Crafts
Wondrausch, Mary (9 of 9) National Life Stories Collection: Crafts' Lives
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Type
sound
Duration
00:25:59
Shelf mark
C960/77
Subjects
Ceramics
Recording date
2007-09-20, 2007-09-25, 2007-10-03
Recording locations
interviewee's home, Compton, Surrey
Interviewees
Wondrausch, Mary, 1923- (speaker, female)
Interviewers
Hughes, Hawksmoor (speaker, female)
Abstract
Part 9: Description of working towards the Oxford Ceramic Festival, evaluating work. Description of MW’s shop, further description of dealing with customers. [05:14] Description of MW’s nativity scenes. Remarks on MW’s lion and unicorn, mentions the Victoria and Albert Museum. Comment on MW making a, replica seventeenth century Dutch pot for the fire. [10:10] Long description of MW’s garden sculptures, remarks on making new fountains and sculptures each year, giraffe sculpture, objects used to make sculptures. [16:55] MW’s enjoyment of wine, mentions MW’s entry in ‘Who’s Who’, The Wine Society. [20:10] Description of MW’s evening meal. Reflects on this interview, comments on a recent film made about MW.
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