George Lau

George was first introduced to pottery by his high school teacher Eric Godman in 1977.

 
To this day, George attributes his success in pottery to Mr. Godman, who inspired him with his pieces and techniques, and who gave George full access to the pottery room any time the school was open.

Following life's many twists and turns, George pursued an engineering career, and only returned to pottery after retirement.
As a member of the North Delta Pottery Guild and North Delta Artisan, George is focusing on learning more on the traditional ways of making, firing, and glazing pottery.  

His craft balances form and function, using the potter's wheel to work the medium to its limit.
Currently, George is having fun experimenting with symmetry and asymmetry, and trying to incorporate it into functional ware.

"It's ironic ... the difficulty of working with clay is to show that it is building it with your hand, but yet fingerprints are not allowed on the piece!"