Pottery in Australia Vol 17 No 1 Autumn 1978

DULCE HERD
At Potters' Cottage, Warrandyte, Dulce
Herd also brings to her tableware a
sound appreciation for the ultimate use
of her pieces.
DULCE HERD
Although she is inclined to cast her
net a little too wide in searching for
fresh designs to perform traditional functions,
her skills in structure and finish
serve her well.
The large dinner service in dull greenyellow
is the best illustration of her consistency
and craftsmanship.
Ted Greenwood
The Age, Sept. 19, 1977
SLOpS, for the range of technique and
expertise is incredible.
Most impressive are the platters, where
the lava-like flowing and erupting of
colour shows off best.
His brusbwork decoration is a trifle
overdone, but one can sense the rhythm
which takes over the potter's brush and
he is to be forgiven the gilding of the
lily.
Opening night saw a sellout and the
assembled viewers were the creme de fa
creme of tbe craft world in Australia.
You might call it discreet buying by
all the government bodies concerned
with tbe crafts, for every group seemed
to have bought something, a few more
wisely than otbers.
There are sti ll a few rough spots in the
works-lid fitting, "S" cracks and weight
of objects, but it's a top marks exhibition.
Another potter who continues to
make the same form over and over is
Colin Browne, now at Clive Parry Galleries,
Beaumaris.
His elliptical, ovoid objects are given
greater sensuality with some magnificent
black glazes, both shiny and matt.
A generation younger than Reg, Colin
is a potters' potter, as is Preston, but he
has had the benefit of tbe "knowledge
explosion" in the crafts; as a result he has
not had to cope with the massive amount
of experimentation of his predecessors,
nor is he as rigid in his aesthetics.
Colin Browne will be known for his
shapes, Reg Preston for his brilliant use
of glaze. See them both-it's quite an experience.
David Hartmaier
The S1I1I , Sept. 12, 1977
REG PRESTON
Craft Centre, and
COLIN BROWNE
Clive Parry Galleries
You can't help but feel you're in a Japanese
master potter's workshop when
viewing the recent output of pots by Reg
Preston at the Craft Centre, 309 Toorak
Road, South Yarra.
His forms are traditional storage jars,
and there is nothing new in their shap~
or concept. We've seen Reg do them time
and again. But the glazes are something
else.
The man can glaze, and in this showing
of 165 pieces he's pulled out all the
REG PRESTON: Large square platter,
40 em square. Photograph: Dulce Herd
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