The last two weeks have seen visits from several out of towners. First was Hilary Kay from the UK who was researching Australian studio pottery of the 1940s and 50s. Hilary spent a couple of hours consulting books and pamphlets for images and information about Australian ceramics and their makers of that time. I kept feeling that I’d seen her before, so after she’d left, I looked up the website on her business card:
No wonder her face was familiar. If you’ve ever watched “Antiques Roadshow”, you’ll know what I mean. For some reason I hadn’t recognised her when she was in the Research Library, possibly because she was out of context. Has that ever happened to you?
The latest out of town visitor was artist Vicki Mason from Melbourne. Vicki is a jeweller/metalsmith who works with PVC fabrics and thread. As she puts it she’s “a bit of a hybrid”. She’s far too modest. Have a look at these images from the cover and inside cover of Textile Fibre Forum no.91, 2008:
