Nourish 2024
Nourish is an annual exhibition run by Auckland Studio Potters in association with Allpress Studio in Freemans Bay, Auckland. The work is presented by the Auckland Studio Potters membership, who choose their own ceramic domestic ware pieces to be displayed. All pieces are for sale, and there will be a first, second and third prize; judged this year by celebrated artist, Peter Lange. Peter has been an integral part of Auckland Studio Potters' history and we are grateful for his continued support of our community.
“I’ve been potting for over 50 years, and for the first 25 or so of those I depended on making and selling functional domestic-ware to make a living. The sort of work this “Nourish” exhibition is showing. For a chunk of the last 25 years I was Director of the ASP and also taught there, while at the same time I experimented more, and my work became semi or non functional. It’s an interesting word, functional. It could be argued that every ceramic work is functional whether you use it or just look at it or derive some sort of emotional kick from it. So that’s where “Nourish” throws up another angle. It’s my job to decide if a prize-winning piece is “nourishing” or not. Wish me luck.”
Scroll down to see a gallery of some photos from the show. Thanks to Arts Diary for the photographic coverage.
Nourish poster by Ellie Smith, ASP member and Graphic Designer.
Image: Nourish 2023 Winner
Alex Whyte
’Landfill’
A small reminder of brick buildings of days gone by, bulldozed somewhere to an Auckland landfill. Alex delved right into the world of pottery by building his own kiln in 1990, using bricks from the Glenbrook Steel Mill. An ASP member since the early 2000s, Alex has no formal pottery training but has attended a lot of visiting overseas potters and local workshops. “Throwing on the wheel is my main choice of working but I also enjoy hand building techniques, as in this latest series of work. This involves using paperclay. I try to look at nature for inspiration using texture and line and then giving it a "Twist". Gaps and cracks included. Currently using found wild clay and seeing where this leads.”
