Form and fashion
These tiny treasures in clay from Auckland jeweller/ceramicist Moodie make an elegant, delicate fashion statement…
ceramics
A set of stylish sketch bowls from Wigley Ware
Sarah Wigley decorates each of her ceramic pieces using a range of printing, drawing and painting techniques. Each piece is designed to be unique, long-lasting and beautiful, and no two pieces are quite the same…
I like big bowls and I cannot lie
I like big bowls and I cannot lie…
War sTOrY – Tatyanna Meharry
Felt’s own The Busy Finch, Tatyanna Meharry, presents her latest exhibition War sTOrY, at The Tin Palace in Lyttelton, 6-23 August.
Featured seller: Badgers Hollow
Carragh Knapp of Badger Hollow is a part-time sculptor, part-time gallery minder, and part-time crafter with a love of handmade. The things she makes play with texture, tactility and contrast.
Art in Clay – Tatyanna Meharry, Andrew Carran
Art in Clay
10–25 May, The Tin Palace, Lyttelton
Not to be missed this month is joint exhibition Art in Clay by Christchurch potter Tatyanna Meharry of The Busy Finch and fellow ceramicist Andrew Carran, at The Tin Palace in Lyttelton.
Tatyanna Meharry teaches pottery at Risingholme Community Centre and works as The Busy Finch creating artisan ceramics…
Featured seller: Peter and Kirsty
Ceramicists Peter and Kirsty combine colours reminiscent of the 1950s to create a modern range of bowls, plates, tumblers and vases inspired by popular historic designs. The duo are part of a group of designer-makers with diverse backgrounds in ceramics, jewellery, photography and food. As well as hand building pieces individually, they use many other techniques from slip-casting to china painting.
Bicycle love
What is is about bicycles that they can worm their way into our affections? Whether we cycle in Lycra, frocks or seventies’ shorts and tee, we seem to want to personalise, decorate and remember with nostalgia our bikes, trikes, unicycles or bone-shakers.
Featured Seller: The Little White Box
Renee Coombe has a favourite mug. It’s just the right weight, sits nicely in her hand and, most importantly, holds a generous amount (because really, who has time to go back and refill in the morning?). Painted by Renee’s god-daughter Sarah, it makes her morning cup of tea something really special and inspired the creation of The Little White Box.