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A gorgeous green fellow. Sold

One of a series of flower tiles. Sold

One of a series of flower tiles. Sold

One of a series of flower tiles

One of a series of flower tiles. Sold

another view of Janis' pottery display.

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

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

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

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

Trio of tiles depicting native plants featuring a stained glass effect

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

Wall plaque featuring native ferns and stained glass effect

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

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

Sold. Great stoneware fish

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.

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

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

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).

A shelf os pots for sale at the Blooms exhibition

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Welcome to the Ohau Market !

This market is held every third Saturday of the month from 10am to 1.30pm.

We are located in Ohau, on Muhunoa Road West, 200 metres from State Highway 1.

All pottery begins with an idea and a lump of clay. Rosalie Blake demonstrating at Art in the Park.

Peter Jackson working on his sculpture titled Aphrodite in a sunny window at the pottery club.

Rosalie contemplating her next move for her sculpture.

Janis's forte is handbuilt pots of striking originality