Pottery In Australia Vol 39 No 4 December 2000

Th ere are many challenges ahead for Greenaway in
combining these two very different products whi ch
require significantly different conditions in the handling
and Hring. For example, each clay type shows distinctive
discrepancies in shrinkage from wet to dry to fired states,
resulting in products of widely differing mec hanical
strengths. Controlling and manipulating these differences
requires a Singular skill and knowledge in bringing
together th e sophistica ted techniques of high-fired
porcelain against the domestic simplicity of bucchero.
Achieving this balance of aesthetics and raw materials is a
large part of what it is to be a ceramic artist and may be
likened to writing a symphony, where each element and
each addition can result in a harmonious whole that
produces goose bumps in those who can hear it. The
added objective in this exciting and innovative project is
in reaching a symmetry and harmony that brings together
two specialist techniques that arose in different European
culrures, centu ries apart.
It would be a rare and enlivening endowment for any
anist to be presented with the opportunity of a
concentrated period of professional development, such as
that offered by the Au stra lia COllncil Fel lowsh ip. For
Victor Greenaway, I have no doubt tim it will carry him
forward into a whole new and exhilarating period of
growth. 00
JUdifh Lesley is a freelance write and consultant in the arts and
crafts.
Viaor Greenaway. PO Box 634. Lakes Entrance VIC 390 t.
TeVfax 03 51563219.
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