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Oregon Potters Association AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2001

NEXT MEETING: THE ANNUAL PICNIC! The next meeting will be our annual OPA picnic. Get ready to have a big time! It will be held Sunday, September 16th at George and Pearl Wright's place in Manning, Oregon. From Portland take Hwy 26 west to Manning (about 20 miles). Watch for the OPA picnic signs on the left just past the Dairy Queen. There is a covered shelter, so plan on coming, rain or shine! The picnic is from noon to 6pm and we will eat about 2pm. OPA will provide drinks and bbq chicken (PLEASE RSVP so we know how much chicken to buy).

Please bring a large potluck dish: Last names beginning:

A--F, bring dessert G--L, bring salad M--R, bring grains (rice, pasta, breads) S--Z, bring a side dish

Please also bring:

1. A nice piece of pottery, wrapped for the Pottery Lottery. Tickets will be given for each wrapped or disguised piece. The lottery tickets will allow you to pick a wrapped piece.

2. Truckloads of old pottery for the Pottery Baseball Smash. We ask that parents bring a few toys and prizes for the kids for this event.

3. If you want to play music, contact Richey Bellinger, (503) 286-7072. He is our main man for the jam.

4. Bring lawn chairs if you want a comfortable place to sit. If you think you'll spend the whole time standing near the food at the potluck table, you may not need the chair.

5. Carpool if possible--we don't want a traffic jam at George's!

Please call Kathleen Fallon before September 7th to tell her if you are coming and how many people will accompany you. She needs to know in order to buy chicken for your group. She is also looking for volunteers to help set up and clean up. Call at (503) 266-3148 or send a postcard to PO Box 665, Beavercreek, OR 97004. Thanks!!! LET'S PARTY!

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Oct 1, 6:30pm at Laurie Childers’, 2675 SW Fairmont Dr, Corvallis. For directions call 541-757-9025

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: October 10. Please write down your information and mail it to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland, OR 97214. This will be the newsletter with the Showcase application, so if you have information pertaining to Showcase, send it in!

OPA JURIED SHOW: VISIONS AND INSPIRATIONS OF THE OPA: A committee of OPA members has been planning an OPA-sponsored juried show to be held at Contemporary Crafts Gallery next spring or summer. Their proposal is to select 15 to 20 OPA members to exhibit. Each of these people would then invite a clay artist from outside this area who they admire, respect, or feel has been a mentor. Selected OPA members would show one piece of their work, and their guest would show one to three pieces. Possible concurrent activities would be slides lectures, workshops, studio tours and panel discussions by the OPA members and their guests. The plan is to have the show committee (Victoria Christen, Patty Maly, Deborah Shapiro, Ted Vogel & Pat Horsley) jury the OPA members. All OPA members would be eligible, they would be juried from ten slides. The goal of this show would be to show the broad vision of OPA, increase the awareness of OPA within the greater artistic community and educate the public about contemporary ceramics. The cost to the OPA would be $2000-3000. The general membership will vote on this at the September picnic.

PERMANENT COLLECTION: The OPA Collection is in the final stages of being donated to Contemporary Crafts Gallery. It will be added to for the next few years (until it reaches the 25th year), and it will be included in their upcoming show "Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection." (see information under "Member News" later in Newsletter)

CALL FOR SLIDES: To all OPA members who work with slabs: Our November General Meeting will be a demonstration and slide show all about slab work. We are asking you to send 5-6 slides of your work to Deb Shapiro (9910 SW McDonald St, Tigard OR 97224, 503-624-5780) by October 20th to be included in the slide show. Utilitarian, sculptural and tile are work are all appreciated. Please put your name on each slide. They will be returned. Thank you!

VIDEO LIBRARY: As many of you know, Michael Fromme is currently in charge of the OPA video library. OPA owns many interesting clay-related videos which members may check out. For a list of videos and the rules of video borrowing, contact Michael.

OPA HOLIDAY SEASON STUDIO SALE GUIDE: The Holiday Studio Sale Guide application is at the end of this newsletter. If you would like to participate, please fill it out and send it to Cyra DuQuella by Oct 5.

Empty Bowls at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival was a success. Our sales were down a bit from last year, with our gross at $17,248 and our net donation to the Oregon Food Bank at $13,095. Thanks to the Chairs, Jeanne Charles and Tony Hackenbruck.

FROM YOUR 2002 CHAIR, MARK HEIMANN: "Greetings Everyone. Although attendance is historically small at summer Steering Committee Meetings, we still need to make some hefty decisions.

"Last week, prompted by some relatively grim figures provided by our Treasurer, Ramona Searle, and also by some very clear graphs and show comparison research compiled by Anne Stecker, Mary Orcutt and Ramona, we voted to bump the sales commission upward to 17% for potters with booths and 27% for those in the gallery only. As you may remember, we lowered the sales commission last year as a "test." The bottom line is Showcase needs to earn enough money to pay advance costs and outstanding bills without making major inroads into our savings (which is earmarked for emergencies). This year we barely made it.

"Consequently, our decision. Thanks for your understanding. The show must go on, but without working capitol it would be really tough (duh). We will put a presentation together for an upcoming General Meeting so that you can see the graphs, tables and statistics which indicate how great a deal participating in Showcase really is!

"Copies of the Steering Committee minutes are always available, to see what is going on in more detail. Our secretary, Anne Stecker, will put your name on an electronic or postal list at your request.

"We are looking for music for Showcase 2002 for the Friday opening. If you know a "low key" group or solo player that you would like to nominate, please contact me.

"Cyra DuQuella has generously offered her graphics talent to help put together the proposed 20th anniversary Showcase 20th anniversary booklet. We are still seeking ideas, photos, and other ways we can commemorate this OPA milestone. We are also still working toward the post-Showcase party in a separate room at the Convention Center, with a rocking band, big fun, no host bar, etc. Again, we are seeking help, music suggestions and feedback (will you come?)

"Thanks for listening. Remember, you are welcome to come to Steering Committee meetings to express your opinions and contribute to your show."

-Mark Heimann, 503-631-8686, markmann@teleport.com

COMMISSION INCREASE: For Showcase 2001, we tested out a lower commission. Our revenues (from the 15% booth/25% gallery commission and everyone’s booth fees) did not meet expenses. In order to balance the books, the Steering Committee has decided to raise the commission to 17% (27% for gallery only).

Traditionally, the goal has been to keep enough money in the bank to pay the show’s entire expenses if a crisis occurred. In addition to believing that this is prudent, it is a comfort to the OPA Board members who would be legally responsible for any bills Showcase was unable to pay. Our current projected expenses for Showcase 2002 are $92,000. We do not have this much money in the bank. Thus the 2001 15% booth/25% gallery commission plus $75 booth fee will not be adequate for 2002. Changing the commission is a difficult decision to make, and the current 17/27% commission may not be continued in 2003. The Steering Committee will spend the next year considering how much of the show’s expenses should be paid by the commission and how much should be paid from booth fees. They are trying to make it equitable for all OPA members, from the newer member with a half booth and no "following" to the long-time member whose customers are lining up at the door on Friday morning. They are trying to look at the whole picture: the current fee structure; our historic fee structures; original intent; and what would best serve the majority of our current members.

The Steering Committee will make a complete presentation at the November General Meeting about this, and will solicit opinions from all OPA members. Please be patient, and keep in mind that these people work very hard for the good of us all. Be nice to them.

THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE is looking for historic clay events to have at our 20th anniversary show. How about Guinness Book of World Records events? The tallest stack of bowls (donate them to Empty Bowls afterward), or something... Help us brainstorm! Call Linda Haworth, 503-681-2011

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: Thursday, Sept 13, 6:30pm at Margie Adams’, 4011 SE Taggart in Portland.

(SHOWCASE cont’d)

FROM THE 2001 WRAP UP MEETING (the condensed version): The long sales lines are a concern. If we add more sales stations, we may lose booth spaces. Each credit card machine is additional rental plus additional phone line installation (about $100). In 2002 we probably will be able to put the sales tables in the extra space from the neighboring exhibit hall, but this will not be available every year. We also may have to pay extra. Renting the entire hall next door would be $6000-10,000. There may (or may not) be some parking open by April 2002, and Tri Met will probably extend fareless square to Lloyd Center. The lost rental radio was found (the Convention Center had it the whole time).

SHOW CHAIRS: If you are resigning your position, please give the Committee Placement Chair as much notice as possible. It is much easier to fill the job and to have a smooth transition if the new Chair can follow you through Showcase before you resign.

COMMITTEE CHAIR OPENINGS: Workshift Co-Chair. Co-ordinates workshifts prior to the show, oversees workshifts during the show. For more information, please call current chair Carol Lebreton, 503-238-0394. If you are interested in this job, please send name, phone #, why you are interested/qualified, your experience with Showcase & OPA to Nancy Hart, 6161 SW Salmon, Portland OR 97221, 503-292-2165.

I have been asked to write a concise description of how the Oregon Potters’ Association (OPA) and Ceramic Showcase function, what their member involvement is, and people may become involved. It will be difficult to make this concise, but here goes:

The OPA began as a networking group for potters. Among other things the goal was to share information with one another and to pool their resources for material buying. Soon after OPA formed, there was a brilliant idea to have a co-op run exhibition. This became Showcase. Both OPA and Showcase have always been run as cooperative ventures, run by OPA members who volunteer their time.

OPA has General Membership Meetings six times per year (the September meeting is usually a picnic, the others are held at Multnomah Art Center), as well as six board meetings per year. Anyone may attend any of these meetings, and they are always announced in the newsletter. OPA has a Clay In Education Committee, which pays OPA members to teach clay classes in programs where this would otherwise be unavailable. OPA also runs some Empty Bowls programs, benefiting the hungry in Oregon and southwest Washington. We run workshops and we make a Holiday Season Studio Sale Guide

Showcase also has meetings. The "General Participants" meetings occur during the OPA General Membership Meetings. The Steering Committee (this is the Showcase "Board") meets almost every month, with each meeting date decided at the prior meeting. Since the meetings occur more often than the newsletter is printed, the newsletter is unable to print the schedule for every meeting, but many of them are listed and interested people may call the show Chair (Mark Heimann, 503-631-8686) or Secretary (Anne Stecker, 503-399-0590) if you are unsure of the next meeting date or location.

Any potter or ceramist living in Oregon or southwest Washington may join OPA. Any OPA member may put a piece in the Showcase Gallery, providing they meet the deadline. Further participation in Showcase is more complicated. To have a booth in the show, you must have been a member for ten months prior to the date when you apply, and you will be awarded a space in the show based on how much you have participated in the OPA and Showcase. The system for determining your level of participation is our "points system." It is fairly complicated. You are awarded points for each year you have been an OPA member, for each year you have participated in Showcase or in the Showcase Gallery, for any Committee you have chaired for Showcase or OPA, for serving on the OPA board, and for a few other special projects. The list of jobs and their corresponding points is published in the October newsletter.

If you want to become more involved, you may attend any or all meetings. OPA board members are elected by the membership at the January meeting. Nominations are accepted in November and December. You are welcome to nominate yourself for any position which interests you. Showcase Committee Chairs are appointed by the Showcase Steering Committee. These positions become available throughout the year and are advertised in the Newsletter. If you are interested in these, you write a brief description of your interest and qualifications and mail this to the Showcase Committee Placement Chair (for Showcase 2002, this is Nancy Hart, 503-292-2165). Both OPA and Showcase require many people to work long hours, but the rewards are lots of shared information and great friendships.

In addition to the main body of OPA, there is a "Eugene Committee." This group is made up of OPA members who live in and around Eugene, and it meets regularly under the name Local Clay. They do many of the same things that the main, Portland based, OPA does. They also run an October show called ClayFest. If you need further information on Local Clay, contact Merry Newcomer, 541-485-6696.

POTTER WANTED: Kay McCarty from a gallery in Sitka, Alaska is looking for a new potter to buy from. Functional stoneware, maybe with fish motif. The potter she previously bought from has retired. 907-747-3005

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Guardino Gallery (2939 NE Alberta, Portland OR 97211, 503-281-9048) is looking for: Artists interested in a show during 2002, call for an appointment or send slides and resume. They also need "shop artists" who make special, one of a kind, work for regular display in their retail shop, call for an appointment.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: 31st Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, deadline Aug 27 (received), open to artists living in Oregon, all media, 2 slides, include SASE, no entry fee, juror Bruce Guenther, exhibit Sept 27-Oct 31, Corvallis Art Center, LBCA WVJE, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis OR 97333

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Salzbrand Keramik (that’s German for Salt-Fired Pottery), held every 5 to 7 years at Handwerkskammer Koblenz in the heart of the salt-firing region in Germany, seeks salt fired work from all five continents, there is a pre-jury from slides, then a second jury on site from the chosen slides. Work must be salt fired, at any temperature, traditional or innovative techniques. Deadline Dec 31, exhibit begins March 2002. email galerie@hwk-koblenz.de (your editor has the entry info if anyone wants to look at it, I was in this show a few years ago and, although I was juried out of the final round, my work toured Germany for over a year in exhibits. Janet, 503-231-2810)

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Wood Fired Ceramic Exhibition, curated by Richard Rowland at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Jan 15-Feb 22, 2002. Looking for clay artists who are firing in Anagama-style kilns, send 2-3 slides or photos, include SASE. Send to CCC Art Department, Attn: Ceramics, 1653 Jerome Ave, Astoria, OR 97103. Questions? Call Richard at CCC Art Dept or at home, 503-325-0184

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Percent for Art project, West Linn Public Library, deadline Aug 31, several projects throughout building, total budget $40,000, Contact Pam Williams, 503-656-7853 x21 pwilliams@ci.west-linn.or.us

CALL FOR ARTISTS: St Clare Holiday Market, Nov 14-18, deliver Nov 12-13, in SW Portland, Mary McMenomey, 503-557-7830

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Lark Books Outdoor Garden Mosaics by Jill MacKay will be published Fall 2002. They are looking for original mosaic work, planters, small sculpture, etc. Visit www.LarkBooks.com for entry guidelines, send submissions to Jill MacKay, 244 Byron Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15237, email jmackay@lm.com, deadline Oct 1

ARTISTS SOUGHT: Quality crafts sought for natural products store in Sandy, OR. Kathryn Rossoa, 503-668-5400

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Two more Lark Books: One is 500 Teapots, deadline Nov 1, will feature a selection of traditional and altered forms made with any ceramic firing process. Brief comments by the artists and photographic details of the piece may also be submitted, no fee, maximum 3 entries per person, for entry form visit www.larkbooks.com, mail entries to 500 Teapots, Lark Books, 50 College St, Asheville NC 28801.

Also Ceramics for Kids will be published Fall 2002. Deadline unknown (probably soon), by Mary Ellis, seeking slide entries for its gallery section. This book will have how-to photography of fun & simple handbuilt (pinch, coil & slab) clay projects for 8-12 year olds. They would like slides of work made by children using similar techniques. Ceramics for Kids/Gallery Submissions, attn: S Tourtillott, editor, Lark Books, 50 College St, Asheville NC 28801

RESIDENCY AVAILABLE: Live and work in the Sanbao Ceramic Working Village in China. Work alongside local potters, take workshops, exhibit in galleries and museums in Jingdezhen, Shanghai & Hangzhou. Contact the International Office of the Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, 14 Courtwright Rd, Etobicoke, Toronto, ON, CANADA M9C 4B4

GRANT AVAILABLE: Arts Build Communities Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission for projects occurring in 2002. Applicants must be non-profit or local government organizations, grants are $3000-7000 and must be matched 1/1. Deadline Oct 12, 503-986-0082, 800-233-3306

GEOFFERY WHEELER: Exploration of the sensual quality of color and form in his luscious thrown porcelain vessels. Sept 8, 10am-4pm at Lewis & Clark College, $40 ($35 for OPA members or students), make check out to OPA and mail to Ted Vogel, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland OR 97219. There will also be a show of his work at Fifth Element Gallery (404 NW 10th in Portland) Sept 6-29.

IAN CURRIE: Frustrated with glazes? Want to tweak a mediocre glaze into a sumptuous one? Learn Ian Currie’s grid method for glaze testing. Knowledge of glaze chemistry not necessary. Sept 21-22, Fri-Sat 8am-4pm, PCC Rock Creek, $45. There is a list of materials you must bring to workshop, call Lisa Clapp to sign up by Sept 10, 503-755-1810

(WORKSHOPS/LECTURES/CONFERENCES cont’d)

JIM KOUDELKA will give a workshop in October at Lewis & Clark College. Contact Ted Vogel, 503-768-7398

STEVEN BRANFMAN: Raku Process: Surface and Firing. Includes experimentation and sophisticated color and texture not always recognized as "raku", Oct 13-14, Oregon College of Art & Craft, $175+$39, 503-297-5544

RICHARD NOTKIN: Known for his highly detailed teapots, influenced by Yixing and exploring political themes. Nov 3-4, 9am-5pm, $75, Lewis & Clark College. To register for the workshop, mail check to Ceramics Department, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland OR 97219. Questions? Call Ted Vogel 503-768-7398. There will also be a free slide show on Nov 2 at 7pm at Lewis & Clark in Miller 105, as well as a concurrent show at Margo Jacobsen Gallery in November.

THE POTTERS’ COUNCIL: Cynthia Spencer wrote in to report on their membership benefits from the Potters’ Council. She says that she joined for the "cheap meds". Her first two prescriptions filled saved $5 on $35 and $3 on $11. Most of the other benefits (vision, dental, hearing) she has not found suppliers for in her hometown (Corvallis)

SEND SLIDES OF YOUR WORK TO CUBA: Laurie Childers will be attending "Todo Ceramica: 2001" an international conference that takes place for three weeks in Neuva Gerona, Cuba. She would like to show OPA members’ work there. Send labeled slides, photos, and/or old & current show postcards to her by Nov 1st. Mail to 2675 SW Fairmont St, Corvallis OR 97333. If you want materials returned, tell her and include an SASE or a note to bring them to the January 11 general OPA meeting.

AFFORDABLE KILN ELEMENTS: (I mentioned Stan Horton’s discount kiln elements in the last newsletter, but since then I have received more info. -ed) The Kiln Elements Company is run by a guy who made elements for Skutt for many, many years, so he says he really knows his stuff. His elements are very reasonably priced, about 30% off retail. A replacement element for a Skutt 1027 is $27.30 (I paid $41 last time I bought one. -ed). He can supply pre-formed elements for Skutt, AMACO Excel, and Cress. He can make elements for any other kiln, but if your kiln is a weird brand, he will need to know the wire gauge, ohms, length of stretched element & length of pigtail. 11136 SE 60th, Milwaukie OR 97222, 503-794-9855, www.kilnelements.com

TRADITIONAL CRAFT TOURS: In June 2002, Portland photographer Jack Sanders will be taking a small group of people with interest in pottery to Kyushu, Japan. Meet potters in Takeo, Onsen, Arita, Imari and Karatsu. Includes visits to potters, museums, climbing kilns, etc. Accommodations are youth hostels and ryokan (traditional inns) where participants sleep on futons on the floor and soak in communal, same sex, baths. Meals will be local Japanese food. The goal is to see pottery and also to absorb Japanese culture. 8-10 people may go on this 10 day trip, the cost will be about $2500. This includes airfare from Portland and accommodations, but not meals. Estimate based on current exchange rate. Meals will cost $15-25/day. Call 503-293-6195

HIGH-TEMP CAULKING: A recent flier from RHI Refractories (503-227-7944, 800-887-5555) includes an advertisement for Inswool, a 2300 degree caulk available in buckets or convenient tubes for your caulk gun. They also have Inswool rope which can be used as a gasket up to 2300 degrees. Their flier says they are "your one stop refractory source"

DIOXIN IN BALL CLAY: The ongoing concern of dioxin in ball clay was the subject of an article by Monona Rossol in Clay Times, July/Aug 2001. She points out that there is probably dioxin in other types of clays, and she implies that it would be less likely in cleaner clays (eg: kaolins). Every ball clay that was involved in the tests she cites had some dioxin and it appears to be of natural origin. While your editor’s understanding is that the most contaminated ball clays have been removed from the market, we all must exercise extra caution.

CERAMIC WELDING: An article in the July 2001 Ceramic Industry describes ceramic welding. It is a method for repairing industrial furnaces and is done at operating temperature to eliminate the need for costly shut downs. The welder in their photograph is wearing what appears to be a Kevlar body stocking, in addition to other, thicker, clothes, and he has a very long torch in his hand which is reaching inside a firing kiln. Apparently, repair materials are shot through a pressurized system and are melted to the damaged area of the kiln. (For now, I think I will just continue applying Sairset to my kiln after it cools. -ed)

COLLECTION AGENCY FOR CRAFTS: An article in the September CraftsReport mentions a credit exchange and collection agency which specializes in the gift, stationary and craft industry. It is the Manufacturers Credit Cooperative, 972-422-7852, www.mcccredit.com

CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) wrote us to say thank you for the $635 we collected for them from our membership. Thanks everyone! Also, they are raffling off a show of miniature heads- "Heads Up For CERF." These are displayed in a single display box, and are donated by a great group of ceramists. If you are interested in buying a raffle ticket, contact them at 802-229-2306, cornelia@craftemergency.org

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VOLUNTEER SOUGHT: Friendly House Community Center is looking for a volunteer to teach pottery to youth & seniors. They have equipment. Sue Tingley, Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier, Portland 97210.

AMUSING ASIDE: This was seen in an exhibitor’s booth at Rest of the Best: "For your convenience, all prices have been pre-haggled"

NORTHWEST WOODFIRE MAGAZINE has it’s first issue finished. It is available from Clay Art Center in Tacoma, or directly from the guy who started it, Steve Sauer, 360-871-4788 (Steve is a woodfire potter is Seabeck, WA)

ARTFAIR SOURCEBOOK: A guide to the top fairs in the country. $75-150 for one-year subscription, 800-358-2045

EVAN MICHAEL SPRAGUE, son of Don and Maddy Sprague, died on July 9 at the age of 24 in an automobile accident in Newport. We all extend our hearts to Don and Maddy in this very difficult time. Contributions are being accepted in his name for art supplies for Central Catholic High School, 2401 SE Stark, Portland OR 97214 (OPA as an organization has donated $300 in Evan’s memory)

GARY GUY died in early July of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. He is survived by his wife, Karen. Our thoughts are with her.

BARB CAMPBELL is having a show at Fifth Element Gallery (404 NW 10th, Portland) in August

"Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection" at Contemporary Crafts, 3934 SW Corbett in Portland, will feature the OPA Permanent Collection. It opens Aug 31, 5:30-7:30pm & runs through Oct 7. Our collection includes work from:

Ruri Richard Rowland Gary Sloane

Patrick Horsley Dave & Boni Deal Don Sprague

Glen Burris Dennis Meiners Craig Martell

Maria Simon Marianna Crawford Michael Scrivens

Chris Gum Ellen Fager Jim Koudelka

Tamae Sawano Carol Lebreton Michael Fromme

Vern Uyetake

(The press release does not mention Natalie Warrens’ piece, but I assume it will also be in the show. -ed)

KEN PINCUS’ new phone number is 503-285-4784

DAN SCHMITT will be in "Studio Days 2001: A View of Contemporary Ceramics" at Chester Springs Studio in Chester Springs, PA, in April. He has also been invited to participate in a porcelain show at The Clay Place in Pittsburgh, PA, in December.

SUMI WU will have a show of mixed media sculpture: "Antiquated Instruments for a Modern Universe" at Guardino Gallery (2939 NE Alberta in Portland), Aug 30-Sept 25, opens Aug 30, 6-9pm.

THOMAS ORR had a show of sculpture at Fifth Element Gallery in July

PORTLAND OPEN STUDIOS: Margaret Synan and Katy McFadden are among the OPA members who will be participating in Portland Open Studios, Oct 13-14 (Eastside) and 20-21 (Westside). There is a calendar/catalogue available for $12 at Art Media and other places, and there is a show of participants’ work at the Littman-White Gallery at Portland State University, opening 1st Thursday Sept 6. www.Portlandopenstudios.com

JAQULINE HURLBERT is showing ceramic sculpture at First Avenue Gallery, 205 SW 1st, Portland, Aug 1-Sept 3

RICHARD ROWLAND had a show "At the Kiln" of his work, presented by Pacific Rim Gallery in Astoria on Aug 18.

STUDIO CLOSE OUT SALE: Duncan kiln (23x29") $500; cones; homemade display grids, 4x4’ for $5, 4x6’ for $8; mason stains 6364 (turquoise), 6313 (dk blue) and more; 400# Clay Art Center RedArt terracotta clay ($16 for all); wareshelves galore; plate stands; credit card manual imprinter; misc tools & supplies. Cheap prices! Marilyn 503-234-5020 (Portland)

WANTED: Used electric pottery kiln, call 503-449-0635 with details.

WANTED: Used potters’ wheel, inexpensive. Kick wheel preferred but electric is fine. Maria, 503-244-9625

SEEKING HOME & STUDIO: Ceramic artist looking to create living & studio environment with other ceramic artists who want to share knowledge, inspiration, feedback & collaboration in creative household. If you have a home studio & are willing to share or if you an artist with the same inspiration, call Saundra at 503-236-3167

Once again, the OPA will be sponsoring a guide to Holiday Season Studio Sales. In its 9th year, the guide is a black and white brochure which usually lists about 20 studio sales and includes approximately 10 photos. While the OPA does not mail these guides, participants may do so. Typically, participants distribute them at each of their individual fall sales and at other fall shows (Your editor highlights her own sale and hands them out at craft fairs). Many customers now expect to be able to pick them up at one sale and thus find other sales to attend. All OPA members are welcome to list their sales in the guide. In general it has been most useful to people who are in an area with other nearby sales, and for people who are doing their sale in late November or early December. The cost is still $25 per person participating in the sale, or $75 for groups of three or more. Mail the application to Cyra DuQuella, 131 SE 74th, Portland OR 97215 by October 5. Guides will be available at the November OPA General Meeting.

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NAME _________________________________________

TELEPHONE # AT SALE __________________________

ADDRESS OF SALE ________________________________

DATE(S) OF SALE _________________________________

HOURS OF SALE __________________________________

10-word description of work (if sale includes more than one person, use a separate sheet of paper)__________________________

If space does not allow for maps, please choose one option below:

___ "call for directions

___ 10-word description of location (example: "east side of Sellwood Bridge, 3 blocks S. of Tacoma St")

If sale includes a non-OPA member, include name and 5-word description of work (to be included if space allows)

FEE: Make checks payable to OPA

__ $25 for one person (100 fliers allotted)

__ $50 for two people (200 fliers allotted)

__ $75 for three or more people (300 fliers allotted)

If you will need more fliers, tell Cyra now. There may be an additional charge for extra fliers. If so, you will be notified before they are ordered.

PLEASE INCLUDE A PROFESSIONAL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE PHOTO OF YOUR WORK. Color slides do not work in Cyra’s scanner, and please do not send postcards or color photocopies.

MAIL THIS FORM BY OCTOBER 5TH TO: Cyra DuQuella, 131 SE 74th, Portland OR 97215. Fliers may be picked up at the November 9th general OPA Meeting. Please call Cyra (503-256-8330) to make other arrangements if you will be unable to attend.