Neil Grant (potter): Difference between revisions

Aside from assisting during Hamada’s visit, Neil Grant also attended high profile workshops by visiting international potters and ceramic artists including [[Paul Soldner]], [[Daniel Rhodes]], John Pollex,<ref>John Pollex http://www.johnpollex.co.uk/</ref> [[Don Reitz]] and [[John Glick]]. In 1979 Grant travelled to the USA on a QEII Study Award to visit ceramic departments at American tertiary institutions, meeting notable potters including [[Richard Shaw (artist)|Richard Shaw]], [[John Mason (artist)|John Mason]], [[Peter Voulkos]], [[Wayne Higby]] and [[William Daley (ceramist)|William Daley]]. During a second visit to the US in 2001 he ran classes at a number ofseveral Summer Schools.

Grant is best known for his domestic [[stoneware]], his sculptural ''Nikau Series'' and ''Wavy Line'' "piece pots" from the 1970s. He has also produced magnificent [[Lustreware|lustre]] bottles and lidded floor pots. In his later years he has worked intensely on producing domestic ware, large platters and dishes using [[Jun ware|chün]] over [[tenmoku]] glazes, as well as superbly crafted celadon work with [[celadon]] jade and [[Sang de boeuf glaze|sang-de-boeuf]] glazes. Many of his pieces also display his skill at Japanese-style brushwork, "chattering" and "fluting".<ref>For more about Ceramics decoraction terms see the Ceramics Dictionary http://ceramicdictionary.com/en</ref>