• albarelli

    I hope that my Albarelli tell a story, a narrative that explains the way I handle clay and fire, and also the way I consider parts of a vessel.

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  • bottles

    I’ve always had a soft spot for the bottle form. When I was learning how to make pots it was a shape that challenged me.

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  • functional

    There is a beautiful connection that happens when I use a favourite mug or bowl in my daily rituals of eating and drinking.

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  • exhibitions

    Current and recent past examples of work I've entered for exhibitions, or notices about forthcoming exhibitions.

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Welcome

I am a studio potter based in Mackaytown, Paeroa, New Zealand and specialise mainly in wheel thrown work. I also enjoy wood firing and vapour glazing.
My Gallery page has links to my picture galleries and information about why I make these kinds of pots.
The Information page has my contact details, my gallery contacts and lots more.
I'm keen to take on workshops and other teaching assignments and I have more information about what kinds of classes I run under my Teaching page.
My Glaze pages contain a basic glaze course and information useful for exploring the world of glazing.
Another of my interests is kiln designs and I have built a number of wood fired, gas and diesel fired kilns, see these on the Kilns page along with other radical kiln ideas.
Under Information I have a few stories about my travels (mostly ceramic focused) including my recent ICF escapade, see the Travel page.

 

Latest News:

  • April, 2017

  • Firing

    This firing was crucial, testing of new clays, slips, glazes and a large commission were all going into this one kiln load. To add to the fraught mix was a new supply of wood (Gum, generously donated by our neighbour) that we hoped was dry enough. The weather was the one factor that played into our hands with a fine spell just in time to load, fire and unload the kiln, the next day an ex-tropical cyclone hit with prodigious amounts of rain.

  • Teaching

    I'm keen to stat teaching from home how that I have a spanking new studio. See my new WORKSHOPS page for more details.

Useful Links:

  • Rahu Road Pottery & Gallery

    This is the new site I've created as a home for Rahu Road Pottery & Gallery, which is basically where I make pots. It will be where I'll post up news about building the studio, new pots from the kiln and what's happening in the gallery.
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