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Janis Smith

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:49+00:00
Janis's forte is handbuilt pots of striking originality
Mediapottery
Contact phone number027 335 6038
Contact email addressjanis.pottery@slingshot.co.nz



Janis pays scant attention to functionality and dwells solely on what an imaginative mind and hand can produce. Fantasy and strong colours are the two main elements. She enjoys experimenting with glazes and paint.

She prefers handbuilt pots to wheel-thrown, as they feel like old friends by the time they are finished. She says not everything comes together at the right time, and there's a lot of trial and error, but we learn from each mistake. Sometimes the mistakes turn out the most interesting.

Janis likes working on a big scale, making large jugs, or her speciality, fish. Each one is different and unique. A recent series of teapots are anything but conventional or functional, just fun. Her pots can be found in the homes of discerning buyers in the Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Britain, Japan ,Australia and the USA as well as NZ.

Her most recent work moves away from three-dimensional objects to focus on tiles. Many of these have pools of coloured glass melted on to the surface, resulting in areas of vibrantly bright colours. All the tiles can be safely hung inside or out.

All the pots pictured are for sale. Orders will also be taken.

Janis is a member of the Levin Pottery Club where new members are always most welcome.

hedge flowers Snailed! Flutter-By

Bee power

Bee power 2

hedge flowers red glass SOLD snailed orange glass SOLD flutter-by blue glass SOLD Bee power yellow glass SOLD
Blue Red Yellow Wine
Blue glass wall flower SOLD Red glass wall flower SOLD Yellow glass wall flower SOLD Wine glass wall flower SOLD
Lily pond Lizard Pond Kapiti Island Pohutukawa Beach
Lily Pond SOLD Lizard Pond SOLD Kapiti SOLD Pohutukawa Beach SOLD
Bombay Sky Autumn Day Fern Fronds Breakie at Sunrise
Bombay Sky SOLD Autumn Day SOLD Fern Fronds Breakie at Sunrise

Raku jug purple rope jug Rope Jug Grecian jug
Raku Jug SOLD Purple Rope Jug Rope Jug SOLD Teal Rope Jug SOLD
imgonakepit imgonakepit Coiled and plaited pot Koru plaited bowl
Imgonakepit SOLD Tri-Pot SOLD Koru Plaited Bowl SOLD
Raku Teapot nikau vessel glazed nikau sculpture A Vine Wine
Raku Teapot SOLD Nikau Vessel Glazed SOLD Nikau Sculpture SOLD A Vine Wine SOLD
spring growth spring growth Plaited Sphere small koru plaited bowl
Spring Growth SOLD Plaited Sphere KORU PLAITED DEEP BOWL SOLD

wally Dave

mack

pee brain
Wally small free standing fish SOLD Dave SOLD Mack SOLD Pee Brain SOLD
cooper bob the bobble fish rob the red fish Splash
Cooper Bob the Bobble Fish SOLD Rob the Red Fish SOLD Splash SOLD
owen Fred Fighting fish
Owen Very large free standing fish SOLD Fred SOLD Fighting Fish SOLD Zachary
Abe Lem Ducky metallic
Abe SOLD Lem SOLD Ducky Metallica SOLD

a day at the beach 1 a day at the beach 2 shells one fish
A Day At The Beach 1 SOLD A Day At The Beach 2 SOLD Shells SOLD One Fish
beach 2 Beached skools out SKools in
Beach 1 SOLD Beach 2 SOLD Skools in SOLD Skools out SOLD
phoenix from the ashes Basil Gregory Harold
Phoenix Large Wall Fish SOLD Basil SOLD GREGORY Harold SOLD
Blue octopus turtle turtle blue turtle
OCTOPUS 6" HIGH SOLD 4" high TURTLE SOLD 4" high TURTLE SOLD 4" high TURTLE SOLD

octopus octopus octupus octopus
OCTOPUS 5" HIGH OCTOPUS 5" HIGH SOLD OCTOPUS 5" HIGH OCTOPUS 6" HIGH SOLD
small fish small fish small fish small fish
VERY SMALL WALL FISH VERY SMALL WALL FISH SOLD VERY SMALL WALL FISH VERY SMALL WALL FISH SOLD
Waitarere beach retreat small fish small fish Small fish 2
BEACH WALL CLOCK SOLD VERY SMALL WALL FISH VERY SMALL WALL FISH SOLD VERY SMALL WALL FISH SOLD
Blue jellyfish teal jellyfish sea horse small fish 10
BLUE JELLY FISH TEAL JELLY FISH VERY SMALL SEAHORSE SOLD VERY SMALL WALL FISH SOLD

Red_Rope_Jug_05_THIS_ONE blue tripot pohutukawa bowls Lattice bowl
RED JUG ROPE HANDLE BLUE TRY POT SOLD POHUTUKAWA BOWLS ONE SOLD LATTICE BOWL
bone carve dickens street Summer day raku progress
LARGE WALL TILE GREEN -DARK BLUE GLASS SOLD DICKENS ST LARGE WALL TILE SOLD

VERY LARGE TWO PIECE RAKU TILE

CALLED SUMMERS DAY RAKU

VERY LARGE TWO PIECE TILE
CALLED PROGRESS
naked bust small red bust small white bust small blue bust
4" BUST 4" RED BUST 4" WHITE BUST 4" BLUE BUST
Nikau trio NZ flowers Yellow to red glass black edging blue glass blue edge
NIKAU TRIO SOLD NZ FLOWERS SOLD YELLOW-RED GLASS WITH BLACK EDGING SOLD BLUE GLASS WITH BLUE EDGE

Pete William Ted Brian
PETE WALL FISH WILLIAM WALL FISH TED WALL FISH SOLD BRIAN WALL FISH
Simon Warwick Quinn Oscar
SIMON WALL FISH WARWICK WALL FISH QUINN WALL FISH OSCAR WALL FISH
Frank Albert Pierre Dexter
FRANK WALL FISH ALBERT WALL FISH PIERRE LARGE WALL FISH DEXTER LARGE WALL FISH


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