Celebrating 50 years of making with mud
background info
Artist: Teri Berry
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Title: Parched
This jug was inspired by a demonstration at one of our club meetings. It was thrown on the the wheel using sodium silicate to create a textured surface and decorated using “oil spot” glazes.
2025
Price: $XX
Member of MPC since 2023
Potting since 1988
Artist: Teri Berry
Exhibit#:
Title: Budding in Blue
As a microbiologist the shapes that yeast cells form as they grow and divide (called budding) fascinates me. Unlike bacteria that divide more or less in half, with yeast, a section is pinched off creating a “mini-me” clone of the parent cell. This multi-tier planter / bowl was hand built using a combination of coiling and pinch pots in 2021.
Price: $XX
Member of MPC since 2023
Potting since 1988
Artist: Priya Shukla
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Title: Smiling Dottie
Priya moved from the UK to New Zealand 14 years ago. The dots represent all of life’s experiences which make up a person and contribute to their make-up.
Having had her first child in 2020 during lockdown season, Priya was unable to be joined by family. Dottie’s wavy shape reflects the unstable world climate (both literal and metaphorical) at the time (and perhaps still) and also internal fluctuations.
Smiling Dottie is an example of how a mother has to keep on smiling and functioning despite life’s difficulties and constant exhaustion. Her jagged edge shows how much a mother gives to her child, which can be a loss to herself. She is perfectly imperfect.
Price: NFS
Member of MPC since 2024
Potting since
Artist: Ev Williams
Exhibit#:
Title: Wild Roses Wall Tiles
An experiment using lustres on bare clay.
Price: NFS
Member of MPC since 1978
Potting since 1973
Artist: Ev Williams
Exhibit#:
Title: Strata Wall Tiles
Raku glazes fired in an electric kiln. Made in 2004, glazed in 2024
Price: $XX
Member of MPC since 1978
Potting since 1973
Artist: Ev Williams
Exhibit#:
Title: Kete
Made in 2023 using Whitestone clay.
Price: $XX
Member of MPC since 1978
Potting since 1973