Illustrative 2009

Peter Peryer: Photographer - Peter Simpson & Peter Peryer

Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-417-8, $59.99 pbk

ILLUSTRATIVE CATEGORY WINNER 2009

Len Castle: Making the Molecules Dance - Len Castle

Lopdell House Gallery, ISBN 978-0-95828-951-1, $135.00 hbk

Len Castle’s potting career, which started in 1947, spans the emergence, flourishing and subsequent transformation of the craft movement of the 20th century. His work epitomises its vitality, its deeply indigenous origins and the sophistication of its craftsmanship and artistry. He has been described as a ‘national treasure’.

Certain Words Drawn - John Reynolds

Godwit, ISBN 978-1-86962-149-0, $70.00 hbk

John Reynolds is one of New Zealand’s most significant and most admired contemporary artists. Certain Words Drawn brings together examples of his recent work and practice in a stunning book designed by Arch McDonnell of In House Design. Edited by University of Auckland professor Laurence Simmons, the book is generously laden with images and contains essays by, inter alia, Dianne Bardsley, Ian Wedde, Shirley and Roger Horrocks and Leigh Davis.