A Spark of Life - James Greig, Potter, Man of West and East

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A Spark of Life - James Greig, Potter, Man of West and East

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This edition of the 1987 Inspiration series on Kiwi artists looks at potter James (Jim) Greig, and his search for the “spark of life” found in clay. The Peter Coates-directed documentary visits Greig’s Wairarapa studio to interview him and his wife Rhondda, also an artist. Greig’s influences are surveyed: the work of Kiwi potter Len Castle, nature, orphanhood, and Japan (where his work achieved renown). The film captures the visceral process of making large works for a Wellington City Gallery...

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Video

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1987

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/spark-of-life-james-greig-potter-1987

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architect / wairarapa / akasaka green gallery / kyoto / tokyo / orphanage / orphan / hot air balloon / balloon / massey / matarawa / japan / rhondda greig / potter / pottery / clay / ceramic / len castle / goethe / steiner / featherston / prison camp / kawai kanjiro / aesthetics / soil / earth / kiln / satoshi itoh / kanjiro / kawai kanjirō / japanese art / shigenori itoh / akasaka green / kimatoshi sato / tamae kawai / kiyomizu / kiyomizu temple / shihu mihara / shitoshi ito / takeshi umihara / masaomi unagami / ceramics / james greig / james grieg / jim grieg / jim greig

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