Explore - Kete Horowhenua

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Raku Teapot

Sold. A non-functional teapot, its lid in place.

Native Trio 6

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

Native Trio 7

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

Native Trio 5

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect. Sold

Native Trio 3

Sold. Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

Native Trio 4

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

Monstro

Sold. Delightful fish that can be used as a water fountain

Fern Fronds

Wall plaque featuring native ferns and stained glass effect

Cabbage Tree Valley

Sold. Lovely tile depicting native plants and featuring a stained glass effect

Breakie at Sunrise

Unusual tile with a spider on its web featuring a stained glass effect on the spider

Flutter-By

Delightful fired stoneware tile with stained glass inserts in the petals and a butterfly

The pit is alight - now we wait to make sure the whole is well alight, then cover it with sheets of currugated iron to reduce the air available for combustion. The flames die down and the smoke indicates the atmosphere in the pit is now reducing.

The pit will smoulder vigorously for a few hours, then gradually die down. It will be 24 hours later before it is cool enough to withdraw the pots.

Pit-fired vase

Polished, unglazed bottle with smoke patterns created in the pit firing.

Bee power 2

Sold. The bee on the corner of the Sunflower tile.

Pit firing

Pots being laid in a fire pit ready for firing in Manakau. The pit is lined with coarse sawdust, with the pots laid on top. Copper sulphate, salt and other experimental ingredients are sprinkled around, on the sawdust, not touching the pots. Then a fire is built over the top: crumpled newspaper, small twigs and kindling, then larger pieces of wood, right up to ground level (about 650mm from the bottom of the pit).