Davis, Harry & May
Biography
"Harry Davis was born in 1910. He first worked at Poole Pottery and then joined the Leach Pottery in St Ives in 1933. May was born in 1914 (née Scott) and worked at the pottery from 1936 to 1937. In 1937 they went to teach at Achimoto College in Ghana, Harry as Head of the Art School. After the war, he and May set up the Crowan Pottery in an old watermill that they converted to generate the electricity to run the pottery. In 1962 they moved to New Zealand and established the Crewenna Pottery in Nelson. In 1972 they went to Isiuchara in Peru and returned to Nelson in 1979. Harry died in 1986 and May in 1995.
Harry and May Davis produced some of the most technically sound and aesthetically pleasing pots. Decoration techniques included wax resist and the use of Celadon and Tenmoku glazes."
(http://www.cornishceramics.com/pcrowan.htm retreieved 30 June 2004)
Harry and May Davis produced some of the most technically sound and aesthetically pleasing pots. Decoration techniques included wax resist and the use of Celadon and Tenmoku glazes."
(http://www.cornishceramics.com/pcrowan.htm retreieved 30 June 2004)
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