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Bowl; Len Castle; Circa 1980's; 2006/92
FromTe Manawa
Name/Title
Bowl
Bowl
About this object
Ceramic Stoneware bowl with blue green colour glaze interior and a birds head on the top outer edge. Part of the Avian series.
Ceramic Stoneware bowl with blue green colour glaze interior and a birds head on the top outer edge. Part of the Avian series.
Maker
Len Castle
Len Castle
Maker Role
Artist
Artist
Date Made
Circa 1980's
Circa 1980's
Place Made
New Zealand
Medium and Materials
Ceramic Stoneware. Hand modelled by a beating process in a supporting plaster of paris mould textured rim developers from the beating process outer surface and rim pigmented with burnt umber. Inside of bowl, an under glaze covered with a blue green semi-mat over glaze.
PROCESS: Stoneware firing to 1300 degrees celcius. Fired in an LPG Kiln.
Ceramic Stoneware. Hand modelled by a beating process in a supporting plaster of paris mould textured rim developers from the beating process outer surface and rim pigmented with burnt umber. Inside of bowl, an under glaze covered with a blue green semi-mat over glaze.
PROCESS: Stoneware firing to 1300 degrees celcius. Fired in an LPG Kiln.
Subject and Association Description
Len Castle has been a full time potter since 1963 and helped to establish the New Zealand Potters association. The time he spent in Korea , Japan and China has been a great influence on him as has his love of the forms, texture, colour and patterns of nature.
Len Castle has been a full time potter since 1963 and helped to establish the New Zealand Potters association. The time he spent in Korea , Japan and China has been a great influence on him as has his love of the forms, texture, colour and patterns of nature.
Collection
Collection of Te Manawa Museums Trust
Collection of Te Manawa Museums Trust
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Stanley Frederick Jenkins, 2006
Gift of Mr. Stanley Frederick Jenkins, 2006
Object Type
Bowl
Bowl
Object number
2006/92
2006/92
