Kirstie Bain Ceramics

I thought I’d try a new take on an old favourite.  This is made with the same design as on my Fern Tiles, but with a practical function.  I had envisioned a different result with the [...]

I’ve had to take things a little bit slowly over the last month, as I have broken my right thumb and the healing procees can’t be rushed…  Fortunately I had already cut-out [...]

Korowai means feather cloak in Maori.  As soon as I finished this design, I knew the name.

I had been wanting to make another Tui vase for many years now (the first I made [...]

The waka (canoe) was how the Maori arrived in Aotearoa (NZ).

There is no ease in cutting this piece, as it is done while still wet from the mold (’leather-hard’). While [...]

The koru design is represented in many cultures and has a quality of new life, growth, adaptability…  In NZ the koru can be found in the forests, with the many ferns, [...]

The koru design is represented in many cultures and has a quality of new life, growth, adaptability…  In NZ the koru can be found in the forests, with the many ferns, [...]

The waka (canoe) was how the Maori arrived in Aotearoa (NZ).

There is no ease in cutting this piece, as it is done while still wet from the mold (’leather-hard’). [...]