NEXT OPA GENERAL MEETING: Friday, May 13 at Multnomah Art Center , 7688 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland .

6:30pm: General Meeting: If you have items for the agenda, contact Larry Nelson in advance at, nelson@chehalemmountainpottery.com, bring items for the swap table and snacks to share.

7:30pm: Program: The Program is scheduled to be a demonstration by the First Place Award Winner from Showcase. If they are not available, we will have a comparable demonstration by another esteemed award winner (2^nd or 3^rd place or a previous winner)

NEXT BOARD MEETING: Wed, June 8 at Marilyn Woods’ home, 15631 S Thayer in Oregon City , potluck dinner at 6pm, meeting at 6:30. Take I-205 to exit 10 ( Park Place ), take Hwy 213 south to Beaver Creek Rd , turn left. Turn left again on Maple Lane (next light), a quick right onto Thayer Rd, go 1.2 miles to 15631 S Thayer (mailbox on right, driveway on left), long, blind, steep driveway.

NEXT SHOWCASE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: the Showcase Wrap Up Meeting will be Tuesday, May 10 at Mark Heiman's in Estacada. Potluck dinner 4pm. Meeting 5pm. Directions will be sent to all Showcase Committee Chairs and Steering Committee members. If other would like to come, please contact Mark for directions, markmann@ccwebster.net,

THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER: Perhaps you were looking forward to never having this Newsletter darken your mailbox. Perhaps you were dreading having to find it online. We at the OPA Newsletter and Electronic Communication bureaus are trying to make everyone happy.

The OPA Board has telephoned most members of OPA to ask them questions about what they would like to see OPA do in the next few years. Most of these results will be tallied after Showcase. One of the questions people were asked was whether they would like to receive their Newsletter via the US Mail (as you always have) or via email. The reason OPA would like to send the Newsletter via email is cost. You dues are $45 per year. Of that, about $12 pays the Newsletter printing and postage. When the dues were set at $45, Newsletter costs were much lower. This year, in order to balance our budget we slashed the Workshop budget as well as several other budgets that will make the coming year a serious belt-tightener for OPA.

An obvious way to cut costs was to email the Newsletter to as many people as we can. If half of the OPA will accept an email Newsletter we probably can avoid raising Membership dues. You still have the option of receiving it through the mail, but we hope that people will consider the electronic version.

The current plan is this: We will produce an electronic version as well as the old fashioned printed one. For the April and June Newsletters, we will send both formats to all members. The Membership List and the Showcase Application will continue to be mailed the old way. If an OPA Board Member telephoned you and asked you how you wanted to receive your Newsletter, then, beginning in August, you will get it that way until you tell us otherwise. You are all set. If no one contacted you or if you did not answer that question, and if we have an email address for you, we will automatically switch you to the email only version in August. If you do not want to be switched to the email version, contact your Newsletter Editor (preferably not by phone), janetbuskirk@yahoo.com, 4614 SE Salmon St , Portland OR 97215 .

The Data Coordinator, Nick Molatore, is working on various versions of the electronic Newsletter. We plan to send it out a variety of ways, so hopefully you will like one of them. The electronic version will be sent one or two days after the mailed version, so that people can get all of the info at the same time regardless of the delivery method.

If you have not already told an OPA Board Member how you would like to receive your Newsletter, please fill out the form in this Newsletter and mail it to us.

OPA PICNIC & 25^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION(S): Brace yourselves kids! Not only are we having a whiz zinger of an annual picnic this year, but also two other festive gatherings to

celebrate the fact that OPA has just turned 25. The picnic this year will take place at Larry & Debi Nelson's sprawling estate in Hillsboro on Sunday September 11. The theme of the picnic will be 'FIRE', not only because we fire stuff, but also because Mt. St. Helens blew the same year OPA came to be, and is doing it again now. (wait till you see the cake). Think BBQ, think Fire Dancing, think Hot Live Music, think Fire Works, and think about Larry Nelson "firing" greenware pots into the trees with some kind of huge crazy catapult. But wait. Even before that goes down, we are having an all OPA invite to a Pit Fire on the beach the first weekend of August. If you've never done this, here's your chance to see what it's all about, and also camp out on the beach with fellow clay groupies. We will all bring our own bisqued pieces along with the materials and tools to do several pit fires. If you don't want to camp, then just come out Sunday to witness the 'unearthing'. The culminating event to this year's celebrations will be the GoodWill Prom. Yes, that's right, now is your chance to attend that prom you missed (or to do it better this time). Get as formal as you can, but all garb must come from GoodWill. Pick a decade, pick a clique, but don't pick your nose near the punch bowl. Saturday night, October 1, adult event. $5 gets you in the gym. Presentation of awards to old and not so old members. Seeking decoration committee and hall monitors. More details to come in the next newsletter, or call James DeRosso for info: 503-232-6816. If you want to be a part of the beach camping pit fire, call James promptly for reserving camp sites and preparation info.

CLAY IN EDUCATION: We are always looking for people to do some Clay in Ed projects. If you know of a senior citizens center where you would like to teach or have an idea for a children’s program, you could get paid by the OPA to teach a class or workshop. The way this works is you find a place that needs a ceramics class or workshop, especially a place that might otherwise not have access to this type of thing, you approach them and ask if they would be interested, then you call the Clay in Ed Chair and ask if you can do this teaching project. You are paid by the OPA for every hour you spend actually teaching (no pay for prep time). Interested? Contact Nancy Hart, nancyjohart@yahoo.com,  or Kay Irish kayirish@softhome.net.

If you have not already told an OPA Board Member how you would like to receive your future Newsletters, please fill out this form and mail it to: Janet Buskirk, 4614 SE Salmon St, Portland OR 97215. You may also email this information to Janetbuskirk@yahoo.com. If we have not heard from you by August 1 and we have an email address for you, you will automatically begin receiving the Newsletters via email.

ANNUAL CALENDAR OF OPA DEADLINES: The following is a calendar of deadlines and events in OPA. Unless there is an unexpected disaster, the dates listed here do not change from year to year. In addition to these, there is also a Showcase Steering Committee Meeting every month (the dates vary- call the Showcase Chair or Showcase Secretary to find out), and there are regular meetings in Eugene for both Local Clay and ClayFest.

2^nd Friday of month: OPA General Meeting. Election for board members is held at this time. Membership dues must be paid before a candidate may run for office.

January 31^st: Showcase Gallery-Only application deadline

1^st week of month: OPA Board Meeting

Feb 1: OPA membership & dues due in order to be listed on Membership List

Feb 10: Newsletter deadline. Newsletter contains OPA Membership List (this includes everyone’s address, phone & email, as well as lists of board members and committee chairs for OPA, Local Clay and Showcase). Your name must be on this list if you wish to apply for a Showcase booth the following year.

2^nd Friday of month: OPA General Meeting

March or April: Eugene Empty Bowls

March 1: Refund deadline for Showcase

1^st week of month: OPA Board Meeting

Mid-month: Showcase Info-Packet mailed

Mid-month: ClayFest applications available

April 10: Newsletter deadline

Early in month (sometimes late April): Ceramic Showcase

Mid-month: OPA General Meeting

Late in month: Showcase Wrap-Up Meeting

1^st week of month: OPA Board Meeting

June 10: Newsletter deadline

2^nd Friday of month: OPA General Meeting

4^th of July Weekend:

Portland

Empty Bowls

1^st week of month: OPA Board Meeting

August 10: Newsletter deadline. Newsletter contains Holiday Studio Sale Guide application

Mid-month: Annual OPA Picnic

1^st week of month: OPA Board Meeting

Mid-month: ClayFest in

Eugene

October 10: Newsletter Deadline. Newsletter contains Showcase application and background information for application, as well as Committee job listings

Early November: OPA General Meeting

Mid-November: OPA Studio Sale Guides available

November 15: Showcase Booth Applications Due

1^st week of December: OPA Board Meeting

December 10: Newsletter Deadline. Newsletter contains information on next year’s elections.

December 31: Deadline for requests to be reimbursed by OPA or Showcase Treasurers

1^st Place :

Artist: __________________________

Title: ___________________________

2^nd Place :

Artist: __________________________

Title: ___________________________

3^rd Place :

Artist: __________________________

Title: ___________________________

Bennett Welsh Award for

Best Surface Decoration:

Artist: __________________________

Title: ___________________________

Artist: __________________________

Booth Number: ___________________

CERAMIC SHOWCASE is April 22-24 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland . If you are participating in Showcase, you should have already received your Information Packet. See you there!

FROM THE SHOWCASE CHAIR: With Showcase just days away I want to thank the Steering Committee, Committee Chairs, and the Long Range Planning group for all of their hard work and vision for producing an inspiring and diverse show. I also want to thank the members for their participation and commitment to their committee work and their work shifts during the show. In addition, thanks to all volunteers, spouses, and friends who give support to the potters while preparing for the largest ALL CLAY show in the country. We couldn't do it without you! Good luck to all-- Natalie Warrens

QUICK REMINDERS: see info pack for details:
-All booth materials MUST be flame retardant.
-Stock storage near Artists' Lounge in plastic containers only.
-Turn off all booth lights at the end of each evening. Powerstrips make this easy.
-Report on time to all work shifts. Sign in at the Info Booth.
-Photography available. Call Courtnet Frisse to make arrangements:
-Seated massage in the Artists' Lounge. Call Lyn Hughey  or sign up at the info desk.
-Flowers available from Bella Flora on site during set-up. Call for special requests.
-Doors open 10am each day. Be ready for the public.
-Have a great time! Sell lots of pots!

TV CREW AT SHOWCASE: On opening day from 6am to 9am Drew Carney will be shooting intermittent live spots for the Fox Good Day Oregon Show. We will have a crew of our people working with him to smooth things out and make sure carts do not collide with television cable across the floor. We will do all we can to keep things running smoothly for the Friday morning unloading of pots, but the TV van will have to take a spot or two in our loading lot and there may be some short lived inconvenience as we shut off an aisle for two minutes at a time. It will be a small price to pay for what will total 11+ minutes of free TV and promotion for Showcase. Bear with us and it should be fun promoting our fabulous show. They will be gone an hour before opening. -Ann Selberg LOCAL CLAY-CLAYFEST.

CLAYFEST 2005: The applications for ClayFest·2005 are available. If you have not already submitted yours, you can download one from their webpage (www.clayfest.org/showapp.htm) or email registrar@clayfest.org and they will send you one.
The ClayFest Steering Committee recently added another Chair position to coordinate all electronic/computer needs of Local Clay and ClayFest. This Webmaster Trainee position has been filled by Virginia Taylor. The position of Registrar Trainee was vacated when the original candidate decided not to continue; however, given the fact that the work of the Registrar is virtually complete with the application process and booth allocation, the Trainee position was not reopened for the 2005 show.
A few important dates to remember for this year's ClayFest :

Application deadline: May 18

Booth Assignment Meeting:June 2

Advertising image deadline: June 30 for postcard and poster, July 31 for print ads

100% refund cancellation deadline: August 1

50% refund cancellation deadline: Sept 1

Gallery Only application deadline: Sept 16

Show set-up: Friday, Oct 14, Noon to 10pm

Show: Sat & Sun, Oct 15-16 (10am-6pm)

Note : All deadline dates refer to the postmark date on the envelope

WIRELESS CREDIT CARD TERMINALS: If you are interested in using a wireless credit card system for your business, OPA member Deb Bouchette has found this service. Banctech in Texas (info@banctech.net) charges a $75 activation fee, $25 per month using AT&T, Cingular and T-Mobile, plus a 7 cent per call fee.

HIGH TECH KILN SHELVES: Geil Kilns is now offering a nitride bonded silicon carbide shelf for $107 for 12x24” and $123 for 14x28” + 10% packing + freight. These sound comparable to the Saint Gobain Advancer ($145 for 12x24”) and Crystar ($195 for 12x24”) shelves that many of us use. Has anyone tried these shelves yet? Advancer and Crystar shelves are extremely thin, lightweight, incredibly tough kiln shelves that your Newsletter Editor recommends highly. Contact Geil at www.kilns.com, 800-887-4345, Saint Gobain products available through Smith-Sharpe, www.kilnshelf.com, 866-545-6743.

REFLECTIONS ON A GREAT MENTOR : “I learned this morning of the passing of my mentor and ceramics teacher Marilyn Levine. I believe our clay community has lost another one of the greats. Marilyn died on April 2 at her home in Oakland California at only 69. I studied with Marilyn in Regina Saskatchewan Canada in 1972/73 during those pivotal days in Saskatchewan Canada’s clay history. Marilyn, then a chemist and recently arrived in Regina with her chemist husband Sid, did not receive the one position open in the chemistry faculty at the University of Regina offered to only one of them. So, Marilyn began working with clay at the U of R under Jack Sures. Her chemistry aptitude lead her very quickly into fascinating glaze research, intelligent solutions, and very sophisticated work. I always felt her ambition had to have been in part due to the above circumstance. When I studied with Marilyn at the U of R, she felt obliged to teach us wheel work although it was evident her heart was not in it. Cups, however, were always a love of hers. Cups to be used. Cups you could decorate. Cups you could express through. True to the times in Regina ’s art department, abstraction was the flavor of the day. Marilyn’s precursor to her infamous ‘ trompe l‘oeil ‘ leather sculptures were abstract works with leathery facsimile surfaces. However, having just quickly come and gone at the U of R was David Gilhooly and along with him the influence of the funk clay movement out of University of California at Davis . We then saw U of R’s ceramic department move from abstraction to realism. Abstract painters and sculptors the likes of Joe Fafard and Victor Cicanski began making cows and cupboards of vegetables, respectively. Potters began replacing pots with pigs and Japanese brushstrokes with aardvarks.

“We had hugely successful art school corridor sales where students and faculty alike set work out on bare 4x8 collapsible tables and the Who’s Who of Regina cued up for hours waiting to purchase the 25 cent door stops or a $30 chef-d’eouvre. One of the coveted pieces in my humble collection is one of those early leathery abstractions of Marilyn’s, sitting very precise and very minimal.

“Marilyn’s advise to us upon inquiring “how and where do we go from here” very precisely and very minimally was ‘it’s the work – just keep on working.’” -Sandra Ledingham, Ceramist, recently relocated from Saskatchewan to Oregon .

DON SPRAGUE, THOMAS KERRIGAN, MICKI SKUDLARCZYK and ROXANNE JACKSON will be teaching summer term classes at OCAC.

RICHARD HOTCHKISS: “The Figure,” June 8-12, $350 (1 credit $450) + $65 studio fee. Emphasizes the technical aspects of building mid- to large-scale hollow figures. Using drawings or a maquette developed from a live model, participants will create full figures during the workshow

KRISTINA MASTHEM: “Low Tech Printing Techniques,” June 27-July 1, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, $325 (1 credit $425)+ $75 studio fee. Hands on, explore multiple processes to apply prints and color to fired as well as unfired clay. Use print techniques including simple mono-type prints and intaglio methods utilizing plaster bats. Create ceramic ink used to transfer photocopy images.

BETH CAVENER STICHTER: “The Wilderness Within,” Aug 1-5, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, $450 (1 credit $550) + $65 studio fee. Delve into Beth Cavener Stichter's unusual method of working. Starting with a solid mass of clay, students will hollow each part of the sculpture down to the skin before reassembling the entire piece. Beth will cover a range of practical technical information about her handbuilding methods.

PENELOPE DEWS: “Low Fire Majolica & Tile Workshop,” May 14 & 21, Learn to make tiles and decorate with majolica glaze in a painterly style. All skill levels. At Cone Ten Pottery, 25895 Redwood Hwy , Cave Junction, OR, www.conetenpottery.com, call Penelope 541-535-1128 or Stephanie 541-592-4646

The following are a list of workshops offered at Clackamas Community College . For information, contact them at 503-657-6958 x2386.

MEREDITH DALGLISH: “Embedded Textures,” June 4 & 11, 9am-1pm, $40.Create unique textured sculptures using recycled clay, colorants and other materials

MEREDITH DALGLISH: “Personal Totems & Markings,” April 2,9,16. 11am-4pm. $65. Create a personal totem based on your ideas and reserach using clay and other found and personal objects

DENNIS MEINERS: “Handmade Slabs & Clay Textures,” May 20-22, $93, 1 credit. Focuses on the development of the handmade slab and the textures that become possible when a slab roller is not used

ROXANNE JACKSON: “Lowfire Ceramic Glazing,” April 30, May 7 & 14. $108, 1 credit. Use engobes, glazes, terra-siggilattas and stains in unconventional ways. Emphasizes surfaces, techniques and "spontaneous decorating".

BEN KRUPKA: “Woodfiring: A Practical Approach” May 14-15, 10am-3pm at Lane Community College in Eugene , $40 for Local Clay Members, $50 for others. He will demonstrate throwing, altering, and trimming techniques and discuss his current work and his method of wood firing. Check out his work at www.benkrupka.com, sign up on Clayfest’s website, www.clayfest.org.

LILLIAN PITT: “Masks Bringing Spirit to Life” May 22, 10am-3pm, at Lane Community College in Eugene, lecture, slides, possible demo, $15 for Local Clay members, $25 for others. Call Rhoda Fleischmann at 541-466-5635

FRANK GOSAR: May 15, 11am-3pm, at Rogue Gallery in Medford , $35, Frank is known for his handmade brushes and painting techniques, everyone will make a brush, contact Shirley

The following workshops are at Creative Arts Community at Menucha, east of Portland . Contact them at , www.creativeartscommunity.org. $605 tuition includes room & board Sun-Sat.

NATALIE WARRENS: July 31- Aug 7, workshop will explore hand-building and underglaze techniques on earthenware clay.
DON SPRAGUE: Aug 7-13, work with traditional pottery forms as the format for personal expression.

The following workshops will be at Leslie Lee & Dennis Meiners’ studio in Jacksonville , Oregon . $245 per workshop includes meals. Contact them at leslie@leslieleeart.com,

LESLIE LEE: “Faces & Hands, Telling Gesture in Figurative Sculpture” July 16-18

DENNIS MEINERS: “Handbuilding with Slabs: Incorporatind Decoration at the Making Stage” July 22-24

JIM KOUDELKA: “Making Molds for Creative Applications” Aug 13-15

RICHEY BELLINGER: “Glaze Basics-Theory to Application” Aug 27-29

JANET BUSKIRK: “Brush and Tool Making for Potters” June 18-19 at Janet’s studio in Portland . Learn how to make your own tools for adding texture to clay as well as brushes for glazing. Participants will finish and take home many new tools. 503-231-2810, janetbuskirk@yahoo.com.

ANNE HIRONDELLE WORKSHOP: “Ceramics Intensive:
Form and Function,” June 14-19, explore the
vessel form as it relates to traditional pottery and
sculptural ideas. Housing provided, $799, contact Fort
Worden State Park, PO Box 1158, Port Townsend WA
98368, 360-385-3102 x103, www.centrum.org.

SALT FIRE WORKSHOP in The Dalles Oregon May  27 and 28th
Load at 10 AM Friday fire all day and night in shifts with wood.
Salting begins at about 6PM Saturday night.

Camping spot available or stay in historic Down town The Dalles!
Cost is $100 Bring up to forty good sized pots and we'll see what we can get in. Pot shlepping to the firing can be arranged.  It goes to cone 11-12 in some spots.  Please- No plates allowed due to limited number of shelves
Kristin Yount  503-231-5752

STUDY CERAMICS IN CHINA : The "Center for International Research in Ceramic Art", a link between West Virginia University and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, offers these programs:

Kiln Building in Jingdezhen, May 24- June 30, 6 credits, $4675; Ceramics in China, May 24-June 30, 6 credits, $4675; Fall Semester in Jingdezhen, Sept. 7-Dec.14, 12 credits, $8100. Bob.Anderson@mail.wvu.edu

INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC FESTIVALS: Both of these conferences pay for your transportation within their country, as well as your food, lodging & clay. You just pay to get to the country. Macsabal Woodfire Festival in Korea , July 14-21, in Bucheon , Korea , work with 20 artists from Korea , Japan , US & Canada , www.macsabal.co.kr. International Ceramics Festival in Zibo , China , work with 100 artists from all over the world, promotes international exchange of techniques & culture, contact Lee at 650-851-0295, lee@leemiddleman.com.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “NCECA 2006 Invitational: The New Utiliarian: Examining Our Place in the Motherboard of Ceramics.” Curated by Linda Tesner and Holly Hanessian. Deadline May 1. Show March 2006. Explores ideas of technology and our place in the society of the 21st century by focusing on the concept of the motherboard, a central group of circuits through which all signals are directed. Artists acting as visual archivists have watched the fast pace of technological advances and have responded by creating a range of relevant artwork. To be considered for the exhibition, send statement regarding the connection between your work and the exhibition theme. Send a CD (hybrid Mac/PC format), or 5-10 slides of available work, resume, and SASE to Holly Hanessian, Central Michigan University, Art Department, 132 Wightman Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, www.nceca.net, 866-266-2322.

VANCOUVER WINE & JAZZ FESTIVAL: Aug 26-28, deadline June 15, $300 for 10x10, contact them at PO Box 118, Vancouver WA 98666-0118, 360-906-0441,
www.vancouverwinejazz.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition,” open to all matriculating undergraduate and graduate students in the states of OR, WA, CA, AK, ID, NV, UT, MT, WY and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Two categories, undergraduate and graduate. Up to 2 works per entry. Entry forms will be mailed to schools in the specified region in Aug, deadline Oct, www.nceca.net, 866-266-2322.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Gresham Art Walk, July 16 on Main Street in the center of historic downtown Gresham . Deadline June 30. Juried, contact Art Walk Etc, PO Box 2384 , Gresham , OR 97030 , 503.661.9255

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Craft Biennial: A Review of Northwest Art & Craft” deadline May 2, show July, open to craft media, must live in OR or WA, $25 entry fee for 3 slides, 40% commission, Hoffman Gallery at Oregon College of Art & Craft, 503-297-5544, www.ocac.edu.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Poster titled “100 International Teapots” sponsored by Chinese Clay Art Corporation, enter with professional slides or jpg format, selected artists receive 10 posters, contact Chinese Ceramic Art Council, PO Box 1733 , Cupertino CA 95015 .

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Visions in Clay 2005” deadline June 30, show Aug-Sept, sponsored by San Joaquin Potters Guild, $12 entry fee for 3 slides, juror Adrian Saxe, send SASE to Visions in Clay, 2437 Pheasant Run Circle , Stockton CA 95207 , www.pacific.edu/reynoldsgallery.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Made by Hand- Meant for Use” deadline June 18, show July-Aug, open to handmade useful ceramics, $25 jury fee for 2 slides, juror Dick Lehman, send SASE to ARC Exhibitions, MBHMFU-2005, Division of Architecture, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-0450, www.andrews.edu/arch/arcex.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Soda/Salt National” deadline July 23, show Sept, $25 jury fee for 2 slides, $30 for 3, juror Gail Nichols, send SASE to Clay Studio of Missoula, 910 Dickens, Missoula MT 59802, www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

CALL FOR CERAMICS: Teapots and clocks are sought by the soon to reopen Bellevue Art Museum sales gallery. Work sold in the shop will be aligned with the current museum exhibit. Opening show will be “The Artful Teapot”, 50% commission, send slides, price list, info & SASE to Mark Horiuchi, 3048-21^st Ave West , Seattle WA 98199

GRANTS AVAILABLE: Flintridge Association Awards for Visual Arts, open to artists whose work exhibits high artistic merit for 20+ years. www.FlintridgeFoundation.org, 800-303-2139

GRANTS AVAILABLE: Lane Arts Council has Community Arts Grants available for individuals and groups producing arts projects and programs that benefit the City of Eugene and its residents for the year beginning July 1. Deadline May 2, 2005. Send business sized SASE requesting “Community Arts Grant Application” to Lane Arts Council, 99 W. 10th Ave., Suite 100 , Eugene , OR 97401 , www.lanearts.org. Also check the Lane County Cultural Coalition, www.laneculture.net. They list grants for organizations that support the arts in Lane County .

SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE: Ellice T Johnston Scholarship, sponsored by Clayfolk, for students in ceramic art field, for upper division college art courses, workshops or study abroad. Must be resident of OR or northern CA, $1500 award, deadline June 15, contact ClayFolk, PO Box 274 , Talent OR 97540

TEACHING JOB AVAILABLE: One section teaching ceramics at Clark College in Vancouver starting Fall 2005. Combination handbuilding and wheelthrowing, beginning, intermediate and advanced. Prior teaching experience and MFA preferred. Send 10-20 labeled slides of your work, a resume, and SASE to: Clark College Human Resources, Mailstop #7, 1800 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663-3598. Application screening begins May 6. Email Lconway@clark.edu with questions.

GOING TO POTS: A sale of seconds, one of a kind, functional and decorative ceramics. 20% commission, April 28-May 1. In downtown Albany . Contact Connie Petty, 541-928-7924, or Mildred Nelson, 541-928-9214, pconniepetty@cs.com.

NORTHWEST ART & AIR FESTIVAL ART IN THE PARK, Aug 26-28 in Albany, $10 jury fee, $90 booth fee, deadline April 30, 541-917-7760, joy.Gilliland@cityofalbany.net.

DISCOVERED (& UNDISCOVERED) POTTERS’ SALES: Various sales, dates & locations in WA state. Fees $70-85 + 20%, www.undiscoveredpotters.com, 425-868-3989.

HSIN-YI HUANG Had a piece accepted for two shows: “Feats of Clay XVIII” at Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, April 23-May 22 and "Earth, Wheel and Fire 2005 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition" at International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen , Texas , Feb 22-April 3.

JIM KOUDELKA received his promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor at Oregon School of Art & Craft. He thanks all of you who wrote letters of recommendation on his behalf.

CYRA DUQUELLA had a tile featured in an April Sunset magazine article titled “Best of the West”

PATRICK HORSLEY was featured in an article in the Spring issue of Artisan magazine. He also had a piece in the March-April Clay Times magazine.

RICHARD BRANDT will be leaving for a month long residency in Japan . Before he goes, he must move, so he is selling pots at move ‘em out prices. The sale is June 10-12. 10 to 6. 704 NE 61st Ave.

DON SPRAGUE is having a busy summer: May 6-7 workshop at Tacoma Community College; May 23-27 workshop at New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico; May 26 slide lecture at Mimbre Regional Arts & Culture Council; May 27 show opening at Blue Dome Gallery in Silver City, New Mexico; June 25-26 workshop with Pat Horsley at Clay Art Center in Tacoma; Aug 7-13 workshop at Creative Art Community at Menucha in Corbett, Oregon.

LISA CONWAY will be in a 3 person show opening May 3 at Campbell Hall Gallery at Western Oregon University , 345 North Monmouth Ave , Monmouth , OR . 8am-5pm Mon-Fri

ALAN & BRENDA NEWMAN at Fire’s Eye Gallery 7 miles SW of McMinnville on Hwy 18, exquisite porcelain goblets, bowls, vases, candleholders enhanced with matte microcrystalline glazes. May 1-31, 2005. 11-5:30 daily..

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AVAILABLE: Have your ceramic work photographed professionally! $60/hour plus cost of film provides you 4 excellent slides of each piece. Can pick up & deliver work in the Portland Metro area. If outside region, call & arrange something that will work for you. I can also give you an estimate for photographing an assortment of items. Questions, call (503) 614-0418 lnelson@teleport.com

FOR SALE : Skutt Envirovent. Used possibly 10 times, like new! Retail $364; asking $175, Dulcie (Welches area)

FOR SALE: New hard brick, tongue & groove, 3x4.5x9”, $80 for pallet of 450 brick, call Micki at Oregon College of Art & Craft Ceramics Studio,

FOR SALE : Skutt kiln model 818, 24x30”, with shelf package & Skutt Envirovent, in excellent condition. Purchased new from Georgies. $450. Pat Struckman.

FOR SALE : The wheels in the demo area at Showcase will be provided by Hively Pottery Supply, and at the end of the show will be sold for a GREAT DEAL. Your chance to get one of the best wheels on the market today. Thomas Stuart "Revolution" wheel w/ the New SSX power upgrade. Very powerful, quiet, & have the most torque at low speeds of any on the market. Normal retail $1150 + shipping. At show only $975 available for pickup at end of Showcase. One time offer to save $175.00 + off list price on a great wheel! Call Doug Hively 800-955-8186 or see him at Showcase.

FOR SALE : Bags of Styrofoam peanuts, $5/bag. Barbara,

FOR SALE : 40 cubic ft catenary arch car kiln, meticulously maintained by a Virgo. 4 TR80 compound burners for propane, 2 w/ pilot tip for safe candling, well insulated soft brick w/ fiber covering, easy loading car/door combo on track (save your back!). 18 mullite shelves & custom high alumina furniture. Fluke digital pyrometer. $2800 for all. For $500 more I’ll help you re-build it. Pamela, Matmcd2002@yahoo.com ( Astoria area)
Matmcd2002@yahoo.com

FOR SALE : Old heavy-duty industrial clay mixer, 220V, I bought from Barbara Rawls, but never used. On wheels, heavy. $175, you haul. Deb Bouchette  ( Hillsboro )

FOR SALE : Slab roller, North Star, 24” wide with heavy duty home made table, $350 (located in Cornelius). Gas kiln: fits two 12x24” shelves, 29” stacking height, 36” wide, 27” deep, swing door, 10 small burners coming in through floor (all on one venturi air mixer), 14” thick walls, never fired, downdraft, natural gas, heavy duty steel frame, has old arch form, $2000. Electric kiln: older, worn out Skutt 231 (similar to the 1027 model), free, appears semi-functional, all wiring exists, but elements are hanging out of grooves, lid is trashed. (kilns located in Springfield ) Nancy Hart, , nancyjohart@yahoo.com

FOR SALE : K-23 insulating bricks, slightly freight damaged, 8000 available, $1.10 per brick, pallets of 600, must buy entire pallet. Call Jeff at High-Temp ( Portland )

GALLERY FOR SALE : Fire's Eye Gallery, located 7 miles SW of McMinnville on busy Hwy 18. Open since 1995, mostly consignment with emphasis on pottery. Apartment over back of gallery & studio space available in separate building. Great for single person, couple or co-op. Negotiate details with business owners & landlord. Call Craig Martell or Linda Owen  o

WANTED: Electric kiln, size of Skutt 1027. Slab roller or slab roller components. Extruder. Electric wheel. Open metal shelving (like bakers’ shelves). Kellid@direcway.com.

April 22-24: Ceramic Showcase

May 10: Showcase Wrap Up Meeting

May 13: OPA General Meeting

June 8: OPA Board Meeting

June 10: Newsletter Deadline