John Crawford (1951-2012) was a New Zealand potter. He was born in Runanga, West Coast, New Zealand, and grew up in a coal-mining community. He attended Greymouth High School, where he met Yvonne Rust, who was the art teacher at that time. She encouraged him to train under Jack Laird at Waimea Craft Pottery in Nelson.
Crawford trained at Waimea Craft Pottery from 1969 to 1974. In this studio workshop, run in the style of Bernard Leach, he learned to use a wheel, glazing, and firing. In 1974 he set up a studio in Ngakawau, a small settlement 30 km north of Westport. Hector Pottery was operated collaboratively by John and his wife Anne, who had also done her training at Waimea Craft Pottery.
Crawford's work encompassed a wide range of forms, from functional ware to sculptural objects. He was known for his use of simple, organic more...
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