Leach Pottery: the sound of it
Manopoulou, Loucia (2017) Leach Pottery: the sound of it. Crafts Study Centre, Farnham, UK.
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This exhibition explored and appreciated the Bernard Leach legacy and the Leach Pottery workshop in St Ives.
The showcase featured Leach’s work and the Standard Ware from the Crafts Study Centre collection, alongside a group of current production Standard Ware from the Leach Pottery. A display of his sketches, books, and other documents and letters, as well as a film of Leach in his private workspace highlighted a more personal side of Leach. He wanted his pots to have ‘vitality, to follow the rhythm of the essence of energy and life’.
A juxtaposition of then and now emphasised that the Leach Pottery workshop, a hub of creativity, was and still is a place to learn, to master pottery techniques as well as acquire the appropriate knowledge of setting up and running a creative business.
The showcase was further enriched with photographs of the old pottery alongside the contemporary and an interactive display with tools, brushes and sample glazes, and an interactive audio display.
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