Royce McGlashen explained

Royce McGlashen
Birth Name:Royce Peter McGlashen
Birth Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Known For:Ceramics
Relatives:Muir McGlashen (father)
Maurice McGlashen (grandfather)

Royce Peter McGlashen (born 1949) is a New Zealand ceramicist.

Early life

McGlashen was born in Nelson in 1949,[1] the son of Muir McGlashen who served as mayor of Richmond from 1962 to 1974,[2] and was educated at Waimea College.[3]

Career

In 1966, McGlashen began a five-year apprenticeship with Jack Laird at Waimea Pottery.[1] He moved to Australia where he worked at Montville Pottery in Queensland. In 1974, he travelled to South Africa and then on to England, working at Le Dieu Pottery in Norwich.[4] He returned to New Zealand in 1975. In 1989, he began designing for Temuka Pottery.[1]

Honours and awards

In 1983 and 1987, McGlashen won Merit Awards at the Fletcher Brownbuilt Pottery Awards.[5] In the 1989 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to pottery.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schamroth. Helen. 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. 1998. Random House. Auckland. 1869620364. 51.
  2. News: Master craftsman of the clay . 1 September 2009 . Peter . Gibbs . Nelson Mail . 15 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Biography of Royce McGlashen . 2016 . 15 November 2016.
  4. Book: Blumhardt. Doreen. Brake. Brian. Craft New Zealand: The art of the craftsman. 1981. A.H. & A.W. Reed. Aucklabd. 0 589 01343 2. 288. dead. https://archive.today/20141130205447/http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=467995. 30 November 2014. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Royce McGlashen. Royce McGlashen. 26 December 2014.