ceramic objects - Castle, Len
Castle, Len. Born in 1924, Len Castle completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Auckland in 1946.
He was introduced to pottery at night classes while training to be a secondary school teacher.
His career path turned after he won a scholarship to study with master potter Bernard Leach in St Ives, Cornwall. During this period, recalled Castle, he absorbed a strong work ethic and became strongly drawn to the Oriental aesthetic.
Castle returned from England to a job teaching science at Auckland Teachers' College.
In 1963, he left the Teachers' College and became a professional potter, and in the same year, was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Society of Potters.
In 1966, he won a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council fellowship, which he used to go to Japan and Hawaii. His trip cemented his love of Japanese pottery.
In 1986, Castle was made a Commander of the British Empire and in 1990, he received a New Zealand Commemorative Medal, and in 2003 was made a Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit.
Len Castle died in 2011.
He was introduced to pottery at night classes while training to be a secondary school teacher.
His career path turned after he won a scholarship to study with master potter Bernard Leach in St Ives, Cornwall. During this period, recalled Castle, he absorbed a strong work ethic and became strongly drawn to the Oriental aesthetic.
Castle returned from England to a job teaching science at Auckland Teachers' College.
In 1963, he left the Teachers' College and became a professional potter, and in the same year, was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Society of Potters.
In 1966, he won a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council fellowship, which he used to go to Japan and Hawaii. His trip cemented his love of Japanese pottery.
In 1986, Castle was made a Commander of the British Empire and in 1990, he received a New Zealand Commemorative Medal, and in 2003 was made a Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit.
Len Castle died in 2011.
193 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
Len Castle, a good earthenware Crater lake bowl with turquoise alkaline glazed interior, impressed marks. Diameter 46 cm
Len Castle, hanging discoid vase with impressed decoration circa 1969, impressed marks. A similar example illustrated in Len Castle: Making the Molecules dance, p214.
Len Castle, stoneware section bottle vase with rectangular walls the surface decorated with saturated iron under glaze, wax resist decoration of quince branch, mottled rutile over-glaze, impressed initials. Height 29.8 cm
Len Castle, an early bowl with tenmoku and iron glaze, circa 1950's, impressed initials. Diameter 34 cm
Theo Schoon, a rare and important press moulded stoneware dish, the rectangular dish decorated with an impressed, theo Schoon stamp design. Signed with initials to the base and with affixed label from Steve Rumsey.…
A large Len Castle stoneware bowl, with grey green glaze and iron fleck decoration. Width 41 cm
Len Castle, discoid vase with three tex tured vertical impressions to each side, in iron oxide finish. Impressed mark, 34 cm height
Len Castle, large early bowl with ribbed exterior in iron spotted pale green ash glaze. Impressed mark, 38 cm dia
Len Castle, large bowl with textured clay insert to well and ishihaze effect in deep green ash glaze. Impressed mark, 40 cm dia
Len Castle, geothermal series bowl, cad mium glazed in deep red with peaked black rim. Impressed mark, 28 cm dia
Len Castle, crater Lake/Alkaline Pool bowl in grey stained earthenware with blue glazed well. Impressed mark, 42.5 cm dia
A Len Castle grey crackle glaze bowl, impressed mark. Width 19 cm
A stunning Len Castle blossom vase, the large press moulded pot with an opalescent blue Jun glaze applied over a Tenmoku glaze, circa 1980. Hairline crack near base. Height 54.5 cm. Width 500. Diameter 28 cm
Len Castle set of eight spice canisters including nutmeg, curry, cayenne, cinnamon, spice, ginger, mace and cloves impressed mark. Height 75mm
Len Castle bottle vase in matt mottled blue and green glazes. Impressed mark, 25 cm high
Len Castle sedge grass holder in hand formed stoneware with iron oxide finish, impressed mark, 25 cm. Length
Len Castle discord hanging form in iron oxide finish with heavily textured front (artist filled firing crack to shoulder), impressed mark, 32 cm high
Len Castle lamp base of ovoid form with incised decoration in brown mottled glaze, c1958. Impressed mark, 29 cm high
Len Castle, shallow stoneware bowl with tenmoku glaze with wax resist decoration. Diameter 34 cm
Len Castle, circular stoneware dish. Diameter 18 cm
Len Castle, stoneware platter with shino-style glaze . Width 19 cm
Len Castle, stoneware jug with celadon glaze, impressed initials. Height 12 cm
Len Castle, large and impressive hand thrown stoneware bowl with green semi matt talc glazed interior and tenmoku exterior, impressed initials. Diameter 51 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bottle vase with shino-style glaze, impressed initials. Height 26 cm
Len Castle, large and impressive ovoid stoneware vase with a 'Fractured' copper glaze, impressed initials. Height 38 cm
Len Castle, inverted Volcano, moulded vase, with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior. Length 85 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bowl with shino-style glaze. From the last firing at the Warkworth kiln. Diameter 21 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bowl with shinoandstyle glaze. From the last firing at the Warkworth kiln. Diameter 22 cm
Len Castle, sea hawk, hanging form in earthenware, impressed initials, 24 cm x 23 cm
Len Castle, earthenware hemispherical bowl with red 'Lava' glaze raised on a circular foot, impressed initials. Diameter 42 cm
Len Castle, stoneware jug with shino-style glaze, impressed initials. Height 21 cm
Len Castle, an early salt glazed stoneware sherry bottle, circa 1950. Early castellated mark. Height 13 cm
Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase with rectangular walls the surface decorated with saturated iron underglaze wax resist decoration of quince branch, mottled rutile overglaze, impressed initials. Height 29 cm
Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase, with rectangular walls the surface decorated with iron underglaze with tenmoku overglaze, impressed initials. Height 29 cm
Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle, with rectangular walls the surface decorated with black and jun type glaze, impressed initials. Height 29 cm
Len Castle, porcelain bowl with fluted walls and celadon glaze. Diameter 20 cm
Len Castle, three stoneware pouring bowls of graduated size, potash and soda glaze
Len Castle, stoneware dish impressed with a cruciform design, shino glaze raised on four feet impressed initials 19 cm x 19 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bottle with loop handle with shino-style glaze. Height 26 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bowl with mirror black underglaze, black and bluish jun type overglaze. Diameter 32 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bowl, the interior with saturated iron underglaze with jun type overglaze the exterior with tenmoku glaze, impressed initials. Diameter 30 cm
Len Castle, large stoneware pouring bowl with shino-style glaze, impressed initials. Diameter 28 cm
Len Castle, Sea Secret, earthenware with blue glazed interior, impressed initials. Diameter 34 cm
Len Castle, stoneware bowl with chun-type glaze to the well, the exterior with tenmoku glaze, impressed initials. Diameter 28 cm
Len Castle, shino glazed dish with impressed initials. Diameter 15 cm
Len Castle, bottle vase, hanging form with impressed decoration. Height 41 cm
A stunning Len Castle blossom vase, the large press moulded pot with an opalescent blue Jun glaze applied over a Tenmoku glaze. Impressed cipher, circa 1980. Height 54.5 cm. Width 50 cm. Diameter 28 cm
A Len Castle Lipped red bowl, earthenware, lava red glaze. Height 7.5 cm. Diameter 25 cm
A Len Castle stoneware dish, of square form with raised corners and light grey glaze, circa 1976. Minor nibbles to edge. Height 4 cm. Width 17 cm. Diameter 16.5 cm
Len Castle, yunomi (tea bowl) with tenmoku and tea dust glaze, impressed initials