Waipa Arts Trail -Rotoorangi Pottery Collective
Here is a display of the Rotorangi Pottery groups offerings at the Waipa Arts Trail. There is a huge variety of styles here from handmade, flat sculptures and thrown work. Just beautiful. After dabbling in the Waitomo Society of Arts beginner pottery class earlier this year, I have a greater appreciation on these artifacts. I would love to do more in this sculptural artistic media but I am not disciplined enough to attend regular group meetings to utilise the kiln and specialist materials needed. Still lovely to look at and appreciate how talented the artists that made these are
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for