Graeme Storm was born in Auckland in 1936. He studied in Auckland and Dunedin Teachers' Colleges and began making pottery and building kilns at his parents' Orakei home in 1956. Worked as an Arts and Crafts adviser for the Education Department and in 1959 travelled to the UK and Europe, attending the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London. While in London he worked with Kenneth Clarke and Gwyn Hanssen. He also met Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Bernard Leach and Harry and May Davis.
During a visit to his father’s homeland, Finland, he went to the Arabia factory more...
A Bellarmine is a type of stoneware jug that was produced in the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly in the areas of Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The jugs are named after Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, who was a prominent Catholic theologian and cardinal during the Counter-Reformation. German bellarmines are distinctive for their bearded man's face, which was modelled on a portrait of Bellarmine, often depicted with a wide brimmed hat and the pottery is heavily potted and has a long neck, a broad belly, and a narrow base. The more...
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