Jomon Boat, Ikebana Container

This boat shape is based on an image of an ancient Jomon Boat which is part of Japanese history. I love making boats out of slabs of clay and they become such wonderful Ikebana containers. In Japan, boats like this are also used to serve food.

Unusual Ikebana Container

This unusual Ikebana container looks wonderful when arranged with flowers. The spherical base was thrown then the square cylinder was built with slabs of clay and added. The wonderful colours come from the long firing in our anagama kiln. This piece in still in my gallery priced at NZ$550.

Shigaraki Style Tsubo

This is on e of my pots in the Shigaraki style. It is said of Shigaraki wares: "The creation of these objects mirrored the creation of the world, which also involved the fierce confrontation of elemental forces and the fusion of water, clay and fire." Shigaraki ceramics are a fusion of nature, forged from earth and flame. This quote is from writing on the Miho Museum's website on their Shigaraki Exhibition. I am unable to acknowledge the author as no name has been given.

A Frosty Foggy Morning

This morning dawned fine but very frosty and a light covering of fog. The air temperature was -4 degrees so the frost must have been at least -6 degrees.

Platter

This is one of my platters and one of the last ones left. It has been fired under the ash spill from the side stoking when the kiln was fired. The price is NZ$350 with no extra for packing and sending within New Zealand. For overseas freight and insurance please ask and I will get an accurate costing.

Workshop and Gallery

Our workshop and display gallery was designed and built at the same time as our house. There cannot be many potters who have had an architecturally designed workspace. The workshop consists of a large storage and drying area, a large glaze room with tables for handwork, a wooden floored area for wheel work and a large display area. The wooden floor makes cleaning up much easier than a concrete floor.

Evening Photo of House

An evening photograph of my John Scott designed house. This shows only one wing of the house - the wing on the left side has bedrooms and a large lounge. John designed this house for Estelle and me in 1969 and it was built in 1970. It has been given a Catagory One Historic Places Trust registration