Artist’s Statement:
From the start of his career as a potter, Glen Dunning has been inspired by the aesthetic philosophy espoused by the founders of the ARTS & CRAFTS Movement, dating back to the 1880. The movement sought authentic and meaningful styles for the 19th century and beyond. Glen Dunning finds the philosophy & aesthetic aims of the Arts & Crafts movement as relevant now as they were over a hundred years ago. Today, cheap, badly designed and shabbily made ‘handicrafts” imported from China are flooding the market. Glen continues to struggle to define the role of the individual craftsman in modern society
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Glen Dunning studied pottery at the Holland College School of Visual Arts in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada, from 1971-73. After an incredible life of travel across Africa, he returned in 1991 to his true calling, pottery, and set up a studio and showroom in the village of Embrun.
Artist’s Statement:
From the start of his career as a potter, Glen Dunning has been inspired by the aesthetic philosophy espoused by the founders of the ARTS & CRAFTS Movement, dating back to the 1880. The movement sought authentic and meaningful styles for the 19th century and beyond. Glen Dunning finds the philosophy & aesthetic aims of the Arts & Crafts movement as relevant now as they were over a hundred years ago. Today, cheap, badly designed and shabbily made ‘handicrafts” imported from China are flooding the market. Glen continues to struggle to define the role of the individual craftsman in modern society
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Glen Dunning studied pottery at the Holland College School of Visual Arts in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada, from 1971-73. After an incredible life of travel across Africa, he returned in 1991 to his true calling, pottery, and set up a studio and showroom in the village of Embrun.
