Pots festival fires up

The Festival of Pots and Garden Art always has guest artists who showcase the exceptional art being created throughout the country.

It’s no different this year, with three featured artists: painter Lee Robinson of Ōtaki, potter Maria Brockhill of New Plymouth, and sculptor Bruce Winter of Upper Hutt.

Lee is largely self-taught, developing her painting for more than 20 years. She exhibits regularly and has completed many commissions, with paintings in private and public collections not only in New Zealand, but also in Australia, Canada and Europe. Old School Beauty & Acrylic is her preferred medium. She paints a wide variety of Electrolysis subjects in a contemporary, realistic style, from landscapes to figurative work and portraits.

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All fired up for pots festival

Visitors to the 2023 Festival of Pots and Garden Art will not only get to experience work in clay, but also a variety of artworks in paint, wood, steel, glass and stone.

Now in its 14th year, the festival is a highly regarded event in the Wellington arts calendar. The Ōtaki Pottery Club organises the festival, which attracts artisans from throughout New Zealand. The 140-plus members of the club are also well represented.

It’s the club’s main fundraiser for the year, helping to support club operations, and maintenance of the clubrooms and kilns.

The Ōtaki Pottery Club was established in 1989 by a group of enthusiastic local potters and has grown to become one of New Zealand’s most progressive pottery clubs.

The club runs 14 weekly adult pottery classes and a young people’s class during the school term. There are also school holiday programmes for kids and a variety of workshops throughout the year for interested adults.

Organisers say more demonstrations and interactive events will be offered in 2023 so visitors can have a go, whether on the pottery wheel or forging their own steel creation. The programme is designed to appeal to young and old, and from collectors to people who are just looking for something different.

Guest artists this year are realist painter Lee Robinson of Ōtaki, potter Maria Brockhill of New Plymouth, and sculptor Bruce Winter of Upper Hutt (see opposite page).

The festival opens to the public on Friday, January 20 and runs until Wednesday the 25th. It’s set in the beautiful Anam Cara gardens near Ōtaki Beach, which offer the perfect festival backdrop.

An on-site café will be selling tasty treats and drinks, and there will be an information booth detailing the plans for The Kilns at Te Horo. A community blood pressure unit will be set up outside the gardens to encourage visitors to get a quick health check.

n Anam Cara, 150 Rangiuru Road, Ōtaki. Open 10am-4pm daily (public opening day Friday until 8pm). Entry $5 (includes raffle entry), children under 16 free. On-site parking free. Look for Festival of Pots and Garden Art or otakipotteryclub on Facebook and see otakipotteryclub.org