Friday 30 September 2011

2011 - Happy Birthday Auckland Studio Potters

It's ASP's 50th this year, half a century of people messing about with clay.  Some have gone on to become professional potters but for most of the people who have attended classes at ASP it's been all about learning a new skill and having fun playing with mud. 

It's been a place which has always generated a strong sense of community, it's always had shared lunches, barbecues and pot luck meals, always had gatherings around fires and kilns.  There have been plenty of dogs and children wandering around and I remember the excitement caused by an exploding cabbage and a UFO sighting. No, not random, rather planned mayhem. 

During the annual exhibition which was being held at Mairangi Arts Centre during October, there was a special small display of pots owned by ASP and held by the Auckland Museum.    It was a rare opportunity to see these 30 pieces on display alongside an exhibition of contemporary ceramics by current ASP members.

There was also a video playing in the main galleries with a selection of videos and photographs of events and people associated with ASP.

Here's a selection of photographs from the show:

Margaret Milne 1971

Bronwynne Cornish 1992


Warren Tippett 1983
Scott Hockenhull

Christine Thacker 1987


And the 2011 Show:
Bowl and candle holders by Sarah Guppy

Merit Award winner: Brendan Adams with Perfume Bottles



Premier Winner: Jo Ann Raill with Beehives in Paris



Merit Winner: Chuck Joseph



Co-Selector: Lex Dawson

Alex Whyte

Greg Barron

Annie McIver

Diploma Graduate: Susan St Lawrence

Barbara Miller-Reilly

Juliet Roborough

Kim Rochester

Paddy Bourke

Jin Ling Zhang

Helen Perrett

Double Merit Award Winner: Julie Collis

Rod Davies

Diploma Graduate: Jacgui Brown

Nadine Spalter

Frank Checketts

Simon Leong

Yuko Takahashi

Carol Stewart




















St Ives Folk Club playing at Corellis Cafe, Devonport, since renamed The Porcelains
Bronwynne Cornish and Diploma students




Student Exhibition at the Centre, a very successful one week show which has been running for three years. The Monday night class have organised the event for the past two years and provided a celebratory event with chilli and mulled wine.














Friday 23 September 2011

1990

John Green and Class

Elizabeth Fritch and Seigi Kobayashi
Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Awards

Monday 5 September 2011

Gallery

Great Expectations, 2011, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa. Featuring work by Diploma students and Graduates.


Fiona Lander

Annie McIver

Petra Molloy


Nadine Spalter
Lasting Impressions
Fine Line Gallery, 
Matakana, a group show by ASP Members April, 2011

Figures by Helen Perrett

Annie McIver

Ann Crane

Jo Anne Raill

Susan St Lawrence

Helen Perrett

Brendan Adams

Jacgui Brown

Susan St Lawrence

Carol Stewart




   All You Ever Wanted
Group Show by ASP Members. 2010
Anne O'Sullivan

Graham Ambrose

Alex Whyte


Peter Collis

Elena Renker

Graham Ambrose

Renee Boyd

Monopoly by Helen Perrett




 Jo Anne Raill

 Margaret Sumich

Vince Kobylarz

 Annie McIver

Alex Whyte

Anne Crane

Charade Honey



Brendan Adams


All You Ever Wanted opening at The Depot, Devonport 2010
A group show by ASP potters.

Fire and Clay, Annual Exhibition of Auckland Studio Potters Members

Chair by Peter Lange, Rabbits by Charade Honey, Roses by Gael Baldock, Fire and Clay 2008


Brick People, Helen Perrett, 2008

Vessels by Steve Bailey, 2008


 Bottles by Jo Anne Raill, 2008

Grancy Fu, 2008

Matt McLean 2007

Gael Baldock and Aylex Icevich



Graham Ambrose