Shaw Road Ceramics is nestled amongst the peaceful apple orchards of Oratia, West Auckland. Ceramicist and sculptor Melissa Hastings creates functional stoneware pieces often portrayed in soft tones with a nod to the modernist era.
The Vernacularist is here!
As a last little Christmas treat, we’d like to present our new publication, The Vernacularist – Number One: Vernacular Perspectives.
This printed journal delves into the evolving vernacular identity of Aotearoa, New Zealand. This new, challenging and evocative publication features thought provoking articles, questions social ‘norms’ and celebrates the vernacular and indigenous practices.
Issue one includes contributions from Linda Blincko, Barry Brickell, Nigel Brown, John Coley, Guy Collier, John Coutts, Mia Hamilton, Dominic Hoey (AKA Tourettes), Peter Jennings, Brendan Kitto, Rachel Liebert, Marie E Potter, Gregory J Smith, Michael Smythe, Tony Watkins and Benjamin Work.
You can read more about it on: nzculturalgenealogymapping.wordpress.com