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

7pm: OPA BUSINESS MEETING: Call Nancy Hart to put items on the agenda. Bring items for the swap table, Empty Bowls donations, announcements for the room divider, finger food to share, etc.

7:30pm: PROGRAM. The program will be slide show on the traditional pottery techniques of Kenya, Somalia and Sri Lanka. OPA member Laurie Childers worked in the 80s as a consultant on various development projects in Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, working primarily with potters making fuel-efficient wood or charcoal cook stoves.

Such techniques and tools might at first glance be judged ‘primitive’. However, Laurie has borrowed extensively from them for shaping complex spiral seashell sculptural forms in a much more efficient manner than when she used our ‘western’ methods with wheel, coil and slab construction.

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, December 6th, 6:30pm at 7875 SW Vlahos Dr in Wilsonville. Take I-5 to exit 283, go east on Wilsonville Rd, turn left on Town Center Loop, drive about a mile, turn left on Vlahos, turn left into Sundial apartments. The meeting is in the leasing office building. Park in front in a marked space, in any safe area with a yellow curb or on the street (do not park by a red curb!)

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: December 10th, 2000. Please write information down and mail it to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214.

SHOWCASE INFO & APPLICATION is included in the copies of this newsletter sent to OPA members. To save postage, we are not sending the huge Showcase application packet to our newsletter-only subscribers. If you should have received a packet, call me now (Janet, 503-231-2810) and I will get one to you. The deadline for applying for a booth or to show in the gallery is November 13.

BEST OF THE NORTHWEST/OPA BOOTH AVAILABLE: The OPA has reserved a block of ten booths at the Best of the Northwest Art Fair October 27-29 in Portland. One participant has dropped out and we have an available 10x10’ booth. Everyone from the wait list has been called, and no one has claimed this space. If you are interested please call Barbara Hertel as soon as possible, 503-648-2483. (I think booth spaces are about $350. -ed)

CHANGE IN OPA BY-LAWS: A change was made in the wording of the OPA bylaws to clarify the role of the Steering Committee in running Showcase. Previously, the bylaws gave the Showcase Chair absolute authority on running Showcase, and did not mention the role of the Showcase Committee Chairs in the running of the show. The change states that “The Showcase Chair(s), steering committee and Showcase committee chairs shall oversee the organization of the annual spring Ceramic Showcase. The Showcase Chair(s) shall act as chair of the Showcase steering committee. This position may be held by one or shared by two persons, with co-chairs holding only one vote on Board matters. The Showcase Chair(s) and steering committee shall have authority to make all Showcase decisions and policies”.

For those who are mystified by how Showcase is run, the Showcase Chair is an elected, board position within OPA. The rest of the Showcase Committee Chairs are appointed by the Steering Committee. These appointments are made by interested people reading the list of available positions in this newsletter and applying to the Committee Placement Chair. This Chair then takes the applications to the Steering Committee meetings.

The Steering Committee consists of: OPA President; Showcase Chair(s); Publicity Chair(s); Treasurer; Building Chair; Bookkeeping Chair; Sales Chair; Points Chair; Past Showcase Chair; Committee Placement Chair; and Secretary. Showcase Steering Committee meetings are open to all OPA members, and any Showcase Committee Chair (not only Steering Committee members) are allowed to vote at these meetings.

OPA WEBSITE/ MEMBERS’ WEBSITES: OPA Web Master Jim Sloss needs new slides of OPA members’ work for the “OPA Photo Gallery” on our website. Do you have any newer slides? If so, please send them to Jim. This is a free service. Also please contact him if you have your own website, and he can include your address link on the member page. He is also looking for photos/slides of OPA events, for instance the anniversary party. Send info to 3705 SE Locks Rd, Dayton OR 97114

OPA EQUIPMENT INVENTORY: The OPA has quite a lot of minor equipment and supplies stored in various members’ homes. We are trying to make a list of everything we own and where it is normally located. Included on this list will be things like the adding machines we use at Showcase, the slide projector we use at meetings, as well as little things like video tapes and books which have sometimes floated around from member to member. The whereabouts of most of these items are known by the board or the Showcase Steering Committee, but a few minor things have been missing for a while. It also often takes a few phone calls to discover where things are, and this list will be helpful. Please call Ginger Steele, Maria Simon or Carol Sutton if you have any OPA items.

NEW VIDEOTAPE: A short documentary of the Women’s Anagama firing at the East Creek kiln, “Anagama with Nils Lou” was filmed by Nathaniel Hitchcock, a high school student in McMinnville. It will be added to the OPA video library (from Moko Hori)

OPA ANNIVERSARY PARTY: The 20th anniversary party was a wonderful success. The setting and weather were beautiful, the food was great, the music was good and the company was simply the best! Thanks to everyone who attended, and especially thanks to Dan Sheridan and his party organizing committee. We are thinking of having celebrations more frequently, why wait to celebrate? The highlight of the evening was when Ellen Currans gave a speech about OPA, how it began and why the idea of it being a cooperative has made it the success that it has become. Thanks, Ellen, for that special gift.

MEMBERSHIP DUES INCREASE: OPA membership has been $35 ($30 of which goes to the OPA operating budget and $5 to Clay in Education) since 1996. During this time, postage and other expenses have gone up. Therefor the board has decided to raise dues by $5, to $40. There was also discussion of raising the portion going to Clay in Education. This was not resolved and will be discussed at membership meetings during the next year.

OPA JURIED SHOW: Victoria Christianson and Ted Vogel has been busy arranging for a juried show of work by Oregon Potters. Nothing is concrete yet, but they are meeting with Contemporary Crafts Gallery to discuss the possibility of a show in March/April 2002, and they are also thinking about using the gallery at Lewis & Clark College during the summer of 2001 or 2002. This would have the drawback of needing to be staffed by volunteers (us) for many hours each week. They are also planning to approach PNCA about their gallery. More on this as it progresses.

JUSTICE CENTER WINDOW DISPLAY: Sandra Fenimore-Lauser is planning to have a display of work from the Studio Sale Guide in the Justice Center windows. She will accept seconds (the pieces are seen through a window from only one side, so choose pieces which will look good if facing the right direction). If you have a listing in the guide and have work which you would like to display, call her at 360-573-6087. (I do not have the dates for this. Sorry. -ed)

LOCAL CLAY T SHIRTS: Local Clay has made some really nice T shirts which say “Local Clay” with their logo (a calligraphed picture of a pot). They are $15. Barbara Haddad is selling them, 541-607-3579

NEXT LOCAL CLAY GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, October 16, 6:30pm in room 202 at South Eugene High School. Kay Irish will demonstrate.

Best of Show:

1st- Kenneth Standhardt, Large Lidded Vessel

2nd- Mary Hindman, Vessel Form

3rd- Ginger Steele, Three Boddles

Functional:

1st- Greg Tomlinson, Lamp

2nd- (tied) Hank Murrow, Serving Bowl Shino Revival

2nd- (tied) Susan Roden, Teapot & Four Cups

Beyond Functional:

1st- Marklan Linnemeyer, Drawing Down the Moon

2nd- Rebecca Urlacher, Untitled pit fired piece

3rd- Mary Hindman, Vessel Form

CLAY FEST WRAP UP MEETING: October 26, 6pm at Cheryl Kempner’s house, 4270 N Shasta Loop, Eugene

There are now two Empty Bowls events organized by OPA or an OPA affiliate. The next event will be in the first week in March in Eugene. It is organized by Local Clay and Frank Gosar is chairing it. In Portland, Empty Bowls occurs on Fourth of July weekend at the Blues Festival and is chaired by Marylyn Holland. Both events are always looking for donations of bowls or other clayworks, as well as for volunteers. You can bring donations to any meeting of OPA, Local Clay or Showcase.

CRYSTALLINE GLAZES: Have you ever wanted to try those really cool crystalline glazes? An article in the Sept/Oct Clay Times gives step-by-step advice on clays, glazes, firing schedules, temperatures, etc. It is really a fascinating article.

BALL CLAY & DIOXIN: The October Ceramics Monthly has a short article about the EPA classifying ball clays as dioxin exposure risks. The EPA is about to classify dioxins as human carcinogens, and ball clay from Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky have been found to contain dioxin. They are recommending that clay manufacturers be prepared to prove that their clays do not present dioxin risks to their workers and consumers.

ASBESTOS IN TALC: Monona Rossol has an article in the Sept/Oct Clay Times about the amount of asbestos that is in talc and therefor is in crayons. Crayola’s orchid crayon had 2.86% asbestos! This has been traced to RT Vanderbilt talc (NYTal, Ceramitalc). The reason this talc is on the market at all is because there are two kinds of asbestos. One is an asbestiform tremolite mineral which is the typically long, frayed fiber which is regulated by OSHA and is proved to be cancerous. The other is a non-asbestiform tremolite which is not regulated by OSHA and, while it is often milled into particles or fragments, it also can form similar fibers. This talc allegedly contains the non-regulated mineral. When this talc is sent to labs, though, technicians find those scary fibers. Studies have also shown that Vanderbilt miners get asbestos-related cancers. Be careful with your talc.

GERSTLEY BORATE: The Washington Potters Assoc Newsletter mentions that Paul Lewing is collecting info on Gerstley Borate substituting (206-547-6591, pjlewing@worldnet.att.net). Also there is an article by Mary Simmons at www.gerstleyborate.com or www.digitalfire.com. A couple of points are that no one material will work as a substitute in all situations, nor is there any adequate substitute in glazes that are 80% GB. You may need to use a combination of materials in order to get the flux, color and suspension properties that you want. A suggestion is to run line blends of GB and the substitutes, and, if possible, to start replacing half of your GB with frit (or whatever you use) now. Using half frit, half GB will make your supply of GB last longer. Also, Kickwheel Pottery Supply (in Georgia, 800-241-1895, kickwheel@aol.com) has made a new low cost frit, “Murrays Borate” to replace GB in a one-to-one ratio.

MAKING STABLE GLAZES is the subject of an article in September Ceramics Monthly. The article stresses the need for your functional pots to have stable glazes, that is glazes that will not chemically degrade over time. There are very few regulations or even guidelines for this, and the authors try to establish at least some standard. They give do-it-yourself durability tests, as well as information on labs which will do affordable testing.

WASHINGTON STATE CLAY EXHIBIT: John Davis, administrator of Seward Park Art Studio, is hoping to start a Washington Potters Show and Sale at the Washington Convention Center, May 4-6, 2001. It sounds like this is planned to be a big event, with 130 booths, a large advertising budget, lectures, other exhibits and more. This appears to be for Washington residents only. Call him at 206-722-6342. Commission will be on a sliding scale depending on how much work the artist is willing to do.

FESTIVALS DIRECTORY: For $30 per year you can get three issues of the Festival Directory for WA, OR, BC, ID, MT & AK. They also sell back issues for $12 each. POB 7515, Bonney Lake WA 98390, 253-863-6617, info@festivalsdirectory.com

ART TOURS: Oregon State University Craft Center and the Corvallis Art Center have put together a couple of tours for art aficionados. One is Art & Architecture of Spain, March 25-April 2, 2001, $3165 from Portland. The other is Art & Soul in Mexico, January 18-27, $2070. For more info contact Barbara at 541-456-4331, bgast@cyberline.com.

POTTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA: Are you going to NCECA in Charlotte this year? OPA member Dulcie Lindsoe-Johanson has spent some time in that area and recommends several places to visit if you can spend a few extra days in the area. She recommends a side trip to Seagrove (84 miles from Charlotte, a dry county so BYOB). The North Carolina Pottery Center is worth a stop, and there you can pick up a map to the potters in the area (97 are listed). The potteries in the pamphlet include place where they make face jugs, traditional groundhog kilns, potters you may have heard of (Ben Owen and his family), and a bunch of more obscure things. You might be able to get copies of these pamphlets by calling the Pottery Center, 336-873-8430, www.ncpotterycenter.com

NEW BOOK: Ian Currie, famous for his great ways to test glazes and ingredients, has a book called Revealing Glazes-Using the Grid Method. This is his second book on testing glaze fluxes, alumina and silica in a systematic way. People who used his first book say that it is indispensable.

CRAFTS AS ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT: The town of Cumberland MD, according to an article in the Nov Crafts Report, is trying to lure craftspeople to their quaint, but faltering, town center. They have made an ‘enterprise zone’ providing business tax credit and property tax credit to new investors. They have large, old buildings that seem to be great studio spaces, and they feel that crafts businesses would lure tourism and the ‘social climate’. Hmm, how often are we actually credited with any economic impact? This is very interesting.

ARTISTS HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER has information for artists worldwide. 212-221-7300, http://www.actorsfund.org

CERAMICS IN ENGINES: Some items of interest from Sept/Oct Ceramic Review: In Japan, ceramic composites are gaining acceptance for use in the combustion chambers of small diesel engines. Ceramics are better than steel in terms of heat insulation and corrosion resistance. The material used is a mullite based mixture of alumina and silica with 15% zirconia added for strength. There is also a heat-resistant ceramic material that will be used in supersonic plane engines and is made of a mixture of alumina and ytttrium-aluminum-garnet. This material has an intrinsic strength similar to steel and maintains this strength at temperatures close to its melt point. The problems with ceramic materials are that they tend to be brittle at low temperatures, and they are difficult to cool down after they have been heated. There is also a mention of silicon carbide and the fact that it does not easily become radioactive (always good to know! I won’t get out my Geiger counter yet)

YMCA ARTS & HUMANITIES CENTER: The SE Portland YMCA is planning to change their programs to aim more at children & teens. They are planning to open an Arts & Humanities Center in their old athletic building. If anyone is interested in helping with the planning, call Michael Mercer, 503-221-5342

ARTSWIRE is a communication network for arts community nationwide with articles, jobs, funding opportunities. http://www.artswire.org

NORTHWEST LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS provide legal information to artists. 520 SW Yamhill, #1031, Portland OR 97204, 503-295-2787

CREDIT TO WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS: The November Crafts Report has an article about when and why to extent different types of credit to wholesale accounts. It explains the terminology of credit (net 30, pro forma, terms, etc), as well as what to look for to determine if a customer is a good or bad credit risk. If you are new to wholesaling, read this.

LICENSING AGREEMENTS: The November Crafts Report has an interesting article on licensing (having a company mass-produce and market your work). This article does not go into how to find a company to license your work, but it does give a thorough list of things to do if a company approaches you. With the right company, this could be a good way to earn extra income.

AFRICAN POTTERS are the subject of an article in the Sept/Oct Ceramic Review. If you are thinking about traveling through Uganda and want to see potters, pick up a copy of this

WOODFIRE NEWSLETTER: The Log Book is a new international newsletter for woodfire enthusiasts. For more information, call Robert Sanderson and Coll Minogue (in England) (44)01764 683273

ARTS DEADLINE LIST nationwide for all media, http://rtuh.com/adl/

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Print processes and digital processes on clay (computer technology used in creation of work) sought for actual & virtual exhibits at NCECA. www.printandclay.net. Contact Les Lawrence, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon CA 92020, 619-644-7250, les.lawrence@gcccd.net

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Porcelain 2001, functional forms in porcelain, $25 fee for up to 5 entries, deadline Dec 16, show Feb 23-March 24, send SASE to Esmay Fine Art, 1855 Monroe Ave, Rochester NY 14618, www.pg1.com/esmay/

CALL FOR ENTRIES: New gallery in Pacific City (Oregon coast) is looking for unique work, especially with Asian motif (raku, etc). Rick 503-965-7181, http://www.pc-gallery.com/artists.html

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Multi Media exhibit, Gresham City Hall, deadline Feb 28, show April 24-May 24, no jury fee, juror Cynthia Mosser, call Lila 503-622-5133

HOLIDAY SALES OPPORTUNITY: at Art Factors on SW Macadam in Portland (where Essence of Fire Gallery was in 1998 & 1999), Thanksgiving through Christmas, 30% commission, $5 to $10 shared fees for OPA Studio Sale flier listing. Contact Sumi Wu 360-693-6422, sumi@wustudios.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ceramics 2001, $20-35 fees for 1-3 entries, deadline Jan 8, show March 31-May 9, juror John Glick, Guilford Handcraft Center, PO Box 589, Guilford CT 06437

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Stretch Invitational Exhibition, for work stretching the limits of clay, $10 fee for 3 slides, deadline Jan 15, show March 19-April 14, send SASE to Afro-American Cultural Center, 401 N Myers St, Charlotte NC 28202, artdoc@carolina.rr.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Strictly Functional Pottery National, deadline Jan 15, show April 6-June 1, juror Linda Christianson, send business sized SASE to Market House Craft Center, SFPN, PO Box 204, East Petersburg PA 17520

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Pour It On, open to work that deals with concept of pouring, deadline Jan 22, show Feb 23-March 23, Robert Lauren Gallery & Clayspot, 116 Pleasant St, Easthampton MA 01027, www.clayspot.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: National Juried Cup Show, deadline Feb 15, show April 25-June 2, juror Kirk Mangus, send SASE to Anderson Turner, Gallery 138, 138 E Main St, Kent OH 44240, Gallery138@Kent.edu

CALL FOR DONATIONS: Empty Bowls at NCECA: Potters in Charlotte, NC are asking for donations of just one bowl from 500 potters throughout the country. Are you going to NCECA? Take them a bowl! Chris Schafale 919-567-1098, candle@intrex.net

GIFT SHOW: The San Francisco International Gift Fair will be Feb 3-7 and Aug 4-8. If you want more info, contact George Little Management, 914-421-3370

OAXACAN POTTERS: in San Marcos, Oaxaca, Jan 29-Feb 3. Mine clay, build clay using 4000 year old methods, slip, burnish and fire. $595 includes materials, local transportation, most meals. Eric Mindling, rayeric@rnet.com.mx, www.manos-de-oaxaca.com

DEBORAH SHAPIRO is in the Menorah Invitational show at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, Dec 2-29, opening Wed Dec 6, 5:30-7:30pm. Mixed media with artists from OR, CA & Canada

LINDA HAWORTH was recently awarded a spot on the Design Team Artists Roster for the Seattle Art Commission, a Seattle Public Library commission, and is the only Portland finalist for the Tri Met Light Rail Interstate MAX station at Lombard St. She is also fabricating a granite/laser cut metal bus shelter/sculpture for the Tempe Library complex in Arizona and starting a glass mosaic mural for a freeway frontage road in Tucson.

VICTORIA SHAW will have work in a new book by Michael Monroe titled Beautiful Things published at GUILD.com

RURI is having her 4th biennial show at the Attic Gallery in Portland, Nov 1-25, preview opening Wed, Nov 1. 1st Thurs opening Nov 2.

GAIL PENDERGRASS is in a recent Georgies TV commercial which is aired on Martha Stewart Sunday mornings at 8:30am

JEANNIE CHO is having a show at Zen Gallery, 512 NW 10th, Portland, Nov 2-30. ‘Functional & Decorative Large Bowls & Plates’

KRISTEN APPLEGATE-KING & SHANE BLITCH have a new baby, Harrison Hardy, born Aug 3, 2000 at 2:37am. Congrtulations!

RICHARD ROWLAND will be in two shows: ‘Faint Traces- Palimpset’ with Jan Shield at the Kathrin Cawein gallery at Pacific University in Forest Grove Nov 17-28, opening 12 noon Nov 17, slide lecture on woodfire 1:15pm Nov 17, free (also see related workshop). Also ‘After the Fire- an Exhibit of Anagama Pots and Process’ at Pacific Rim gallery, 108 10th St in Astoria, Nov 18-Jan 2, opening Nov 18, 6pm, slide lecture 7pm. Richard was also featured in a story about artists utilizing local materials in the Nov issue of Oregon Coast Magazine

FOR SALE: dating from 1978, Ceramics Monthly & Clay Times magazines, cheap. Cardboard pedestals with good lids. 2 sets of wood shelves, fold up easily for transport. Plate holders. Molds for functional slab work. Chemicals. Enameling supplies. Wood desk w/ 4 drawers. Chair on wheels. Mary Walyer, 503-654-5098 (Portland)

FOR SALE: Spray booth, good condition, interior size 36x36x20h, $400. 700lb Minn Grolleg porcelain, $140. Throwing bats, laminate particle board 7/8” by 20” and 19”, $5 ea. Potters’ stool w/ back, $50. Free collection of Ceramics Monthly 1976-1996. Alyce Flitcraft, 503-282-1401 (Portland)

STUDIO SPACE WANTED: In Portland area. Sandy Brown, 503-552-8695

FOR SALE: 1000 lbs Clay Art c/10 Welsh clay body, good condition, $250, you pick up in Seaview WA (2.5 hrs from Portland), 360-642-4727, matmcd@excite.com

FOR SALE: Shimpo Gold wheel. Skutt electric kiln (1027?). Both like new, Ron 360-687-3882. Also kiln shelves & accessories (Vancouver WA area)

WANTED: High temp hard brick. Ruri 503-843-4375, RuriClayWork@aol.com

WANTED: Used potters wheel for high school student, $200-300, Sandy Brown 503-552-8695

CLAY STUDIO TO SHARE: $60/mo, North Albina area in Portland, 503-331-1676, Beth Mills

STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE now, SE 50th near Hawthorne (Portland), easy access to street, 400 sq ft, Natalie 503-230-1340

MENTOR WANTED: Looking for mentor for 7th grader through school program. Meet 3-5 times throughout school year. Fees, money for supplies negotiable. Deb Norby 503-288-8883

PROPERTY FOR SALE: suited for anagama kiln, south sloping, industrial natural gas line bordering, 2.08 acres Hwy 99, Cottage Grove north, $75,000/obo, Michael Balk, 541-726-0962

LOOKING FOR STUDIO SALE PARTICIPANTS/LOCATION: Are you looking for a non-potter to add to the interest of your studio sale? Call this photographer to see if her images compliment your pottery. Doris Beard 503-297-7906 (Portland area)

This section contains general information about the 2001 Ceramic Showcase, applications for booths, gallery and OPA membership. It also contains the Showcase Policies, a list of committees and chairs and a 2001 points form. Yes, it is a tedious amount of paperwork, but unfortunately there seems to be no way around that. You do need to fill out everything, since each page of your application will ultimately be sent to a different committee chair. Blank spaces mean that a harried committee chair will have a phone you to ask questions.

Showcase is cooperative show. This means that every participant must help with the logistics of running Showcase. Everyone must work three 3-hour workshifts during the show, and must work on a committee. Generally, the workshifts are jobs relating to sales, bookkeeping or helping the public. Committee work is more behind-the-scenes and may often be done months prior to the show.

SHOW DATES: May 4-6, 2001 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland (set up May 2-3)

NEXT SHOWCASE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: Thurs, November 2, 6:30pm at Nancy Hart’s home, 6161 SW Salmon St in Portland. Call for directions 503-292-2165

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Your application must be postmarked no later than November 13th. Please mail it, do not bring it to the November OPA meeting. Late applications for Showcase booths or gallery will not be accepted. Send applications to Linda Bourne, 27309 SW 145th, Sherwood, OR 97140. If applicants are worried about their application, they can either send them certified with a return receipt (many people do this), or they can call Linda Bourne to ask if she has received it (503-682-2228). Linda will make a list of applicants for the December newsletter.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR APPLICATION: Your signed application must include your 2001 membership renewal, points form, One postdated check, gallery application (if you want to be in the gallery), committee preference form, workshift form, and equipment rental form (if you want to rent pipe & drape, tables, etc). If any of this is incomplete or missing, your application will be returned to you.

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO INCLUDE: Please send the following things to the appropriate committee chairs. We also need your mailing list updates and professional quality slides and photos of your work and you working. Slides & photos (not color xeroxes or postcards) can be mailed to Linda Haworth, Publicity Chair, 128 E Main St, Hillsboro OR 97123. Mailing lists can be sent to Ginger Steele, 3285 NW Susbauer Rd, Cornelius OR 97113 (these can be on IBM compatible disk, or any readable written form). More information on both of these is below.

BOOTH FEES: Booth fees remain $75 for a full (10x10’) booth, $40 for half (5x10’), and $25 for a space in the group booth. All booth participants, including group booth participants, are required to pay a refundable fee of $75. This deposit will be refunded if you participate in the show, or if you drop out prior to March 1st. If you drop out after March 1st, this $75 will not be refunded. Gallery participation requires no fee, but a 25% commission will be retained. Pipe & drape is an additional $30 per booth.

POST DATE YOUR CHECK: For bookkeeping purposes, you must postdate your check for January 1st, 2001. Please include one check for $40 membership, your booth fee plus your $75 deposit. Pipe & drape money will be deducted from your sales payment.

SHARED BOOTHS: Applications for shared booths or booths next to each other should be submitted clipped together. You are encouraged to set up gallery-like display areas, and may have 3-4 potters sharing two spaces.

GROUP BOOTH: The Group Booth is a large area which is shared by 20 people. You may apply to be in the group booth, or you may apply to have a regular booth but choose to be in the group booth if you do not have enough points to get a booth of your own. The cost for the group booth is $25 plus the $75 deposit.

COMMISSION: Commission on booth sales is 15%, for gallery sales it is 25%. If you have a booth, your sales in the gallery will be only 15%. This year we have lowered the commission, thus we do not intend to have a rebate.

SHOWCASE GALLERY: All members of OPA, regardless of length of membership or points, are welcome to put a pot in the gallery. You must fill out the enclosed application, omitting the section for “committees” and for “points”. The deadline is still November 13, and you must renew your OPA membership with this application. Gallery participants are required to work one 3-hour workshift during the show.

CANCELLATIONS: If, after being accepted in Showcase, you find it necessary to cancel, you must contact Linda Bourne, Showcase Registrar, as well as the Workshift Chair, Committee Placement Chair, Gallery Registrar, Building Chair, and your Committee Chair. Yes, these are a lot of calls, but they are necessary. If you cancel after March 1st, you will not receive a refund.

WORKSHIFTS: These are necessary to put on the show. Each missed workshift results in 5% being deducted from your check.

COMMITTEES: These are different from workshifts. They are equally necessary for the show to happen. Committees do all of the behind-the scenes work and operate year-round. Everyone with a booth in the show must work on a committee. Committees are assigned by the Committee Placement Committee, and are assigned based on your preference and experience. We try, but we cannot always accommodate every desire. Please be prepared to learn fascinating new skills.

YOUR WARE & DISPLAY: This is a professional show. If you apply, please plan to have an attractive display and enough work to fill your booth. If you do not plan to have many pieces, consider applying for a space in the group booth rather than a full or half booth.

MAILING LISTS: Our Showcase mailing list brings in about one third of our customers. It is one of our best tools for advertising the show. Please collect your mailing list (don’t forget address changes from last year!) and bring it to the November or January meeting. You can submit them in a variety of ways: as readable written copy; computer printouts in 3-column format; floppy disk (PC format); or any other very clear method. The best method is on disk, as this will save us money and you will get your disk back. Whatever written method you use, skip a few lines between entries to make it easier to read. If you do not bring it to the meeting, mail it to Ginger Steele, 3285 NW Susbauer Rd, Cornelius OR 97113. 503-693-7721.

EMPTY BOXES NEEDED: Due to increased sales in the last few years, we have run out of boxes to pack customer purchases at Showcase. It is not too early to start saving them, we really need a lot! If your work has special packing needs, please provide this.

PHOTOS: High quality photos of strong work help us get better press for Showcase. Slides and black & white photos are used for advertising and the poster. Slides work best for feature articles. We always want new work to give exposure to newer members, we also want newer work from older members. Send them to Linda Haworth, Publicity Chair, 128 E Main St, Hillsboro OR 97123. We do publicity work year round, so send new slides & photos any time. This is a great opportunity! Get your slides in the newspaper, on TV, on the poster, etc! We distribute over 30,000 posters and 60,000 smaller fliers. For the poster we look for a variety of shapes and the more you submit, the better your chances and the easier our job is. We look for quality shots and a variety of representative pottery and claywork to appeal to a wide audience.

FROM THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: Linda Haworth, Publicity Chair, is looking for architectural and garden installation slides for possible Oregon Home ad/article. She also looking for dinnerware place setting slides for an article on bridal registry. As usual, she has been removing older slides from the photo files. This file will be at the November meeting. Please look through it and remove further old work, as well as adding new slides and photos.

We need many photos each year. The newspaper ads and the mailer take dozens and they must represent current work, as show shoppers often look for the piece they have seen on the mailer or in an ad. Those who put these ads together have no way of knowing which is your most recent work, so it is up to the potters to take care of their slide/photo file. Color slides are most commonly needed, but some black and white photos are still used as well. We use these for the poster, newspaper ads and articles, magazines, and more. This is a great opportunity to have work published, but we cannot do it if we do not have the photos! Remember that we can use more than one copy of each individual photo, since they may be mailed to several different places. Mail slides & photos to Linda Haworth, Publicity Chair, 128 E Main St, Hillsboro OR 97123.

Also, OPA has a Website. Jim Sloss, our Web Master, can always use more slides and photos for this. Color is best. Bring them to the November meeting or mail them to Jim, 3705 SE Locks Rd, Dayton OR 97114.

POINTS SYSTEM: Applicants for this show are ranked by earned points. In a nutshell, points are earned for every year that you have been a Showcase participant, an OPA member, for every major job you have done for Showcase or OPA. Thus, people who have chaired many committees have more points and a better chance of being in the show than people who have not worked as hard to make this show or organization happen. Our points system has been worked and re-worked for many years. This is a co-op show, and we cannot think of a system that is more fair.

For new members, the best way to move up the list is to volunteer to help out, and then to do the job for which you have volunteered. Please be patient. We have all been there.

There are four ways to earn points in Showcase:

1. Annual membership, one point per year

2. Showcase participation, two points per year for having a booth, one point for gallery participation

3. Committee Chair jobs. These vary from 6 to 15 points per year. Trainees earn fewer points. Chairs may occasionally grant 1-2 extra points to extraordinary committee members. Co-chairs for Show Chair, Publicity and Building Committees both receive points. Chairs-in-training do not necessarily receive points for their jobs.

4. OPA officers and board members receive 6 to 15 points per year, depending on the job.

Points are deducted for failure to do committee work. Up to five points per year may be deducted for this. This is at the discretion of the Steering Committee, and disputes must be taken to the Steering Committee by Feb 28 for the previous year’s Show points.

Incorrect Points Totals must be taken care of quickly. You will receive your points total in January. Disputes must be received prior to February 28th, and all Steering Committee decisions are final.

2001 SHOWCASE CHAIR: The 2001 Showcase Chair is Margie Adams, 503-235-0586. Sumi Wu has volunteered to chair Showcase 2002, and she is looking for a co-chair. Please call her or Margie if you are interested.

ACCEPTANCE: You will be notified in January of your booth status and committee assignment. If you are wait listed, you will receive a card with your wait list number. People coming into the show from the wait list may only receive half booth spaces.

LAST DATE TO LET PEOPLE IN FROM THE WAIT LIST: We will not be able to let people in from the wait list after April 24.

INFORMATION PACKET: In April you should receive your information packet which will include booth assignments and workshift information. It will include many other important clues about this show. Please read it carefully.

If you have a booth in Showcase you must work on a committee. This is in addition to your three workshifts which are assigned to you in April. Please see the Showcase Policies for details regarding committee participation. Please choose from the following list of committees and indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for committee work on the Showcase application form. There are a number of committees which are vital to the success of Showcase. Please consider the Publicity Committee, as it is the largest and most important for a successful show.

COMMITTEE CHAIR POSITIONS: We now have a three-year term limit on jobs. After three years, everyone gets a chance to apply for those coveted points-earning jobs. You may re-apply for your old job. Most of the vacancies are committee chairs who are at the end of their term now, and the Steering Committee is reviewing new applications. If you are interested in assuming a position of responsible leadership, please write to the Steering Committee (attn Mark Heimann, 22009 S Lost Mtn Rd, Estacada OR 97023). Include a letter outlining your qualifications (“served on the committee”, “bookkeeping experience” etc), along with any relevant recommendations that you might have (from the retiring chair, etc). Deadline for submitting applications in Nov 13, 2000. The Committee Chair vacancies are listed as “Chair Open” listings. Those marked with a star (*) are positions from which the chair has retired. All others are chairs who have served for three years and must re-apply for their jobs if they are interested in keeping them. If you have a 6-point position and have served for three years and are not listed, please assume it is an oversight and re-apply anyway. If your position is listed as vacant and it is a mistake, call Mark Heimann. If you are listed as a committee chair and do not want to do it any more, call Mark right away. For all Committee Chair positions, contact Mark. 503-631-8686, markmann@teleport.com.

ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRS: This list will be published in the February newsletter. If it is inaccurate, please contact Mark Heimann. If you can do with fewer people, want a change in personnel or desperately need more help, let Mark Heimann know

AWARDS: Deborah Shapiro, Chair, 503-624-5780. Tally votes, post awards for booth & gallery, help with awards reception, deliver pots to photographer. Must be available Fri 9-11am, noon-2pm, and evening during awards reception. 1 person needed

BOOKKEEPING: Greg Tomlinson, Chair, 541-396-2703. Ellen Currans, Craig Martell, Linda Owen, Chris Gum, Ramona Searle, Mary Orcutt, Ken Pate, Tamae Sawano, Julie Asbury. Committee full

BUILDING: (*Co-Chair open), Farshad Barman, Co-Chair, 503-223-2302. Ron Fenter, Ann Fleming, Charlie Piatt, Don Sprague. Committee full

CHILDREN’S AREA: (Chair open, Kay Irish has served three years). Set up, break down, transport supplies. 2 people needed.

COMMITTEE PLACEMENT: Mark Heimann, Chair, 503-631-8686. Janet Buskirk. Committee full

DEMONSTRATIONS: Barb Campbell, Chair, 541-753-5664. Set up & break down demo area. Obtain & transport one wheel, organize demo schedule. 1 person needed.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL: (Chair open, Doug Hively served three years). Set up & take down chairs, coordinate pipe & drape rental & set up. 7 people needed.

EXHIBITOR SERVICES: Jeanne Charles, Chair, 503-233-2317. Help provide & maintain food in relaxing hotel room. Good for out-of-town people. 5 people needed.

FLIER POSTING: (Chair open, Victoria Shaw & Natalie Warrens served 3 years). Must be available in early April. Need to gain permission and hang 30-50 posters in assigned Portland metro area. Transportation required. 20 people needed

GALLERY DISPLAY: (Chair open, Pat Strauss served 3 years), Display work that is brought for the gallery. Dennis Meiners, James DeRosso, Skye Etessami, Rhoda Fleischman, Jan Rentenaar, Barry Glassman. Committee full

GALLERY PHYSICAL SET UP: Richard Roth, Chair, 360-785-3682. Transport pedestals & display to & from Showcase, paint pedestals, set up gallery fixtures. Helpful to have van or truck. Must be available all day Wednesday and immediately after Showcase closing on Sunday evening. 9 people needed

GALLERY REGISTRAR: Susan Roden, Chair, 541-459-0772. Susan Fischel, Leslie Lee, Susan Adams, Kat Neely-Jones, Laura Spiers, Leslie Green. Committee full

GROUP BOOTH: Sandra Kvalheim, Chair, 360-686-8632. Help set up and break down group booth display, paint fixtures, etc. Must be available during day Wednesday & Thursday, Sunday night. Helpful to have truck or muscles. 3 people needed

HOLDING TABLE: Jim Keith, Chair, 541-759-2006. Set up holding table before show and break it down after show. Must be available from time to time during the show. 1 person needed.

INFORMATION BOOTH: (Chair open, Geri Lynn Enos served 3 years). Set up info booth. 1 person

MAP: (*Chair open). Create the map that is given to patrons at the show. Works closely with building committee as people are added & dropped from show. 1 person needed

POINTS COMMITTEE: Tony Hackenbruck, Chair, 503-235-4417. Committee full

POSTER DESIGN: Cyra DuQuella, Chair, 503-257-7522, Committee full

PUBLICITY (THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMITTEE!!): Linda Haworth, Chair, 503-681-2011, Audrey Graham, Co-Chair. People needed to work on all aspects of Publicity. 25 people needed

REGISTRAR: Linda Bourne, Chair. Committee full

SALES TABLE: (*Co-Chair open) Nan Niiranen, Chair, 360-423-1170. Help set up and take down the sales table and facilitate the operation of the cash sales. Efficiency w/ money & numbers helpful. 3 people

SECURITY: (Chair open, George Youngren served for 3 years). Be physical, watchful presence between 6:30 and 8:30 am on mornings of Showcase while floor is cleaned. Good for out-of-towners, 6 people

SIGNAGE: (Chair open, Gail Pendegrass, served 3 years) Make booth signs, take care of outdoor banners. No committee members.

TRAFFIC: Jim Sloss, Chair, 503-864-3423. Oversee loading & unloading of vehicles. Must be available Wed or Thurs during day, as well as Sunday evening. Good for out of towners. 8 people needed.

TREASURER, OVERALL: Ramona Searle, Chair. No committee members

TREASURER-SALES: Cheryl Kempner, Chair, 541-344-3460. This committee is in charge of the actual cash that is collected at the sales table. 1 person needed to aid in the deposits, needs to be available on and off during entire show.

TREASURER, CREDIT CARDS: Michael Fromme, Chair, 541-933-2678, no committee members

WORKSHIFTS: Carol Lebreton, Chair. No committee members

WRAPPING: (Chair open, Gay Liebert & Chris Nielson served 3 years) Coordinate the supplies for and set up the wrapping tables at Showcase.

SHOWCASE ACCOUNTING MEETING: There will be Showcase accounting meeting Thursday, Oct 26th. A small group of people from the various accounting/sales/treasury committees will meet to discuss improvements for the Showcase bookkeeping system and write new procedures. All members are welcome. Please call Julie Asbury if you would like to attend. 503-685-9140

BREAKAGE: Showcase pays for some types of breakage, and these payments come directly from our profits. This is not an insurance policy. Every broken pot for which we pay lowers all of our profits. The steering committee only allows payment for breakage that is the fault of the show, not for breakage that is caused by poor display design. The show does not pay for broken work valued at under $20, and there are upper limits on the payments as well.

PIPE & DRAPE RENTAL: Pipe & drape is available for $30 per booth. Please specify black or white. You can also rent tables (6’ or 8’). These fees will be deducted from your Showcase sales check.

NAME____________________________________________ SOC SEC #_____________________

EXACT NAME TO USE ON MAILER/MAP______________________________________________

ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________

CITY____________________________________ STATE_______ ZIP____________________

PHONE (HOME)________________________________(WORK)____________________________

__I would like a full booth space (10X10’) at $75+$75 deposit

__I would like a half booth space (5x10’) at $40+$75 deposit

__I would like a space in the group booth (approx 4 linear feet) at $25+$75 deposit

__I would like to be in the gallery area at no cost

__If I am on the wait list & a booth is not available I want to be in the group booth

__I plan to share a full booth with________________________________(at $40 each, plus $75 deposit per person)

__I would like to group spaces with________________________________________

__I would like to rent pipe & drape in (circle one) black or white.

__I would like to rent tables (specify quantity and size: 6’ long or 8’long)___________________

SIGNATURE___________________________________________ DATE____________________

PAYMENT: Please write a postdated check, payable to OPA, for membership renewal ($40), deposit ($75), booth fee, and CERF and/or Studio Potter Network donation. Please date checks January 1, 2001.

Please complete all sections of this application and mail them by November 13th (postmarked) to: Linda Bourne, 27309 SW 145th, Sherwood OR 97140. Late applications will not be accepted.

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___Yes! Please rent me some pipe and drape! $30 will be deducted from my Showcase sales check.

Color (circle one) BLACK or WHITE

___Please rent me tables! (Quantity)____ (Circle one) 6 FOOT or 8 FOOT long

Name_________________________________________

Telephone Number(s)______________________________________

Addendum to the Showcase Policies: The Showcase Chair(s), Steering Committee and Showcase Committee Chairs shall oversee the organization of the annual spring Ceramic Showcase. The Showcase Chair(s) shall act as chair of the Showcase Steering Committee. The Showcase Chair(s) and Steering Committee shall have authority to make all decisions and policies. The Steering Committee shall consist of: OPA President; Showcase Chair and Co-Chair; Publicity Chair and Co-Chair; Treasurer; Building Chair; Bookkeeping Chair; Sales Chair; Points Chair; Past Showcase Chair; Committees Chair; Secretary. Showcase Steering Committee meetings are open to all OPA members. All Showcase Committee Chairs can vote.

EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO DISPLAY A PIECE IN THE GALLERY MUST FILL OUT THIS FORM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A BOOTH OR DISPLAYING ONLY IN THE GALLERY

NAME______________________________________ SOC SEC #__________________________

ADDRESS_______________________________________________________________________

CITY_______________________________ STATE_____________ ZIP_____________________

PHONE(S)_______________________________________________________

__I am applying for a booth in Showcase 2001

__I want to be only in the Gallery at Showcase (there is no charge for this, however you must updated your membership and work a 3-hour workshift. Please fill out the workshift sign-up form)

WORK SUBMITTED FOR DISPLAY IN THE GALLERY MUST BE CAPABLE OF BEING SAFELY HANDLED WITH REASONABLE CARE. SHOWCASE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO DISPLAY ANY ITEMS NOT ABLE TO MEET THESE CRITERIA. PLEASE READ SHOWCASE BREAKAGE POLICIES

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR GALLERY REGISTRATION IS NOVEMBER 23, 2000. Late applications not accepted

I have read and understand the Showcase policies and agree to the terms therein.

Signature________________________________________ Date_______________________

All booth applicants must fill out this form. Gallery-only applicants do not need to

Name______________________________________________________________________

Address____________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________ State ___________________ Zip ___________

Phone (home) ________________________________ (work) _______________________________

__ Check here if you have previously filled out a points form. List below any additional committee chair jobs or OPA offices you have done since then. Thanks, your done with this form

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

__Check here if you have not applied to Showcase within the past three years. Fill out the form below

__ total years as an OPA member ___________________________________ dates (by year)

__ total years in a Showcase booth __________________________________ dates (by year)

__ total years in Showcase as Gallery-only _____________________________dates (by year)

List below any committee chair offices you have held, the total number of years and the dates that you held each job

__________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE FILL OUT IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A BOOTH, GROUP BOOTH, OR IF YOU PLAN TO HAVE A PIECE IN THE GALLERY (YEP, THAT’S EVERYONE WHO IS DOING THE SHOW IN ANY WAY)

Each booth participants will have three 3-hour workshifts. “Gallery-Only” participants must sign up for one 3-hour workshift. Showcase participants unable to help with a committee assignment will be assigned two extra workshifts. Fill this page out completely- do not leave any blank areas!

Name________________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State __________ Zip ______________

Phone(s) _____________________________________________________________________

__ Gallery-Only Participant

__ If I am wait listed for a booth, I still want to be in the gallery

__ I am a committee chair and need to have my workshifts reduced because____________________

__ I have a physical limitation which the workshift chair needs to know about__________________

(If you have experience at the Sales Table, sign up for Sales again! The less time it takes to train folks, the better!)

__ I am willing to do any job at Showcase (thanks!!)

__ cash sales __ children’s table __ rover

__ VISA sales __ greeting __ holding table __ security

__ sales tags __ aisle host __ demonstrate __ tag runner

__ information __ gallery host __ wrapping __ lobby display

__ I am willing to work any time, any day. Put me where you need me (thank you! If you checked this box, you may ignore the rest of the form)

__ due to my job or other conflicts, I cannot work at these times/days:_________________________

__ I would like all my shifts on one day (will require back to back shifts)

__ I do not want back to back shifts

__ I would like the same job for all my workshifts

__ I would like different jobs

__ I have 10-key, accounting or cashier experience

PREFERRED WORKSHIFT TIMES: Check four (last shift ends 1/2 hour after we close)

FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

__ 10am-1pm __ 10am-1pm __ 10am-1pm

__ 1-4pm __ 1-4pm __ 1-4pm

__ 4-7pm __ 4-7pm __ 4-5:30pm

__ 7-9:30pm __ 7-9:30pm

We will make every effort to get you where you want to be, when you want to be there.

NAME ___________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________

CITY____________________________________ STATE ______________ ZIP __________

PHONE(S) _________________________________________________________________

PLEASE LIST COMMITTEE PREFERENCES IN ORDER OF CHOICE (see list in newsletter)

fill this out even if you are aready placed on a committee or already a committee

1. _____________________________________ 2. ________________________________

3. _____________________________________

__ I have physical limitations which would prevent you from doing a Showcase job (please explain).

__ I have 10-key, accounting or cashier experience

Everyone who plans to participate in Showcase with a booth, in the group booth or in the gallery must renew their membership now!