ESSages in the medium From page 13 colour to create her function- al stoneware pieces, incorpo- rating pear designs highlight- ed with gold lustre. She also makes decorative items, including Christmas orna- ments. Heather Cairns, a North Vancouver Community Arts ~ Council board member, has . ereated a line of functianal =. Message bowls by stamping words and texture onto their surface. She also makes raku- . fired vessels incorporating horsehair. Lewis Krzyczkowski’s beautifully thrown classical _ forms covered in crystalline glazes are quite spectacular ., and one of his pieces graces the show’ s ; promotional material. Maggi Kneer enjoys - embellishing her Victorian-:. ~ inspired tableware with both. floral and computer-generat- ed decals: Her pieces are. beautiful yet functional too. .. Susan Clarke is well- _ known for her extensive and * popular line of high-fired tableware while Ian Kennard offers exciting raku-fired ves- - ‘sels and functional ware. - incorporating ash glazes." Louisa Liebman is an . -instructor at both the. Lucas Centre and Delbrook » Community Centre. She has created a line of brightly dec- “orated creamware, embell-”. ished with gold and silver . *lustres perfect for accenting .. seasonal decor. *:; Lynsey Paterson creates himsical hand-built garden. cessories and botanical wall:" ‘tiles, suitable for i door and outdoor use. : “It is a wonderful oppor- tunity.to introduce our work ‘to. a public that has an:appre-.”? ciation for, the growing field ” of ceramics,” says Maggi -Kneer, a recent graduate of. ‘the Emily Carr Institute of ‘Art. & Design: 7 .: *We are excited to sée new and innovative work) |” from popular.B.C: clay artists and potters..The’ - : -Roundhouse offers a vonde ful:venue. to display our; soe School of Ikebana provide demonstrations on Saturday, December: 2nd and their floral arrangements Will remain on display °“ ‘throughout the balance of the show. lade of Clay at. Christrnas runs at the Roundhouse Community Centre, Pacific Blvd. at Davie Street, December 1-3, 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. . Saturday and i Sunday. Admission | For more information call - 669 5645 or visit the Web Norh Shore Light Operatic Society willl com- bine with over 17 dance groups from around the’ Lower Mainland Friday Dec. 8 for a celebration of song . and dance called Holiday ‘Part One, The Night =: Before Christinas, starts.at 7" P. carols‘and holiday dances; Part Two,-World |: Celebrations; s starts at 8:30_ P- m: ‘and features ethnic. : 1114, Tickets are $10 for each show of $15 for both. Reservation: 984-4484. The Giving Tree The Ferry Building Gallery (1414 Argyle, F West Vancouver) opens The Giving Tree next week for those who like to give an artistic gift at Christmas. Running Dec. 5-17, the group art sale and exhibit features, according to visual arts co-ordinator Ruth Payne, “affordable, collectible and gittable art.” Some like it hot North Vancouver “torch diva” Katrein will be per- forming as part of the Special. Christmas presentation of the Just Singing Round concert Series. . What is torch? Katrein defines i it as “the purity of jazz, the honesty of gospel, the elation of soul, the ener- gy of swing and the sensuali- ‘ ty of blues.” Sounds hot. : ‘The concert takes place. “Tuesday, Dec.5 at the Lava. Lounge (1180 Granville St.). Doors open at 6 pm and : guests will be seated to a buf- rer d dinner. Entertainment gins at approximately p.m. Tickets are $10 at the ; door. New children’s opera The Modern Baroque Opera premieres The Child, : the Book, and the Broomstick Dec. 2-9 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. For More information call 216- photo submitted THIATY-inch marionettes will tell a Goethe story at Waldorf school Saturday. 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