Letter Hawke’s Bay Cultural Trust 1991

RUAWHARO TA-U-RANGI
HAWKE’S BAY CULTURAL TRUST

Roger Smith
Executive Director

26 August 1991

To all participants 10 Hawkes Bay Potters Exhibition

Dear Bruce & Estelle

Just an update on arrangements – and a reminder that Nigel King will take your photographs on Saturday/Sunday 7/8 September.  He will ring you to make a suitable time.

The exhibition will now be touring to Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, and then on to Wairarapa Arts Centre, Masterton in February.  Both are very keen to show the pots, and to try to sell them.

The video will be filmed in late September.  I will confirm dates when Eric returns to Hawkes Bay. As we will be hiring camera and operator, we must be prepared.  Could you think about how you would like to be filmed – what you will be doing – and what you will say about it.  Also I will need some information to prepare a short introduction to each person for recording – a sort of C V would help – as we will also need this for the catalogue.

The intro could be something like this -“Bill Smith has been making pots for about 10 years – he joined Hastings Pottery group in 1980, and has participated in many workshops since then.  His earlier works were mainly domestic wares, but recently he has moved to producing large vases and garden pots.  An innovative potter, he is continually experimenting with glazes.  He has gained several awards and his patio pots decorate many gardens all over N Z.  Bill now works full time from his studio in Clive.”

All this is pure fairy tale, but may give you an idea of what could be said – I am open to suggestions, and would love it if you all could contact me with something we could discuss, and then I can work out my production instructions.

Trust Office & Hawke’s Bay Museum
9 Herschell Street
Napier, New Zealand
PO Box 248
Phone (06) 835-7781
Fax (06) 835-3984

Hawke’s Bay Exhibition Centre
Eastbourne Street
Hastings, New Zealand
PO Box 946
Phone (06) 876-2077

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Remember you will voice your own explanation of what is filmed after the intro, so we will have to sort that text out also, but can finalise it after editing the film.

Kinds regards.

Yours sincerely
Kath
K A La Rooy
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HB EXHIBITION CENTRE

10 Hawkes Bay Potters Exhibition

Estelle Martin

1   Ridge of Tears   Jar   $700
2   Happiness   Jar   $500
3   Reminiscing   Vase   $500
4   Nesting   Vase   $600
5   Robe of Feathers   Vase   $550

Bruce Martin

1   Autumn   Jar   $700
2   Of Dreams   Boat   $500
3   Tidal Rocks   Vase   $900
4   Blue & Gold   Cube Vase   $250
5   Joyous Flame   Cylinder   $500