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Canterbury/West Coast Report, September 2021
Ashburton Pottery Group The group has as usual enjoyed the company of getting together with other members and sharing skills. Members have put a lot of time into helping young people from the Christian School learn the skills of working with clay and despite the interruption of Covid are maintaining this contact. The members and children are both…
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Canterbury/West Coast Report, August 2021
Some regional news from our clubs: Hakatere Ceramics and Pottery Inc We, like the rest of NZ, have been inundated with requests for pottery lessons. Typically it’s younger mums who seem to be most interested and are more likely to become a member after lessons. We had a Bingo fundraiser night prior to going into…
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Canterbury/West Coast Report, July 2021
Form Gallery are showing new work by Takaaki Sakaguchi and Andrew Carran in Revisions. The exhibition explores traditional techniques and materials by modern designers. Curated by international fashion designer turned potter, and Ceramics NZ member Takaaki Sakaguchi. Halswell Pottery group celebrates its 50th anniversary. Visit the exhibition, watch raku firing and pottery throwing demonstrations on…
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Canterbury/West Coast, June 2021
Firstly thankyou for inviting me to be part of Ceramics NZ. I hope that I will be able to make a useful contribution to the workings of the Association. I have had clay on my hands at different times over many years and have in the last three years, upon retirement, had the joy of enjoying…
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Canterbury/West Coast Regional Report, May 2021
GESTURES – ELENA RENKER 5 June – 25 June 2021 Form Gallery Elena Renker has been making for approximately 40 years. This solo exhibition focuses her work creating shino glazed bowls and cups – by faceting the exterior of the pot. Through this process Elena creates an interesting surface for the shino glaze to interact…
