John parker ceramics biography for kids
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John Parker, "From Here locate There”
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Parker, John, 1947-
Date:1980 - 1984
From:[Ephemera of quarto size relating to work and exhibitions by potters and ceramic sculptors in New Zealand]
Reference:Eph-B-CERAMICS-1980/1984
Description:Includes: 1980s: An Exhibition of Pottery by Ray Rogers (of Auckland). Antipodes Gallery, Wellington. An Exhibition of Pottery & Glassware by Nicholas Brandon & Tony Kuepfer. Antipodes Gallery, Wellington. Pots for the Eighties. Antipodies Gallery, Wellington. Includes potters - Keith Blight. Doris Dutch. Harley Gamble. Brian Gartside. Jim Greig. Barbara Hockenhull. Fairlie Rowe. Denis Rowe. Tony Stevens. Robyn Stewart. Graeme Storm. Howard Williams. 1980: John Parker: Recent Ceramics. Media, Karori, Wellington, 1 - 12 September, 1980? Springtime: An exhibition of garden pottery at Textures, Wellington, Monday 8 September 1980. Wellington Potters Association Annual Exhibition 1980 [entry form] Wellington Potters Association Inc: Charity Day, Cuba Mall, 18 October 1980. 1981: Auckland Studio Potters 18th Annual Exhibition 1981. Auckland War Memorial Museum 18 - 27 October 1981. Ceramix: First ever national pottery symposium and exhibition. Organised by the New Zealand Society of Potters Inc. Palmerston North Teachers' College, 19 - 22 January 1981. Exhibition Open Day.
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About me
I was an only child.
I grew up in Panmure in the middle of Chinese market gardens, so my exposure to and love of things Chinese happened at a very early pre-pottery age.
My father drove petrol tankers and my mother worked in a factory making bar heaters, electric fence controllers and toy guns.
They were ex-farming people. My father had a great orchard and vegetable garden. We were almost self sufficient in fruit and vegetables.
I still persevere with my vege garden.
As a teeneger, I was an icecream boy at the Civic Theatre with Ross Skiffington, a school friend I shared a common interest in Magic with.
I went to university in the late 60s studying science, unsuccessfully. Repeating my failure a second year.
I was very unhappy at university and when Ross suggested a pottery night school class, I was ready. Margaret Milne was the teacher and the Tuesday night class became a refuge from the unfathomability of Maths, Chemistry and Physics.
A visit to Barry Brickell, led to working with him for two weeks. The experience exposed me to pottery as a lifestyle. I will never forget Barry's kindness and forever remain indebted.
Then I went to training college and changed courses to the arts with special interest in Anthropology and Psychology.
But ceramics ha