Ventura County Potters' Guild invites members and the community to a presentation by Berkeley's ceramic artist, Irma Vega Bijou, at the Ventura Senior Center located at 420 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura,
Monday, May 21, 2012, 7 - 9 pm.

Irma Vega Bijou will be sharing her experiences while traveling in Turkey last September. She'll discuss the pit firing workshops she organized while in Bursa and Istanbul along with a visual presentation called, "Women Artists of the West Coast-USA (California)." This presentation was created to have a connection with the many inspiring ceramicists and woman artists she met throughout this trip as well as to show them part of our American culture.

Irma Vega Bijou was born in San Diego but grew up in Ensenada where there is a deep regard for handmade arts and crafts.

Moving to Mexico City to pursue studies in sociology at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Bijou embarked on an eight year career that gave her the opportunity to work on issues of great concern, such as the causes of malnutrition throughout the world. The work was interesting, challenging and very rewarding because she was contributing to programs that improved people’s lives.

In the summer of 1985 ceramics entered her life. Bijou left the world of sociology permanently and started a new life as an artist in San Francisco.

Bijou's understanding of the many connections that clay has with us as individuals and in every culture in the world for thousands of years, deepens her love of clay.

Doors open at 7pm, Talk starts at 8 pm., Refreshments, FREE

For more information, call 805-985-5038.