Greg will be opening his pottery again this year - See Greg's web site
Greg Crowe was born in England but migrated to Australia in 1963 with his family (aged 11). Greg graduated in architecture from WAIT (Curtin University) but was already committed to a future career as a potter. He established Hovea Pottery at its current location in 1980.
From 1985 – 2010 he lectured full time with TAFE including a very enjoyable and successful 17 years at Carine TAFE running the Ceramics Workshop.
Greg’s work is mainly wheel based (thrown) and covers a wide and diverse range of pots from small bowls, mugs and the full range of domestic ware through to large, robust vases and slab dishes which display the energy of the throwing process. Greg is very interested in the use of local clays from the region. Since 1985 all of Greg’s work has been fired in wood kilns. Much of Greg’s work is salt glazed, a process with long historical precedents (particularly in Europe) but not widely used in contemporary Australian ceramics and Greg is acknowledged as an expert in this area.
Greg has recently returned to working with clay full time at Hovea.
Greg’s work is represented in a number of collections, including the W.A. Art Gallery and Queensland Art Gallery. He has lectured on pottery in Singapore, Japan, Ireland, Denmark, Canada and U.S.A. He undertook a McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists in the U.S.A. in 2008, this was supported by a Mid Career Fellowship from ArtsWA.
There is a small gallery at Hovea Pottery exhibiting work from the latest firings. Visitors are welcome at any time by appointment. (08 92988047)