Lee on mon 2 jul 12
Thanks Jeff. I didn't see this when you first posted it (I think I
ignored it because of the title.) John Reeve is one of my favorite
potters.
Here is a link to some of his work:
http://www.tanglewoodwest.com/john-reeve.html
Artist Statement
John was born in Canada in 1929. He began to study pottery in
Vancouver in 1956. He went to England and apprenticed with Bernard
Leach (1958=3D9761). He established Longland's Pottery in Devon in 1963
and stayed in England another twelve years.
He returned to Vancouver to teach at Vancouver School of Art and
established Cold Mountain Pottery. He has travelled and taught
workshops extensively in Canada and USA. He has lived and worked in
Vancouver, Denver, and California.
He moved to New Mexico in 1987 and was engaged in the design and
management of the teaching and workshop facilities at Santa Fe Clay.
John had a long hiatus from making pots and teaching due to "medical
adventures", but is now teaching again at Santa Fe Clay and making
pots in Abiquiu.
His work has been mostly stoneware and porcelain, sometimes
earthenware or raku. Occasionally he makes large ceramic sculptures.
He is an expert on clay and glaze chemistry. He has written a book "A
Potter's Way to Understanding Glazes" (now out of print).
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Jeff Lawrence wrote:
> Hello friends,
>
> If you had the delight of knowing John Reeve, you'll be saddened to know
> that he died peacefully this afternoon at home. I've read he played a ke=
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> role in nurturing the St. Ives tradition in the Americas, but know little
> more than that from personal experience, because he never dwelt on the
> past. What I did cherish was the exuberant zest for life and genuine
> interest in the world that let him weave his life into a masterpiece. He
> was a fine potter and an even finer man.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> --
> Jeff Lawrence
> jefflawr@gmail.com
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