LEN CASTLE
Making the Molecules Dance – Ceramics 1948 -2008
Lopdell House $135.00
You would expect that after sixty years in the game he might be tempted to slow down and simply enjoy the knowledge of what he has achieved: quite simply the finest body of ceramics that this country has ever seen. But far from it. He continues to work as hard as he ever has and to produce pots as good as any in his long history, including some which are like nothing he has ever made before, such as the superb sulphurous bowl reproduced on the cover of this wonderful book, a work that was made just this year. Of course the book itself is another product of Len's extraordinary energy as is his new exhibition Mountain to the Sea which opens in Whangarei next week."
Making the Molecules Dance – Ceramics 1948 -2008
Lopdell House $135.00
You would expect that after sixty years in the game he might be tempted to slow down and simply enjoy the knowledge of what he has achieved: quite simply the finest body of ceramics that this country has ever seen. But far from it. He continues to work as hard as he ever has and to produce pots as good as any in his long history, including some which are like nothing he has ever made before, such as the superb sulphurous bowl reproduced on the cover of this wonderful book, a work that was made just this year. Of course the book itself is another product of Len's extraordinary energy as is his new exhibition Mountain to the Sea which opens in Whangarei next week."
Quote from Prof Peter Simpson at the book's launch, 4 December 2008 .
This superbly illustrated and most handsome of books is an appropriate tribute to one of New Zealand’s greatest-ever potters, an artist who is indeed one of our national treasures.
If you have long coveted one of Castle’s glorious creations but your art budget doesn’t stretch quite that far then spend $135 and treat yourself to this stunning book which features a vast range of his work all in beautiful colour
Available from Parsons, Unity and other good bookstores or from the publisher, Lopdell House Gallery, P.O.Box 60 109. Titirangi, Waitakere 0642.
This superbly illustrated and most handsome of books is an appropriate tribute to one of New Zealand’s greatest-ever potters, an artist who is indeed one of our national treasures.
If you have long coveted one of Castle’s glorious creations but your art budget doesn’t stretch quite that far then spend $135 and treat yourself to this stunning book which features a vast range of his work all in beautiful colour
Available from Parsons, Unity and other good bookstores or from the publisher, Lopdell House Gallery, P.O.Box 60 109. Titirangi, Waitakere 0642.
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