• Remembering Frederika Ernsten

    Ceramics Association of New Zealand

    One of Ceramics New Zealand’s Honorary Lifetime Members Frederika Ernsten passed away in September 2024. Born November 12, 1936; died September 14, 2024 Thanks to The Press for a comprehensive obituary of Frederika which you can read on their website. They describe her as ‘the mother of Canterbury pottery’. Ceramics New Zealand member Jane McCulla…

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  • Eli Gray-Smith, 1927 – 2024

    Eli Gray-Smith, 1927 – 2024

    Ceramics Association of New Zealand

    Eli Gray-Smith  Ceramic Artist  By David Josland  Ian James Gray-Smith (later known as Eli Gray-Smith) was born on 24 May 1927 in Mechanics Bay in Dunedin.  He was the son of William Patterson Smith, the manager of Furs, Dressers and Dyers Limited, and Isabella Donald Smith.  Gray-Smith attended King Edward Technical College where he studied…

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