Kono - yellow/purple Charlotte Suggate

Kono - yellow/purple Charlotte Suggate40mm H x 60 Diameter Woven harakeke using the takitahi pattern (one over, one under) After arriving in New Zealand from Switzerland and being introduced to Maori culture and art Maria McLean was fascinated by flax weaving. She learnt the basic weaving technique from her teacher Richard Kereopa. She then studied for two years under Melata Bennett at Te Wananga o Aotearoa Rotorua. Her skills further developed while studying at Te Puia, the National

89mm x 98mm

Mangapēkepeke - Sourced from North Taranaki - 6 million-year-old marine mudstone sourced from Parininhi and referencing surrounding greens of the Mangapēkepeke Valley

Tanya Wolfkamp has had a long and successful career in the decorative arts

combining embroidery

From small humble beginnings of polymer clay and bead earrings to mixed media pieces

13mm diameter round x 30mm drop (including hook)

165mm H x 125mm W

ejecting the unnecessary internal struggles back into the dog

The unpredictability of ceramics is part of the joy

Length 25mm

and a deep connection to material

450mm x 600mm