Show I tl t I 1 th I I b fr r- r PAT BROWN and sister sister law law in-law Cindy Brown removing removing ing the pots from their first glaze firing The Browns are opening a new pottery shop Valhalla Valhalla Pottery is new shop at 1878 East 1700 South The Uinta's Potters Guild with the sponsorship of Utah State has helped another potter open her own business for the pottery patrons of the Uintah Basin Pat Bruce and Shawna Brown are opening their pottery shop Valhalla Pottery at 1878 East 1700 South Vernal Pal Pat ascertains her good fortune in being able to open her own shop to Utah State the Uinta Potters Potter's Guild her family friends and neighbors For the past six and a half years Pat has been taking classes at atthe atthe atthe the Uinta Potters Potter's Guild sponsored by Utah State Stale All of my training and experience at atthe atthe atthe the Guild is what has made it possible for me to open my own shop hop stated staled Pa Pat Pal t. t I went out to lo lothe the Guild one afternoon to purchase a set of mugs and Liz Enyeart another member and an accomplished potter asked me Why dont don't you make your own is how I 1 got gol started Beginning Ceramics Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate In In- Ceramics Advanced Advanced Ad Ad- Workshops Glaze Calculations Kiln Construction and are just a few of the classes available through Utah State that Pat has taken to help her obtain the necessary qualification to go into business for herself Pat feels Utah State through th the uniqueness Ss of the Uinta Potters Potter's Guild has given her a better belter ty than if she had attended Utah State Slate on campus Till THE BIGGEST advantage the University offers at the Guild is the availability to the potter to acquire the whole scheme of their own business including janitorial work bookkeeping sales and firing of the kiln Several of these needed experiences especially firing of the kiln are not available at Utah State until one is a graduate student yet our Uinta Potters Potter's Guild has these skills available to their members and students on a learning basis The Uintah Basin Education Center also gives the Guild the added dimension of a resident potter Ron Hon Kovatch who is there to teach help member potters and improve his own skills Pat has worked under many famous potters through Utah States State's workshops This past summer she attended Jim McKinnell's workshop at the Guild The are from Loreta Heights College in Denver are glaze chemists and helped Pat obtain more knowledge in making her own glazes Other accomplished potters who have come to lo Vernal for summer workshops that Pat has attended areAngelo areAngelo are areAngelo Angelo Garzio Ken Ferguson David Shaner Ken and Doug Feye Utah State Stale also makes their on-campus on workshops available to their students and Pat was fortunate to work under Toshiko last year Approximately the sixth person to go into business for herself she feels the Guild is an excellent stepping stone for a potter You can work grow obtain the education and skills to become a true potter said Pat on the evening she opened her first glaze firing of her kiln The kiln along with Pats Pat's wheel wheeland wheeland wheeland and shop was built by her husband B Bruce u. u with t the e h help lp of their daughter Shaw Shawna a other Bother Guild members friends and neighbors Pat was quite adamant in stating Without the interest help advice and encouragement from our friends our shop would not be in In fact last Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night when Pat opened her kiln family friends and neighbors neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors were there to hel help unload the kiln and admire Pats Pat's work This Saturday November 19 1977 from 1 pm p.m. to 5 pm p.m. the Uinta Potters Potter's Guild will be beholding beholding beholding holding their annual Open House and Pat encourages everyone to come down to lo the Maeser laeser Shopping Center to lo the Guild to look over the facilities and see the beautiful pottery of Vernal's finest potters b. b x r tk COMBINATION TION TION-A TION A rich rih mixture m of colorful and pal pili- lib let hill Irion i Hi of III the important new lit mulli layered look Jook |