POTTERY EXHIBITION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22247, 23 October 1935, Page 17

POTTERY EXHIBITION

AUCKLAND ARTIST'S WORK The history of the potter's art was traced briefly by Lady Wilson yesterday afternoon in opening an exhibition of hand-made pottery, the work of Miss Olive Jones, of Onehunga, at the Auckland Society of Arts clubrooms. There was a good attendance, and keen interest was shown by visitors in the display, which will remain open until November 5. The danger of handcrafts being displaced by mechanical methods in this age of machinery was emphasised by Lady Wilson. She said that many arts had been lost through the failure of succeeding generations to follow the methods employed by skilled workmen of the past, and it was refreshing to see a fine display of hand-made pottery when so much of this work was now done by other means. Through the ages men and women had worked clay into beautiful vessels, and there were in existence many notable examples of the Egyptian and Chinese work, as well as latejr English pieces of rare beauty. The uniformly high standard of the exhibition was mentioned by Lady Wilson. In opening the display, she congratulated Miss .Jones on her very fine work. The display includes examples of almost every type of modern pottery, and most of the pieces have been made by Miss Jones at her Onehunga studio since her return from a course of study in England. The exhibition is considered one of the finest of its kind arranged by a Dominion artist, and the pieces on display are notable for their elegantly simple shapes, and the richness of their colouring. In addition to the more conventional exhibits, there are many quaint novelties. "