Ceramics Artists

Welcome to our Ceramic Artists page. This page profiles some contemporary Ceramic artists from Australia and New Zealand that are using Shimpo equipment from Ceramix.

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GORDON LIDGARD

Born 1962

Some earliest memories are of working as a child in his father’s pottery studio making crackle pots and small bottles.

Influences

	Warwick Lidgard – Father		Peter Lange
	Chester Nealie		Shoji Hamada
	Len Castle

1983 - 1984 Started potting full time at 'The Potters' Arms' in Mt Eden, Auckland with Peter Lange and Lex Dawson. 'The Potters' Arms' was a cultural, social and political meeting place, Peter and Lex being great teachers.
After this time Gordon has made pottery part time while working on other business ventures.

Since 2005 he is living in Japan making Raku ware, mainly thrown pieces using a Shimpo Whisper T wheel. Some work is coiled or slip cast Raku with a wood smoke finish.

ALBERT VERSCHUUREN

HANDMADE STONEWARE POTTERY.

629 Amiens Rd, Stanthorpe QLD 4380. Ph: 07 4683 3205

Functional and decorative stoneware pottery, individually thrown on the potter’s wheel.

Albert Verschuuren was born in the Netherlands and completed his training in studio ceramics in Canada.

Since 1978 he and his partner Marie-Therese have lived near Stanthorpe in South-east Queensland, where Albert developed his interest in firing with wood and using local materials for clay bodies and glazes.

He holds a graduate diploma in visual arts and a master of arts degree, conducted numerous workshops and has taught studio ceramics courses at TAFE colleges in Ipswich, Stanthorpe and Tenterfield.