Jess Nicholson: Ka maumahara te uku (the clay remembers)

Clay remembers being pounded flat or rolled into a ball, in the same way that it remembers being the basalt rocks of a mighty mauka or the silt swept along the bottom of a braided awa.

11.04.26 – 17.05.26

In this solo exhibition, Nicholson continues to explore recycled, reclaimed and collected whenua materials.

Through laborious and intimate ceramic processes to create the work they pay particular attention to the non-linear transformation of the materials – considering this as a metaphor for the process of reconnecting, belonging, and feeling at home in one’s body and land.

They investigate this tension and discomfort through the old pottery adage ‘clay remembers’. This saying, usually used in a technical context, also speaks to the te ao Māori belief that we are born from, belong, and ultimately will return to the land.

Synergy – Elena Renker & Sue Scobie

• Saturday, June 6, 2026 2:00 PM to Saturday, June 27, 2026 5:00 PM
• Form Gallery Ltd.468 Colombo StreetChristchurch, Canterbury, 8023New Zealand (map)
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• Posted in Ceramics

Canterbury Potters Association

We started the year with our working bee to get the club and grounds refreshed and tidy for the year.

We had a very successful four techniques weekend with 4 workshops with throwing cylinders with Alex Prentice, monoprinting with Penny de Jong, Hand building a decorative ‘Green Man’ tile with Jane McCulla and Glazing with Nicole Wu.

We also have a number of workshops coming up including a Kintsugi Workshop on 15th May run by Ema Frost and Flow in Blue, a glazing workshop on 16th and 17th May with Nicole Wu. Check out our upcoming events on Hello Club at Canterbury Potters Association | Hello Club.