Dec. 2001 OPA Newsletter

December 2001 and January 2002 OPA Newsletter

NEXT MEETING: FRIDAY, JANUARY 11^th at Multnomah Art Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland

6:30pm: OPA General Meeting: Call Ginger Steele to put something on the agenda. Bring items for the swap table, snacks for the hospitality table, Empty Bowls donations, announcements for the room divider

7pm: Program: Wood-Fire Panel: We will be treated to a panel from noted potters who fire with wood: Nils Lou; Jay Widmer; Hiroshi Ogawa; Stephen Mickey; Richard Rowland; Tom Kearchner and Thomas Rohr. All of them own an anagama (or something similar) kiln in or near Oregon. They will each show a few slides illustrating their kiln and pieces fired in it. We will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear how their firing techniques have evolved with experience. It will be a special treat to have so much cumulative wisdom on the subject of wood fire together on one panel!

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Monday, Feb 11^th 2002, 6:30pm at Victoria Shaw’s house, 4806 NE Place (Place is very important, not Road, Avenue or Street!), Portland.

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: February 15, 2002. Please submit information in writing to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214. email janetbuskirk@yahoo.com

OPA JURIED SHOW: “Visions and Inspirations of the Oregon Potters’ Association” will be the OPA sponsored juried exhibition at Contemporary Crafts Gallery in Portland. It is scheduled to open April 18^th and run through June 16^th, 2002.

Slides are due Tues, Jan 15^th (they must be received then, not postmarked). The selection committee will meet Tues, Jan 22^nd, and will notify selected members and mentors immediately after this. Work is due at CCG Fri, Mar 29^th, 2002.

The show works this way: Twelve to 15 OPA members will be selected for this exhibition. Each member will identify a “mentor” clay artist from outside the Oregon area with whom they would like to show. This guest artist mentor should be someone the selected OPA member admires, respects, or who has served as a mentor in the past. The OPA member does not have to know the mentor artist. Selected OPA members will show one piece of their current work. Their mentor will show one to three pieces depending on space. A brief written statement regarding the relationship between the OPA member and the mentor will be included in the exhibition. The exact number of OPA members and mentors will be determined by space considerations. The space is limited, and more than twelve pairs of artists will be chosen only if they work they make will fit into the gallery. Take a look at the December issue of Ceramics Monthly. The article “25 Select 25” is about a similar show at Lill Street Art Center in Chicago.

This exhibition will demonstrate the broad vision and inspiration within the OPA. It will increase awareness of the OPA within the artistic community and the general public, and it will educate the public about contemporary ceramics.

Possible activities concurrent with the exhibit are:

1. Slide lectures by OPA members and invited artists

2. Workshops by OPA members and invited artists

3. Studio tours

4. Panel discussions about inspiration

Eligibility and selection process: All OPA members, including new and long-time members who are potters, sculptors, educators, full-time or part-time artists, will be eligible and are encouraged to apply. To be considered for the exhibition, members must submit 10 slides of their current work and a current resume. Also include the name, address and phone number (if known), images (slides, Xeroxes, magazine clippings) and information on the mentor and their work. This must be received by Jan 15^th (not postmarked). Send to Ted Vogel, Art Dept, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland OR 97219. There is a handy application form on page 9. Use it or write this information on a piece of paper and mail it in!

Please direct questions to any of the following OPA Exhibition Committee Members (they are ineligible for the competition): Victoria Christen 503-753-1783; Pat Horsley 503-771-5156; Patty Maly 503-452-9618; Deborah Shapiro 503-624-5780; Ted Vogel 503-768-7398.

GROUP BUY: Advancer Kiln Shelves. These are the great, super-thin, super high tech, lightweight shelves that many of us use and love. They cost a lot, but lumbar surgery costs more. If over 10 in each size are ordered, they will cost $132 each for 12x24”, $180 each for 14x28.” Add $2.50 per shelf for packing, plus shipping. If less than 10 are ordered, add about $7 per shelf. The order will be placed by December 25. Call Carol Lebreton,

OPA ELECTIONS: The elections for the 2002 board will be at the January meeting. We already have many new nominees or incumbents who wish to serve longer (we can always have more than one nominee for a position!). One position which has no nominee is the President-Elect! A few positions are 2-year terms and already are full. Please call Sandy Brown (503-552-8295) by January 5^th, 2002 if you are interested in any of the positions below.

Officers:

President (Ginger Steele, voted in last year)

President-Elect (this person will be President in 2003)

Secretary

Treasurer (Ramona Searle, this is her 2^nd year in a 2 year position)

Board Members:

President Emeritus (Sandy Brown, last year’s President)

Newsletter Editor

Board Member at Large (12 positions available)

Committee Chairs:

Program Chair

Showcase Chair

Clay in Education Chair

Empty Bowls Chair

Empty Bowls Co Chair

Hospitality Chair

Justice Center Window Display Coordinator

Membership Chair

Mentor Chair

Picnic Chair

Webmaster

Workshop Chair

OPA AS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION: At the last board meeting, Don Sprague discussed what more the OPA could do for potters and their development. He spoke about other professional organizations, and how they charged more money for dues, but they offered their members more options. Could we be doing more? Could we plan a campaign to raise public awareness about using handmade pottery? Could we work more on our own development? This is food for thought.

THANK YOU to the people who sent slides for the November program, and a big thank you to Ellen Currans for her great demonstration! We all learned a lot and may eventually be able to make pots with as much class as Ellen’s.

A few hot tips from Ellen: She uses a large rubber squeegee to remove the canvas texture from her slabs. Prior to texturing a slab, she brushes her clay with cornstarch to keep it smooth and non-sticky. To push her clay into textured areas, she places a thin piece of dry plastic on the piece, then rubs it with a dry sponge (this pushes the clay into the textured surface without marring the side you are sponging). WD-40 is her mold release of choice; she buys it in gallons and applies it with a sponge brush. She uses a nifty tool to bevel the edges of her clay: Veritass (spelling?) tools, she recommends the larger ones (they look like can openers and are available at woodworking suppliers). For texturing, she often uses embossed wallpaper. One brand she likes is Anaglypta (they have a web site, Home Depot has their catalogues). She sprays the wallpaper with clear acrylic sealer to keep it from absorbing water. Ellen was generous enough to share her clay formula.

CLAYFEST 2002 is scheduled for Oct 12-13, 2002. Planning will begin in February, and there are some Committee Chair positions available:

Registrar Chair Sponsorship ChairPublicity Chair

CASH Trainee Secretary TraineeWorkshift Trainee Building Trainee

Gallery/Physical Trainee

Please consider supporting the efforts of these mid-valley Oregon potters by volunteering your time and expertise to make ClayFest 2002 an even better show! For information call Don Clarke 541-683-6330, ddclarke@efn.org

EMPTY BOWLS EUGENE will be the first Friday in March. Last year they sold $13,000 worth of work in less than one hour. They ran out of bowls. They can use more donations! If you have any work to donate, please call Frank Gosar (541-607-2708) or Kay Irish (541-935-4327)

EMPTY BOWLS PORTLAND: Empty Bowls will once again occur on 4^th of July weekend at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival. We are, of course, looking for contributions already! Please bring your bowls or other contributions for to the January OPA meeting. This year more demands than ever will be made on the food bank due to unemployment, the poor economy and a list of things not under our control. Your generous donation will help. Thank you.

Ellen Curran’s Clay #101

Hawthorne Bond 30

Greenstripe 15

Saggar XX 12.5

OM4 17.5

Custer 10

Silcosil 90 10

Ione 412 (35F) 9

Red Iron 0.5

Total 104.5

2002 Showcase

Greetings from your 2002 Chair –

I am currently negotiating the date for our 2003 Showcase. OPA has preferred Mother’s Day weekend in the past, and I have tentatively reserved that weekend for us in 2003. We will be in a brand new Exhibit Hall at the Convention Center (Hall E), because our usual space (Hall A) has been reserved by a much bigger fish than we are.

Management at the Convention Center assures me that the amenities, meeting rooms, and all will be virtually identical to our current space. Unless I hear a loud hue and cry from you all, I will proceed to draw up a contract (we have to plan eighteen months ahead to secure a space). Incidentally, the dates for the 2003 Show would be May 9-11 (set up May 7-8).

As you probably know, dates for the 2002 show are May 3-5. Same hall, same layout as in 2001, with one more sales lane to try to decrease the Friday morning line nightmare. Thanks to Sam Sloan for securing the extra space. It cost us a few more bucks but the Steering Committee thought it would be money well spent.

The Convention Center management also tells me that parking will be much improved next year, as half the new lot will be completed. We’ll still provide the “drive around” service that we instituted last year – customers loved it! And so did the work shift folks that would have had to carry parcels to remote parking areas.....

Our music for Friday night will be “Rose in the Heather” – a Celtic folk band that has a fine sound, not too loud, not too “elevator”. Good peoples, too!

Please send your publicity materials – slides/photos of yourself and your work – to Cyra DuQuella (Poster Chair) and Linda Haworth (Publicity Chair).

If any OPA member wants to receive the Showcase Steering Committee minutes, either via e-mail or US Postal, please contact Anne Stecker, our most excellent secretary [(503) 399-0590, annestecker@hotmail.com]. She will add your name to “the list”.

As always, if you have any Showcase questions or suggestions, please call or write.

Happy Holidays!

-Mark Heimann, Showcase 2002 Chair

(503) 631-8686 / markmann@teleport.com

SHOWCASE 2002 will be May 3-5, 2002 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Set up will be May 1 & 2. A preliminary reservation has been made for 2003 for May 9-11 in Exhibit Hall E (this is a different hall than usual) at the Convention Center

MAILING LISTS: Please send your mailing lists to Ginger Steele, Mail List Chair, for addition to the Showcase mailing list. Names will be used only to publicize Showcase. Send your mail list in any readable form (handwritten, typed, on computer disk…) to 3285 NW Susbauer Rd, Cornelius OR 97113.

PUBLICITY PHOTOS/PHOTOS FOR POSTER: Showcase always needs photos and slides for the posters, advertisements and newspaper articles. These should be good quality, of your work or of you working. Please send items for the poster to Cyra DuQuella at 131 SE 74^th, Portland OR 97215. Send items for advertisements and publicity to Linda Haworth, 128 E Main St, Hillsboro OR 97123. Remember that Linda can use multiple copies of the same images, since she sends them out to various different places.

Do we want to be strictly commercial? Do we want growth? Lots of growth? Controlled growth? What about admission charges? They will look at some of the original Showcase goals, as well as current concerns of our membership.

SHOWCASE GALLERY: Do not forget that you may still apply to be in the Gallery at Showcase. The deadline is Jan 31. Send your name, address, phone # and social security # to Linda Bourne, 27309 SW 145th, Sherwood OR 97140

SHOWCASE BUDGET INCREASES: A quick word about the 10% annual increases to Showcase budgets. We do not spend 10% more per year in every budget category. We do budget 10% more in each category, but we encourage everyone to watch their costs and we hope that they do not spend their entire budget. Their budget for each year is based on what they actually spent the year before, not what they were budgeted. We must budget for unexpected things, and a cautious budget must actually budget more than what would normally be spent. If we consistently budgeted less than we spend, then we would have a shortfall and the Steering Committee would panic. Does this all make sense? If not, please ask one of your Steering Committee members.

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: January 11^th, 2002, 3pm (before OPA general meeting) at Janet Buskirk’s house, 3624 SE Yamhill St in Portland, 503-231-2810

EXTRA SPACE: Do you remember the extra space we had at the show last year? We were told that we would be able to use that space again, then we were told that we could not use it, now we are told that we can use it but we must pay for it. So, we are paying rent for it. If this does not change again, that is.

PARKING: The Convention Center says that they will have part of the new parking lot finished in time for Showcase 2002.

TIME PAYMENTS: Leslie Lee put together a proposal for Showcase that enables participants to accept time payments. The general idea is that a customer would have to pay Showcase it’s percentage before the customer leaves the show. The customer and the artist would then negotiate how the remaining payments would be made, and whether the artist or customer would retain the piece during the payments period. There is, of course, a form to fill out. There will be a minimum purchase amount ($500 was the number the Steering Committee preferred), and this will be tried for one year.

POSITION OPEN: TREASURER, CASH SALES, TRAINEE: There is an opening for a trainee to take over the Treasurer- Cash Chair position for 2003. Cheryl Kempner currently is chair and will be retiring after 2002 Showcase. The committee is responsible for all of the cash at Showcase; counting it, depositing it making sure there is enough in the safe to start the day etc. You need to be available at the show throughout the entire event. This is a good job for out of towners because all of the work occurs at Showcase. For more information call Cheryl 541-344-3460.

Please submit an application in writing by January 2, 2002, outlining your qualifications, involvement with OPA and anything else that would help us know who you are. Since this person will be handling all of the Cash, we need to know you very well. Send a letter of application to:

Nancy Hart Committee Placement Chair

6161 S. W. Salmon St.

Portland, OR 97221

(503) 292-2165

NEW STUDY GROUPS FOR FUTURE OF SHOWCASE: Two groups are forming to examine the past, current and future goals of Showcase.

The first group is the “Fair Fee” study group. This group consists of: Natalie Warrens (coordinator, (503) 282-1092, nw2@uswest.net); Anne Stecker; Ramona Searle; Larry Nelson; Cindy Clark; Babette Harvey; Prune Wickart; Jim Keith; Janet Buskirk. They will be examining the costs of producing Showcase, and what percentage of these costs should be paid by the Showcase booth fee and what percentage should be paid by the sales commission. They will try to come up with as fair a solution as is possible, balancing the high and low income producers..

The second group is the Showcase Vision group. This group consists of: Chuck Liebert (Coordinator) cgliebert@worldnet.att.net); Cynthia Spencer; Ellen Currans; Victoria Littlejohn; Natalie Warrens; Marilyn Woods; Lyn Sedlak-Ford; Prune Wickart; Babette Harvey. This group will examine the future goals of Showcase.

OPPORTUNITIES

SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT by Crafts Report Magazine for their “Insights” section. Deadline for ceramics is Jan 15 for the April issue. Include slides, information describing the slides, contact information, and a 200-word essay which addresses these two questions:

 What has been the biggest challenge to selling your work?

 How have you overcome it?

Send to INSIGHT, The Crafts Report, box 1992, Wilmington DE 19899-9776. Digital images and entries via email go to hskelly@craftsreport.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Works of Faith,” deadline Jan 25, show March 3-May 5, $15 entry fee, work must convey aspects of the artists’ personal faith. Any media, 503-228-7331, www.fpcpdx.org, 1200 SW Alder, Portland OR 97205

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Strictly Functional Pottery National,” deadline Jan 15, show April 26-May 27, $20 fee, work not over 30” any direction or 20 lbs, juror Jack Troy. Market House Craft Center, PO Box 204, East Petersburg PA 17520-0204, 717-560-8816

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Vases,” deadline Jan 15, show March 29-April 21, $20 fee for 3 slides, utilitarian or sculptural vases in clay, glass or metal, juror Jacquelyn Rice, send SASE to Peck Gallery, 424 Wickenden St, Providence RI 02903

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “14^th Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition,” deadline Feb 4, show April 18-June 23, sculptural or functional, $15 for 3 slides, juror Jimmy Clark, Karen Zimmerly, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 1 Love St, San Angelo TX 76903, 915-653-3333, samafa@airmail.net

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “2002 International Orton Cone Box Show,” deadline Feb 16, show March 26-April 30, then travels 2 yrs, works must be 50% or more fired clay & fit in large Orton cone box, $30 fee, juried from actual work, send business sized SASE to Inge Balch, Dept of Art, Ceramics, Baker University, PO Box 65, Baldwin City KS 66006-0065

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Georgie’s Annual Clay & Glaze Contest,” juried from actual pieces which must be delivered to the Portland or Eugene Georgies store during the final week of February. Jurying on March 1^st, pieces will be displayed in month of March. There are two categories: Independent/Professional; and School (this is divided into grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, and Higher Education. One piece will be purchased for the Georgies collection. There will also be several award winners who receive gift certificates. All work must be made with Georgie’s clay, low fire and mid range work must be glazed with their glazes, high fire work must be accompanied by glaze formula.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “6^th International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan,” application deadline Feb 28, juried from actual work June 3-14, show Oct 12-Nov 4, two categories (ceramic design and ceramic arts), fee about $33 per entry, International Ceramics Festival 02 Mino, Japan, Executive Committee Office, 5-68-1 Ueno-cho, Tajimi City, Gifu Pref, 507-8708, email icfmino@synnet.or.jp, www.synnet.or.jp/festival.mino/

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “2^nd Annual National Juried Cup Show,” deadline March 1, show May 15-June 8, send SASE to Anderson Turner, Gallery 138, 138 E Main St, Kent OH 44240, email Gallery 138@kent.edu

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Art Show at the Dog Show,” deadline Jan 9, show Feb 26-March 30, work must depict dogs, $30 for 3 entries, Pat Deshler, 7520 Oak Tree Ln, Kechi KS 67067, wichitapudel@aol.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Necessary Objects: Functional Pottery National Juried Exhibition,” deadline Jan 11, show March 8-April 26, work not to exceed $600, 3 slides, Amanda Cooper, the Arts Center, 719 Central Ave, St Petersburg FL, 33701

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “33^rd Annual National Juried Exhibition,” deadline Jan 16, show March 5-April 7, $30 fee, send SASE to Artists Council, Palm Springs Desert Museum, PO box 2310, Palm Springs CA 99263-2310, dstrick@psmuseum.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Feats of Clay XV,” deadline Feb 22, show April 27-May 26, $15 for 1 slide, $25 for 2, $30 for 3, juror Warren MacKenzie, send SASE to Lincoln Arts, 540 F St, Lincoln CA 95568, www.lincolnarts.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Recent Ceramic Graduate Students,” deadline March 15, show June 2-July 20, must be current Grad student in ceramics, send SASE to Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E Jefferson, Detroit MI, 48214, email pewabic@pewabic.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Shaped Clay 2002,” deadline March 15, show May 1-June 15, open to high school students or high school graduates who have not attended college, $10 for 3 slides, send SASE to Shaped Clay, Ceramics Area, Comstock Art Building, School of Art & Design, Syracruse Univ, 13244-5050, email shapedclay@hotmail.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Birds of Clay,” deadline April 2, show June 14-Aug 11, functional & sculptural forms inspired by birds, $20 for 5 slides or photos, Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, National Show, 1 Mill St, Middlebury VT 05753, email bcunningham@froghollow.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Bowl O Rama,” deadline April 5, show May 14- June 8, juror Kirk Mangus, open to ceramic bowls, $15 for 2 slides, send SASE to Laguna Clay Company, 61020 Leyshon Dr, Byesville OH 43723, www.lagunaclay.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Seeing the Forest: Supporting the American Dream 2002/3,” artists are asked to consider “what is the effect of the American lifestyle on forests in Oregon and around the world?” The educational objective is to make Oregonians more aware of how their personal decisions are tied to forests here and around the world. This show will travel to six locations in Oregon between Aug 2002 and Feb 2003. Deadline May 17. For details contact Brad Withrow-Robinson, Seeing the Forest Project, OSU Yamhill County Extension, 2050 Lafayette Ave, McMinnville OR 97128, 503-434-7517

WORK SOUGHT: The Carnegie Center in Oregon City is looking for high quality handcrafted items, moderately priced, for their gift shop. 503-557-9199

INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE: at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, one year paid ceramics internship, assist with production of early American redware & salt glazed stoneware, BFA or experience required, begins June 2002, send cover letter & resume to John Neilson, Transportation & Trades, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI 48124, www.hfmgv.org, deadline Feb 1

RESIDENCY AVAILABLE: Archie Bray Foundation, full-time residencies for one year or shorter terms (usually in summer), fellowships & scholarships available, one year fellowship application deadline Feb 1, all others March 1. www.archiebray.org, send SASE to Josh DeWeese, Director, Archie Bray Foundation, 2915 Country Club Ave, Helena MT 59602

CERAMICS HEALTH & SAFETY: A questionnaire from Massachsetts potter Angela Fina has been circulating through the ceramics world, the results of which were published in the fall 2001 NCECA News. 41.4% of participants were teachers, 30.9% professional potters. 62.1% spent 21 or more hours per week in the studio. 65.8% were female. Here are some samples:

What injury(s) have you experienced that are a result of your ceramics activities? a. none, 37.8% b. hand injury, 28.5% c. skin sensitivity, 1.0% d. Back injury, 12.7% e. eye injury, .3% f. respiratory injury, 2.1% (other 7.6%)

Do you use protective goggle when looking into the kiln? a. always, 35.5% b. occasionally, 31.0% c. never 30.3%

How often do you clean your studio? a. daily, 27.9% b. weekly, 41.8% c. monthly, 16.8% d. other 13.5%

Most participants had worked with clay a long time. Only 28% mixed their own clay body, but 91.5% mixed glazes. 62.2% always wear a respirator when mixing dry materials. The greatest health concerns were carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory problems and back injury.

MERCHANT CREDIT CARD SERVICES: As many of you know, Discover/Novus offers OPA members a good deal on accepting VISA, Discover and Mastercard. They currently waive all set up fees and monthly fees. The percentage you pay for Discover card transactions (the “discount rate”) is 2.29%, for VISA/Mastercard it is 2.32%. There is no additional fee for hand-keying a sale. They will lease you equipment, re-program your existing machine, or direct you to a company which sells refurbished equipment. Call them at 800-347-8688. Make sure to mention that you are part of the “OPA Franchise”

PLASTER MIXING: Do you mix plaster or cement? You need a handy “Mixing Slide Rule” from US Gypsum. It determined the amount of plaster and water for any size or thickness of plaster or cement. 800-487-4431

CLAY MATERIALS INFORMATION: The new Georgie’s catalogue has a great section about clay and glaze materials. It lists each ingredient and how it affects glaze or clay. There are also comparison charts for gerstley borate substitutes, frits and feldspars.

TILE SLIDES NEEDED: Send 2 good quality slides of tile, tile murals, etc to Thimo Pimentel, Acromaxdom CPS 198, 1733 NW 79^th Ave, Miami FL 33126, they will be shown at Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic, in conjunction with the 2^nd Tile Triennial, send resume to thimop@elite-tile.net

POTTERY TEACHERS: The 2002-2003 Pottery Making Illustrated Potters Guide is looking for listings & brief descriptions of your pottery teaching program. Check www.pottersguide.org

CRATER GLAZES: The Nov/Dec issue of Ceramic Review has a nice article on the use of silicon carbide to make crater glazes

WORKSHOPS LECTURES CONFERENCES

ELLEN CURRANS: Jan 26 in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman, 541-466-5635

JAN EDWARDS: Feb 23 in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman, 541-466-5635

IAN CURRIE is tentatively scheduled for a 2-day workshop at the end of March in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman, 541-466-5635

KILN BUILDING WITH RICHEY BELLINGER: Jan 12, 2002, Saturday 10 am until it's done. At Adrienne Stacey's home,

3434 SE Brooklyn, Portland OR. Richey Bellinger and Adrienne Stacey will facilitate the building (rebuilding) of a 25 sq. foot Minnesota Flat Top gas kiln. Please call Adrienne for directions at 503 232-4393 or Richey at 503 286-7072 to register. $25 fee, bring a potluck dish for 8-10. Kiln building area does not have cover right now. Bring work gloves, max 10 people.

GRANTWRITING: 3 day workshop with Donald Udell, who works for Kellog, Charles, Stewart Mott and Kresge Foundation. Jan 28-30, Molalla Library, $230, 503-829-1837, youth@molalla.net

CODA CONFERENCE: the Craft Organization Directors Conference will be April 4-6 at the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio, TX. CODA is the group which put together the huge survey on the economic impact of crafts in the US. Their results were surprising (about $14 billion). Contact Linda Van Trump, PO box 59, Onia AR 72663, 870-746-4396, lvt.coda@mvtel.net

NCECA CONFERENCE: the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference will be in Kansas City, MO March 13-16, 2002. The 2003 conference will be March 12-15 in San Diego, CA. 866-266-232

SHAMELESS ADVERTISING

LOOKING FOR WORK OR APPRENTICESHIP: I have 4 years experience in production throwing, glazing, etc. Portland metro area preferred. I have a positive attitude and am happy to do whatever work you have. Nico

FOR SALE: Used Paragon Electric kiln. Manual controls with Dawson Kiln Sitter. About 4.5 cubic feet. Exterior is 20” across by 18.25” high. Maximum temperature 2300 F. $300 as is. Contact Maria

FOR SALE: Skutt 1227 240V Kiln. Manual fired kiln, comes with a Skutt wall mount "Kilnmaster" automatic control unit. Includes the blank center ring, Skutt's Enviro-Vent (for exterior venting), plus 12 half shelves and posts. Excellent condition with low "Lowfire" hours. $1450 for all. Located in Portland, OR. Call Brian or Ellen e-mail Brian@Soundhole.com

FOR SALE: Estrin clay mixer, 150# capacity, mild steel, $400. Estrin electric/kick wheel, $300. Mobil phone/credit card system, $350. Bailey kiln vent system (2 kiln capacity) $50. Above kiln vent system, $50. 3 dry material containers, metal with casters, $10 ea. Heavy duty hand truck, $35. Misc shelving, show and studio, prices vary. Bisque dinner plates, 10”, cone 05 and 5, $2 ea. Panasonic dot matrix printer & stand, free. Doug Hively.(Monmouth)

FOR SALE: 1” thick kiln shelves, fit standard 23” electric kiln. New $25 each, asking $14, or trade for same size 5/8” thick shelves in good shape. Janet (Portland)

FOR SALE: cone 10 clay, various types from Georgies, Clay Art Center & Seattle Pottery Supply. 500# is bagged and like new. There is about 500# more that is a bit hard. $75 for all. Darris.

FOR SALE: K-26 insulating firebrick, $1.25 each (have 600); #1 firebrick, 75¢ each (have 175); #2 firebrick, 25¢ each (have 100); k-23 brick $1 each (have 40); K-23 brick, broken but whole, 50¢ each (over 400); 32 mullite shelves (12x24x1”); 7 silicon carbide shelves (12x24x3/4”), 7 silicon carbide shelves (12x24x1/2”); 4 eclipse TR8 burners with tips & controls; heavy duty V-casters for car kiln. I also have a bunch of K-23 arch brick, some soaps and misc kiln furniture. Ken Pate, , Corvallis

FOR SALE: 18-20 gallons of Georgies Terra Cotta slip. 1st $20 takes all. Vintage Bluebird PUGMILL, $400/OBO, best suited for iron-based clays. Matt Lyon, , SE Portland

WANTED: used slab roller. Call Sandy

WANTED: Good used electric wheel, Charlie Gluskoter

FREE STUFF (I think it’s free, it doesn’t actually say. –ed) 150# Minnesota Clay red Earthenware, 650 # Georgies Raku Clay, some silica, ball clay, 50# bag of Cedar Hts Clay. The boxed clay is well aged - Hard- I need to get it out of my studio since I am moving. Camas, WA

CONE PACKS NEEDED: Please save your used cone packs for me, I need millions for a project I am planning. I am also collecting spark plugs and CDs. Thanks, please bring them to OPA meetings. Jeanne Charles.

STUDIO TO SHARE: in North Portland, basement studio w/ electric kiln & wheel, $125/month, Beth Mills.

MEMBERS’ NEWS

ELLEN CURRANS: Jan 26 in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman.

JAN EDWARDS: Feb 23 in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman.

IAN CURRIE is tentatively scheduled for a 2-day workshop at the end of March in Eugene. Contact Rhoda Fleischman.

KILN BUILDING WITH RICHEY BELLINGER: Jan 12, 2002, Saturday 10 am until it's done. At Adrienne Stacey's home,

GRANTWRITING: 3 day workshop with Donald Udell, who works for Kellog, Charles, Stewart Mott and Kresge Foundation. Jan 28-30, Molalla Library, $230, 503-829-1837, youth@molalla.net

KILN BUILDING WITH RICHEY BELLINGER: Jan 12, 2002, Saturday 10 am until it's done. At Adrienne Stacey's home,

GRANTWRITING: 3 day workshop with Donald Udell, who works for Kellog, Charles, Stewart Mott and Kresge Foundation. Jan 28-30, Molalla Library, $230, 503-829-1837, youth@molalla.net

CERAMICS AND TEXTILES: At Gresham City Hall, Dec 4-Jan 10. Featuring, among others, work by Ace & Sally DuMond, Mark Heimann, Jerry Martisak, Richard Rowland, Sumi Wu, Victoria Shaw, Cynthia Spencer.

ANCIENT FIRES- THE ANAGAMA TRADITION- 23 Ceramic Artists working in Nature, a slide show and forum will be at 1pm on Jan 15^th, the opening will be at 7pm with poet Claudia Harper reading poetry about Anagama with accompanying music by flautist Shelly Loring. The event will be at Clatsop Community College in Astoria at 1653 Jerome Av. The exhibition is curated by Richard Rowland and Bill Itman, Gallery Director.[503] 338-2400 or (503]338-2449. The following artists, who fire in kilns throughout the area, will be in the show: John Benn; Janet Buskirk; Barb Campbell; Colleen Gallager; John Harris; Mark Heimann; Terry Inokuma; Christopher Knapp; Jim Koudelka; Benjamin Krupka; Nils Lou; Jerry Martisak; Brad Menninga; Brad Mildrexler; Stephen Mickey; Hiroshi Ogawa; Joseph Pirog; Lillian Pitt; Wally Read; Richard Rowland; Tamae Sawano; Al Tennant; Jack Walsh.

NAO TAJIRI has an exhibit of “Recent Work” at Brian Marki Fine Art, 2236 NE Broadway in Portland, Dec 4-31

4^TH ANNUAL INVITATIONAL CUP SHOW: at Fifth Element Gallery, 404 NW Hoyt in Portland, Dec 6-31. Featuring a variety of artists including Pat Horsley, Sam Morgan, Ann Selberg and Sumi Wu

SAM SLOAN had a photo of his work in the Sept/Oct Gallery section in Clay Times magazine

Change of Address

Lynn Townson 5255 SE Malden Dr Portland OR 97206

Michoyo Goble 1991 Dogwood Drive Eugene, OR. 97405 541-338-8959

DATES TO REMEMBER

Dec. 25 Advancer Kiln Shelf Deadline

Jan. 5 OPA Board Nomiation Deadline

Jan. 11 Showcase Steering Committee Meeting

Jan. 11 OPA General Meeting

Jan. 15 OPA Juried Show Deadline

Jan. 31 Showcase Gallery Deadline

Feb. 11 OPA Board Meeting

Feb. 15 Newsletter Deadline

April 18 OPA Juried Show Opening

May 3-5 Ceramic Showcase