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Nice Assets Academy closing for winter (maybe forever?)
Thanks everybody who booked in for a lesson, course, or workshop in the last 6 months. It’s been a whirlwind and a huge learning curve for me not only on how to teach pottery, but how to manage teaching alongside working full-time and my own making. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know people through pottery…
Pottery wheel hire – Wellington
$40 per week – enquire now. 4 week minimum Discounted rate available for 10+ weeks! Delivery available. Contact me to check availability. Shimpo RK55 Potters Wheel The Shimpo RK55 is very popular for rental as it is relatively light weight making it easily portable and also sturdy for throwing. The wheel has a quiet smooth motor with remote…
Mother’s Day with Clay pottery workshops in Wellington now open for bookings!
Have fun making pottery pieces for Mother’s day on Sunday 8 May! Book in to treat yourself, buy a spot as a gift for someone you love, or book 2 spots and bring a friend, your mum, a child, a date, whoever you want to celebrate with! All children under the age of 16 need to…
How to make bone ash for pottery glazes
A very lovely fellow potter gave me a recipe for a white glaze called ‘Neil Hayes 1’, as pictured below. It’s a lovely glaze but included an ingredient I hadn’t used before – bone ash. You can find a huge variety of glaze recipes using bone ash on Glazy. According to Wikipedia: Bone ash is a…
Sewing for potters
In case you weren’t aware, I am a compulsive maker. In addition to pottery I make all my own clothes, and dabble in lots of other crafts as well. I was looking for a roundup of sewing patterns good for people making pottery or wearing around the studio but couldn’t find any so I thought…
Red Light District
UPDATE April 2022: Vaccine passes no longer required! December 2022 Just a heads up that I am still open under ‘close proximity business’ requirements under red or orange traffic light settings. So go ahead and book a lesson or workshop – just make sure you follow my guidance around vaccine passport requirements. Please don’t be…
I made a pottery comic!
You can purchase a ‘hand job’ clay kit in my online shop which comes with this cute little illustrated how-to guide I made! My plan is you work on turning this into more of a zine so watch this space!
Easy DIY Sunblock
Summer in the Southern hemisphere is upon us and many people are struggling with the added expense of sunscreen on their budgets. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way! Liberate yourself from commercial sunscreen and its often reef-harming chemicals! It’s fun and empowering to make your own mineral sunscreen that is better for the…
COVID Protection Framework update
As of this Friday 3 Dec Wellington moves into the Orange light system and I will be required to check COVID vaccination status for lessons and workshops as these fall under the ‘close proximity business’ NZ COVID protection framework rules. I am also required to be double-vaccinated in order to offer close-proximity services (which I am).…
Boob mugs workshop 5 December!
My last workshop for 2021 is now confirmed for Sunday, 5 December, 11am to 1pm! Make your own boob mugs with me! Learn how to sculpt titties onto wheelthrown mugs using 100% NZ clays in a relaxed, fun environment at my studio in Newtown. You will have 1 tile and 2 wheelthrown forms to work…
