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 [...]
Kowhai flowers are one of the first to herald the arrival of spring.
Designed and cut-out from a wet form (‘leather-hard’), then fired and glazed using a technique called [...]
The Pohutukawa is the icon of a Kiwi summer, and is also known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree.
These lamps are designed and carved by hand, and then the holes are pierced while [...]
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’). [...]
The koru design is represented in many cultures and has a quality of new life, growth, adaptability…
Designed and cut-out while wet (’leather-hard’). Once dried and [...]
The koru design is represented in many cultures and has a quality of new life, growth, adaptability…
Designed and cut-out while wet (’leather-hard’). Once [...]
The koru design is represented in many cultured and has a quality of new life, growth, adaptability…
Designed and cut-out while wet (’leather-hard’). [...]
Bullrush appear though-out the world, including NZ and it has similar values in all the cultures.
According to Maori legend, Tiki, the first man was made of clay (uku) and [...]
Kowhai flowers are one of the first to herald the arrival of spring.
This vase won first prize at The Royal Easter Show 2009 in the Ceramic Slipcasting category.
Designed and [...]
Kowhai flowers are one of the first to herald the arrival of spring.
Designed and cut-out from a wet form (‘leather-hard’), then fired and glazed using a technique called [...]
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