Peter Stichbury

ev Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:39 pm

I adore Peter's work. I have many of his pieces which I have gathered over time and still I can't resist....
He is such an honest, earthy potter and his work is so delightful.
I bought a teapot from one of his open days many years ago....
and he said 'It may dribble - I'm not sure, sorry....'
and I replied 'I'm never going to use it Peter as to me it's a work of art!'
I think he was disappointed by my response LOL
....as he mainly made domestic ware to be USED.
It's never been used [I don't drink tea Razz

] and it's as good as the day it was fired.

**TimCaulton** Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:08 pm

I have a number of pieces...not sure how many....I have a nice plate.....lemme just take a photo.......

**TimCaulton** Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:22 pm

Here it is, I got it for a birthday present a few years ago.
Peter Stichbury Peterstichbury

spot20 Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:35 pm

ok no i am posting a pic todays find

spot20 Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Finally i can do it - I get the chocky biscuits!!! barman

I wonder if this is a child dish or something - it is Peter Stitchbury!

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:40 pm

Probably quite a rare piece if its by Peter....looks like some sort of bird....Kiwi may be. Could be a baby bowl???

spot20 Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:53 pm

Yeah I wondered if it was a kiwi - and it is definitely the size of a babies bowl - it has heaps of little chips to the underside of the rim unfortunately!

**collectiques** Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:07 pm

yep that looks like Peter Stichbury's mark from this angle ... I might move it over to the Stichbury topic later Wink

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:46 pm

You know it was probably decorated by one of Peters daughters, there are pictures of them doing this sort of thing in his book.

spot20 Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:11 pm

I had forgotten about that book - how fantastic - i will all in to the library on the morrow and get it out !! scooter

**collectiques** Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:23 pm

TimCaulton wrote:Here it is, I got it for a birthday present a few years ago.

wow ...I never noticed that before - underneath the bowl...

Are they those gorgeous Len Castle and Theo Schoon tablets ...on the back of the "Marks of New Zealand Potters" book????

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:27 pm

collectiques wrote:
TimCaulton wrote:Here it is, I got it for a birthday present a few years ago.

wow ...I never noticed that before - underneath the bowl...

Are they those gorgeous Len Castle and Theo Schoon tablets ...on the back of the "Marks of New Zealand Potters" book????

Why yes they sure are Smile

as seen on TV

**collectiques** Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:32 pm

TimCaulton wrote:

Why yes they sure are as seen on TV

you sly dog you.... they look reallllly coooll.......

Could you take a photo of just them one day pleaseeeeeeeee....and whats the background to them? I mean for joe bloggs me...who isnt very arty... what's it all mean?

I just like them... probably because they look like hidden code - to the mystery treasure Embarassed

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:50 pm

Theo got interested in pottery decoration and in the 1980's worked on making designs by carving among other things plaster block stamps. He pretty much used everything he had worked in in the past to come up with designs that would be relevant to NZ, but also new and unique. So he corresponded with Len Castle about it all and eventually produced well over 100 designs. The designs come from his work on Maori rock drawing work he did in the 1950's, Moko work in the 1970's, Modernist work, design aspects from Germany, Gourd decoration, Geothermal phenomena in NZ, jade carving, and Indonesian art. It was his last major project and shortly afterwards when he left NZ for Australia he died in a bedsit across the road from the hospital. From what I found out about the designs, they were meant to just be designs, not symbols with any particular meaning, but inspired from NZ as a whole...Theo was the sort of artist who wanted to find NZ's real new art forms. He spent his whole life pretty much in poverty trying to bring NZ out of the dark ages. But got so much resistance left NZ several times...Its a amazing and sad story.

Instead of a photo, perhaps you could come round one day and have a look at them.

I am still learning more about these designs and will know a lot more in a year or two.

spot20 Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:58 pm

Such a very sad story - how do you find these things out??? study

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:01 pm

I'm really well connected ? Very Happy

Plus I am like a pitbull when it comes to finding out info on stuff I am interested in...

**collectiques** Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:09 pm

awwww that is really sad ...perhaps he was just way beyond his time.

I'd love to see them one day ...I might just hold yah to that offer Smile

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:09 pm

In truth I felt in necessary to justify the cost of those tablets....so did what I could to make myself feel ok about it all. Very Happy

**TimCaulton** Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:24 pm

collectiques wrote:awwww that is really sad ...perhaps he was just way beyond his time.

I'd love to see them one day ...I might just hold yah to that offer

Oh yep very much beyond his time.....NZ was still in the middle of its colonial death throws. It has been said the Theo was the most educated artist living in NZ at the time. He was born in Dutch Indonesia, sent to Europe to be trained like a Dutch master painter, moved to NZ to escape the Japanese in WWII. Revitalised the whole Maori art form, and brought modernism to NZ....documented NZ's historic rock art, documented its Geothermal activity, wrote a book on Jade, and influenced lots of NZ artists.....Gorden Walters, Tony Fomison, Len Castle, ARD Fairburn, Geoff Fairburn.......the list goes on....pity the book planned on him never got written. You know his carved gourds, which were used to design new moko patters are worth at least $10,000 each....most went out of the country apparently, and of course there are fakes floating around.

Lots of info on the net about him, more turning up each day, and most auction houses have his work especially the drawings and photographs.....check out any A+O photography sale....or the current Webbs one.....Lot 1 is a Schoon. The gus fisher gallery in AK has a bit on him there at the moment.....must go and see it

**collectiques** Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:29 pm

**TimCaulton** Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:00 pm

collectiques wrote:

SCORE!

**collectiques** Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:47 pm

I think I might list this on trademe ...any idea of a price range? ...oh wise studio pottery collectors....???

I've only ever sold small pieces of his previously....

**TimCaulton** Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:52 pm

May be $150....I don't really have any idea....I bought a hanging plate one time for $80.....its got a nice glaze

**collectiques** Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:56 pm

yeah the glaze is cool ...and I can't get a good photo of it ..it's actually quite a deep green/grey ... with vibrant browns...[right]

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