CROFT ISSN 0833-8248
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1986
Clay "Of clay I am it is most true,
Disdain me not for so are you. "
On a platter, printed with underglaze in a museum in England.
INDEX Profile of a Potter,
EvelynGrant is on top of clay world.
Story and picture
on page 3. • Flo Dutka wasn't amused
at a comdey of errors. Page 4 Saidye Bronfman Award extended for another decade. Page 7
Bill Reid of B.C. wins the $20,000Saidye Bronfman Award for 1986. How to get the most out of
your portfolio. Page 10
NEXT ISSUE
Heimbecker Musical Instruments, Jewelry, Sculpture, Functional and Non-Functional Works — all created by Alberta's talented woodworkers. Update on the Alberta Crafts Council's role in the upcoming
Winter Olympics.
OlympicPlum
Vice-President Margaret Best discussing ACC Olympic involvementwith Mayor Ralph Klein.
XV Olympic Winter Games A UniqueMarketing Opportunity by Margaret Best
We are pleased to announce that the Alberta Crafts Council has becomean
through craft retail outlets. In an effort to
membership. This is the result of meetings spanning at least a two-year period.
Olympic Information Centre (Palliser),
official Olympic licensee on behalf of the
What does this actually mean to you, the craftsperson?
It means you have the opportunity of submitting for selection, examples of your finest work displaying the coveted Olympic symbols. The successful craftsmen will be granted the right to produce. those pieces selected for sale to the public, through
the Alberta Crafts Council" retailing venues during the Olympic Games and
promote sales, displays will be set up in the
Olympic Volunteer Centre (McMahon), the Alberta Crafts Council office and other
key locations currently being sought. In addition, the Alberta Crafts Council has established a gifting program with OCO '88 and the Federal Olympic Office.This should add to the demand for hand-crafted licensed items.
What will this privilege cost you?
If your craft does not conflict,with MORE Olympic/15