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04 Aug

Abundance - 2026

Abundance celebrates fullness and devotion. This large, weighty dome is covered in individually hand-crafted hydrangea blooms, each formed and attached by hand. Four layered glazes create subtle, lifelike variation. The solid structure speaks of strength, while the clustered flowers evoke generosity, unity, and shared beauty.

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04 Aug

Rawr!! - 2026

Gouache on card board. Inspired by the dinosaur lego set it was painted on (flip work over).

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04 Aug

Awaroa Cottage - 2026

Awaroa Cottage was slab built using Buff clay. Each section was decorated when the clay was leather hard and then was fitted together using thin coils of clay and slip. It was fun thinking of what to add to the walls etc. I only under glazed a few things on the cottage then dipped it […]

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04 Aug

Tree of Life - 2026

A wander around the Tree of Life

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04 Aug

Moonlight - 2026

A fantasy midnight garden, who knows what lurks

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04 Aug

Red Riding Hood - 2026

A walk through the forest to the clearing

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04 Aug

Sunflowers After the Storm - 2026

This photograph was after the storm. The Sunflowers were vertical in my garden before the heavy rain and gale force winds decided to move them around. This image was from the following foggy morning.

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04 Aug

Antarctic Reflections - 2026

Glass has some amazing properties that can be harnessed in work. This piece has been made in multiple steps and has been fused many times to give the glass movement. Using cool, cold colours to represent the ice and sea of Antarctica, it can be viewed from either side – the one side showing the […]

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04 Aug

Summer Tide - 2026

Glass has some amazing properties. It can be fused many times to give unique colours and depth. How the light hits the work – from behind or from the front – again changes what you see. This piece has been layered and multi-fused to create a calming, beautifully coloured work. It can be viewed from […]

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04 Aug

The Original Mowhawk - 2026

Gray framed print of a cotton-top tamarin, no matt

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