFest. The tentative plan is to keep about $2000 in reserve, grant $700 to Local Clay and rebate $3000 to the participants (about 5%). The total expenses for last year’s ClayFest were about $8000 (compare that to Showcase- I think it costs about $70,000 now)

Mailing Lists are being collected by Laura Winkleback. She encourages participants to get them to her as soon as possible. She is coding them with the source, so if you need her to print yours out for you, she can.

The following Chairs would like trainees for this show, with the trainees assuming responsibility for the job in 2001: Mailing List; Poster/Graphics; Gallery; Treasurer; Sales Area; Sales Tags; Bookkeeper; Clayfest Chair. If you are interested please call by July 31st Merry Newcomer,or Cheryl Kempner (Cheryl returns July 19).

LOCAL CLAY (the Eugene group of OPA): NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, June 21, 6:30pm at Lane Community College Center Building, room 402. Local Clay is currently determining what their members would like to see their organization accomplish. They surveyed members, and found that people wanted their focus to be: Enhancing opportunities as a group, 74; Sharing/networking, 74; Building community through outreach, 51; Making money, 45.5. The survey showed that people wanted to spend money on: Workshops/speakers, 89.5; Community outreach, 64.5; Catalogue, 34; Scholarships, 24.

PERMANENT COLLECTION: "At Showcase and over the past few weeks, I have spoken to many of you about the fate of the Permanent Collection. Thank you for your comments and contributions to the discussion. The Board and interested members discussed the Permanent Collection, taking all of these opinions into account. We decided to go forward with our decision of last December and enter into negotiations with Contemporary Crafts Gallery. If we can come to a mutually satisfactory agreement, Contemporary Crafts will be the new steward of the collection. In the near future, we will begin drafting the terms which the board has already outlined. I want to thank the board for their very careful consideration of this issue. I think we can go forward knowing we have done our best to make the right decision. OPA is very lucky to have so many committed members who care enough to spend their time helping to make the important decisions. Thank you all." -Nancy Hart

JURIED OPA SHOW: Ted Vogel and Victoria Christian are still working on organizing a juried show of clay works for late 2000 or 2001. At this point it will probably be of OPA members’ work. They are looking for a location, and are thinking of a 100 piece limit with the focus not necessarily being on sales.

20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: The OPA’s 20th Anniversary party will be at the Pittock Mansion in NW Portland on Sept 16, 2000, 6-10pm. Tickets are $20 each. There will be buffet dinner and a band. Tickets are being sold by Paul Bush, Sandy Brown, Cynthia Spencer, Natalie Warrens, Rhoda Fleischmann, Laurie Childers and Dan Sheridan. There is no longer a limit to the number of tickets you may buy, but please buy them soon so we can plan better! Tickets must be purchased by Aug 31, and if you bring kids (this is mainly geared toward adults) they need to have a ticket. The caterer will be Salvador Mollys (Caribbean food)

We are planning a dinnerware exchange. This is similar to the Pottery Lottery. Members coming to the party are expected to bring wrapped or disguised dinnerware (plate & cup) for themselves and their guests. The lottery will be at the beginning of the party, so the caterer has been told not to bring any plates. Silverware will be provided.

CRAIG MARTELL gave a demonstration at the May OPA meeting. A few hot tips about slip making and application were to calcine about half of the slip (and deflocculate with darvon if necessary), and he applies his trailed slip with Clairol tint applicator bottles (available at beauty supply stores)

OPA STORAGE UNIT: The padlocks will be changed on the OPA storage unit after July 4th. Following that, you will need to contact Barbara Hertel to get in. She will mail you a key in advance of when you need to get the unit. If anyone is storing or using any OPA property, please call Barbara so she can make a list of where things are.

OPA WEBSITE: Jim Sloss, our Webmaster, would like to update the "gallery" on the website. He needs professional quality pictures from our members! This is a free listing. Please mail him your color photos or slides and he will scan them and put them on our website. Also, if you have a web page, remember to update it now and then. If you want to have a web page, it is very inexpensive ($10 per year, if you want Jim to build it for you he charges a one-time fee of $40). Jim Sloss, , 3705 SE Locks Rd, Dayton OR 97114 or,  jim@oregonpotters.org

RANDOM STUFF: A conversation the newsletter editor has with herself: "I think it’s the Wednesday after Showcase, or is it Thursday morning? It might be, and the anagama kiln is heating up. It’s gotta be about 3am, I hope it is, then I’d be about half way through this shift. This kiln is pretty easy to fire, it only needs stoking every 5 to 10 minutes. Speaking of which, I’ll be right back... Where was I? Oh yeah, I think I can read the board minutes before the next stoke... When I saw those ads for sport utility vehicles where the guy is sitting in the woods with his fax machine, cell phone, laptop computer, etc, I thought that guy must be a pretty sorry person, out in the woods with his computer? But here I am with the laptop next to the anagama firebox. Kinda like a dweeb potter, I guess. Oh well (oops, the kiln’s getting quiet again. Gotta stoke). It’s the middle of our weird mid-May cold snap and my hands are cold. I wonder how much closer I can get this computer to the firebox? Speaking of weird, what is that lumpy stuff in my tea? Maybe I should have used fresher milk, but this is the last cup of tea in the thermos and I’ll drink it anyway. I should have brought some strong coffee, but I drank too much coffee during Showcase. I wonder how much soot I can imbed in my computer and still have it function? The battery won’t hold a charge, but I can always run an extension cord from the light fixture...Gotta go fill the wheelbarrow with wood now. Wow, the mouse that lives under the extra kiln shelves just hauled off a quarter slice of bread (it’s a tiny mouse). This kiln must be getting hotter, it sure is burning wood faster. I’ll bet we run out of wood for the side ports sometime tomorrow night. And people wonder why this newsletter doesn’t always make sense..."

GEORGIES has recently bought Oregon Clay Co. The Salem Oregon Clay Co store is now a Georgies store, and the Eugene Oregon Clay has closed and moved its inventory to the Eugene Georgies. Bob Logue will be the manager in Salem, and Chris French from Oregon Clay will assist him. The Salem store will begin stocking the diverse selection of products which the other Georgies already have. The Salem and Eugene stores will continue to stock SPS, Clay Art and Laguna clays, as well as the usual Georgies clays. Prices will be the same at all locations.

SALEM ART FESTIVAL: This is kind of weird. The Salem Art Festival has asked participating artists to donate $500 in inventory to a benefit. In return, they will automatically jury the first 20 donating artists into next year’s show. For a $250 donation, artists will get an extra 2 points in the jury. Hmm, should we start selling points for Ceramic Showcase?

CLAYART, the online discussion group, is moving from the auspices of Joe Molinaro to the American Ceramic Society. If you want to subscribe to Clayart, send an email message to LISTSERV@LSV.ceramics.org. Leave the subject line blank, the body of the message should read: SUBSCRIBE CLAYART first name last name. There should be no other text. They will then email further instructions to you. (from Ceramics Monthly)

MUDFEST 2000 at the MT Sherman Ceramics Center in Salem. Saturday, June 24, 10m-4pm. This family event will include trying to make or decorate pots, sidewalk chalk art, artists’ demonstrations, glaze & fire raku pots, etc. Call 581-7275 for info

NEW TOOLS AT CLAY ART CENTER: Clay Art Center in Tacoma now carries Doo Woo Tools and Highwater Ribs designed by Sherrill Mud Tools. Also check out what they say is the largest clay site on the web, www.clayartcenter.com, or call them the old fashioned way, 800-952-8030

SHINO GLAZE: There has been a series of articles by Pete Pinnell in Clay Times. In the May/June issue, he discusses fluxes for shinos, especially soda ash. This soluble flux is one of the things that makes shino so weird. This is the third article, the first two covered different ways to apply and dry shinos, and some aspects of shino chemistry and firing. The next issue is supposed to have favorite shino formulas. If you like shinos (or if they drive you crazy) pick up these magazines.

CRYSTALLINE GLAZES are the subject of an article in the Spring Pottery Making Illustrated. It discusses the types of glazes that work (low alumina) and how to deal with them running off of the pots. If you have ever wanted to tackle these, read this article.

FESTIVALS DIRECTORY: This directory lists fairs and festivals of the northwest. 3 issues per year, one year costs $30. Festivals Directory, POB 7515, Bonney Lake WA 98390, 253-863-6617, email info@festivalsdirectory.com, www.festivalsdirectory.com

HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical insurance for artists, groups or individuals, Olde Economie Risk Mangagement, 511 State St, Baden PA 15005 (from RACC newsletter)

THROW-A-THON: Free pizza & drinks! Door prizes! Join them for a fun day of friends, clay, food and prizes while making tea bowls and vases for raku fund raiser at the Salem Art Fair. Proceeds go to the MT Sherman Ceramic Center. July 15 at the Ceramics Center in Salem, 2pm until they are done havin’ fun.

WEBSITE FOR WASHINGTON POTTERS ASSOC: http://thepottery.com/wpa has photos and other info about Washington potters

OTTO HEINO was recently raided by the FBI because he cashed big checks that said they were for "pot". The rumor was that they descended on his studio and ripped open bags of chemicals while he sat at his wheel making the "pot" in question.

GERSTLEY BORATE: Laguna Clay Company has come out with "Laguna Borate", a replacement for discontinued Gerstley Borate. They say it can be used as a one to one substitute in glazes under 40% GB, and will be similar for color response and fluxing abilities. It does not have the same "special effects" (eg opalescence, etc) of GB. It is all raw materials, not frit. It does not have the suspension abilities of GB and tends to make a powdery surface, so you may need 1-2% bentonite or 0.5% CMC gum. They are selling 4 lb samples for $6, and plan to keep the unit price similar to GB. Their usual suppliers will carry this material.

Na2O .159 .136

K2O .032

CaO .681 .713

MgO .161 .119

Al2O3 .020 .168

SiO2 .293 .662

B2O3 .747 .839

TiO2 .002

Fe2O3 .004 .001

Coefficient of expansion ? 9.68 x 10 to the -6

LOI 2.932 19 (should that read 1.9?)

Check www.lagunaclay.com

BRIAN RANSOM: "Ancient & Modern Musical Clay Workshop", July 8-9, make a great variety of musical instruments including whistles, trumpets, bells, harps, drums, and wind, water and kinetic instrument/sculpture. Demonstrations, slides, musical demonstrations, $65. Call Marjorie Sherman Ceramics Center, Salem, 503-581-7275 (He makes some truly amazing & cool instruments using wind and water to create sounds. -ed)

RICHEY BELLINGER "Throwing and Decorating", June 17-18, demonstrate throwing and decorating, also discuss his use of slips and glazes. $65, Marjorie Sherman Ceramics Center, Salem, 503-581-7275

LINDA HAWORTH: Curious about glass fusing in your electric kiln? Two workshops, all materials and firing included. "Kiln Fusing with Glass Frit I" $70, Fri July 21, 7-9pm and Sat July 22 1-3pm. "Kilnfusing with Glass Frit II" $40, KFGFI prerequisite, Sat July 29, 10-12am. Linda Haworth Art Studio, 128 E Main St, Hillsboro OR 97123. Phone 681-2011

MEXICO TRIPS: Various trips to Mexico to study ceramics and well as massage, yoga, Spanish, pre-Hispanic ruins, etc are planned for 2001. For more information contact Denys James, 182 Welbury Dr, Saltspring Island BC, V8K2L8, Canada, 250-537-4906

GIL HARRISON: "Throwing, Assembling and Pulling Clay", July 31-Aug 5 at the Mendocino Art Center in California. $300. 800-653-3328.

RACC NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROGRAM is looking for professional artists experienced in working in community settings for its Artist Resource Directory. Artists residing in Washington and Clackamas Counties are strongly urged to apply. Contact RACC at 503-823-5111

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Visual Arts Open show, at Lake Oswego Festival of Art, unjuried, open to all Northwest artists, register by 6/18 for show 6/23-25, 636-1060 (This may be a "fine art" show -ed)

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Outdoor ceramics wanted, Monarch Contemporary Art Center & Sculpture Park in Tenino, WA, call Myrna Orsisi, 360-264-2408

CALL FOR ENTRIES: "Good and Guilty", an exhibit of ceramic ashtrays at Kirkland Art Center in November, up to 3 entries, 2 slides per entry, juried by Akio Takamori, entry fee $25, send SASE to KAC, 620 Market St, Kirkland WA 98033, 425-822-7161, Aug 15 deadline

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Submit one piece for two shows in China, July 15 deadline, no entry fee, first show held Oct 2-8 at Beijing’s National Art Museum, the second at the Shanghai Art Fair in November. Works selected for both shows will be for sale only at the second show. Contact Po Zhou, Chinese Ceramic Art Council, PO Box 64392, Sunnyvale CA 94088-4392

CALL FOR ENTRIES: NCECA Clay National, deadline Sept 25, work due Jan 17 2001, to be shown in conjunction with March 2001 NCECA conference. To get an entry form, call 800-99NCECA or try www.nceca.net or http://nceca.net

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Redmond Library Summer Art Exhibit, juried from actual work, June 26, 10am-2pm, show is June 29-Sept 5, deliver to Redmond Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave

CALL FOR ENTRIES: "1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea", no registration fee, up to 5 entries, one color photo plus 2 slides of each piece, submit between Jan 1 and Feb 10, 2001, contact World Ceramic Exposition 2001 Korea Organizing Committee, 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea-International Competition, 1246 Kwonsun-dong, Kwonsun-ku, Kyonggi-do, 441-390, Korea, www.worldceramic.or.kr, www.ceramicbiennale.org, c6@worldceramic.or.kr

LOOKING FOR CONSIGNMENT ARTISTS: Firehouse Pottery in Ojai, California is looking for potters with soul to consign work, write to Frank Massarella, 109 S Montgomery, Ojai, CA 93023, 805-646-9453

VANCOUVER WINE & JAZZ FESTIVAL: deadline June 16, festival Aug 26-27, $150 booth fee, no commission, in Esther Park. PO Box 118, Vancouver WA 98666-0118, 360-892-6233, www.vancouverwinejazz.com

ART SPLASH 2000: August 18-19, deadline June 30, $25 fee, 2 slides, in Tualatin, write to Carol Langer, 14795 SW Bell Rd, Sherwood OR 97140

HIROSHI OGAWA had a show of woodfired work at Kobo Gallery, 814 E Roy St, Seattle, April 22-May 14.

BARB CAMPBELL, TERRY INOKUMA, PATTY MALY, HIROSHI OGAWA, NATALIE WARRENS, CYNTHIA SPENCER, JANET BUSKIRK and more will have a woodfire show at Kobos Gallery in Seattle, opening Aug 5.

LILLIAN PITT had a solo show, "Kindred Spirits" at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate, Portland, May 4-27. She is also participating in and giving a lecture for "Circle of Friends: Distinct Voices" at the Bush Gallery, 600 Mission St SE in Salem (exhibit May 23-June 25, lecture June 15 at 7pm

DON SPRAGUE, Chris Kroupa, Reid Ozaki & Joyce Kohler were showing May 5-June 11 at Northwest Craft Center in Seattle.

JIM KOUDELKA won the first place cash prize at the San Angelo Ceramics Competition (San Angelo, Texas)

RHODA FLEISCHMAN has a show at Graystone Gallery, 3279 SE Hawthorne in Portland, June 11-July 16

WALLY SCHWAB is showing recent work at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus gallery, June 5-28

STEPHEN MICKEY has a show at Fifth Element Gallery & Studio, 404 NW 10th in Portland, June 1-30.

CYNTHIA SPENCER is having a one-woman show, "Big Gals & Dream Boats" at Blue Dome Gallery in Silver City, New Mexico (the gallery is owned by former OPA member Linda Brewer)

LAURIE CHILDERS is having a June show of her watercolors, "Landscapes and Market Scenes of Chile" at Pegasus Gallery, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis

DON ADAMAITIS is the author of a series of great articles on making your own trimming tools & ribs in the Spring Pottery Making Illustrated

NOEL ADAMS "Functional Creations" at Mt Hood Community College, June 2-23, reception June 20, 4-8pm

ANNIE MEYER "Recent Work" June 9-30, 2507 SE Clinton in Portland

DAVE & BONI DEAL at Earthworks Gallery, Lincoln City, opening Saturday Aug 1.

GYLLIAN DAVIES is among the artists in "Works of Faith 2000", May 4-June 25 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder, Portland

MARY LOU ZEEK and Mike Satern’s design was chosen for the T-shirt for the Salem Art Fair

FOR SALE: Mat cutting table, 4x4’, purchased from Beard’s Frame Warehouse, includes table on wheels, misc mats, mat cutter, extra metal frames, misc supplies, $150. Marylyn, 360-694-8881

FOR SALE: Tall director’s chair. I paid $65, selling for $38. Barbara, 503-648-2483

FOR SALE: Walker pug mill. This steady performer was used at Lakeridge High School since 1973. It works well but needs one of the two front shaft bearings replaced sometime in the next ten years. Call Jim Wylder 636-3121

FOR SALE: Olympic Gas kiln model 2827G, 28"x42" inside, cone 10, 6 gas burners @ 270,000 btu/hr includes 75 gal propane tank, sheet metal hood & extras, $995. Also small electric kiln, 5 gal size, cone 10, not sure of brand, $100. Scott Hill, 503-842-7329 (Tillamook)

FOR SALE OR TRADE: Del Monte Spar, 1# Barnard Slip, 20# tri-calcium phosphate. Gil 541-942-2071 (Cottage Grove)

LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT: Firing assistant/potter available. I have experience with bisque, cone 10 gas reduction, salt, wood and raku, also glaze formulation and preparation. Production experience as well. Earl Pillsbury, 503-236-2833.

ABSTRACTA AVAILABLE: Do you need a couple of extra pieces of glass for your abstracta? Cynthia Spencer has four old, shop worn ones she doesn’t need, 753-4606 (Corvallis)

STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE late July, 400 sq ft, easy street access, SE 50th near Division, 230-1340, Natalie Arndt (Portland)

FREE Randall Bats, Nick at 282-9207 before June 19 (Portland)

JOBS AVAILABLE: Salem Georgies, Sales Counter, Warehouse, contact Bob Logue. Portland Georgies, Outside Sales Manager, contact Stan Tonneson.

BUSINESS FOR SALE "Nooksack Bottles", threaded ceramic caps, 150 molds, slip mixer, kiln, glaze, recipes, misc equipment, $12,000 wholesale inventory, asking $25,000, check website northernlight.com. Marvin Thomas 360-592-2497

June 21: Local Clay Meeting

June 28: Showcase Steering Committee Meeting

July 14: OPA Meeting

Aug 8: OPA Board Meeting

Aug 8: Newsletter Deadline

Sept 16: OPA Party