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Crown lamp and shelf at @theartshousetrust. Photo by @samuel_hartnett by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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Re:Tale at @theartshousetrust
Until 2nd of August.

PRESSURE COOKER.

These works emerged through pressure.

Wood carries the memory of time in its grain and knots. Steel is shaped through heat, force, and repetition. Clay passes through fire, where ash settles on its surface and, under intense temperatures, transforms into glass.

Each material is altered by forces beyond the maker’s control—growth, combustion, gravity, impact, time. The work emerges through a dialogue with these conditions, revealing the marks they leave behind.

I am drawn to making without a fixed destination. Rather than pursuing a predetermined outcome, I follow the possibilities that unfold through process. Making becomes an act of attention: listening to what a material offers, resists, and ultimately becomes.

These works are not about arrival. They hold traces of transformation, carrying the evidence of their own becoming. They are records of pressure, process, and the continual discovery that occurs through making.

Forged table legs @forging_studio.

Photos by @samuel_hartnett

@objectmaker_aotearoa by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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To the right by one vase

Lets add a colour to add a dimension.
Two shades of purple is nice to begin to add some variety to the mix

What do you think the third vase will have?

Showing now at The Arts House Trust 'RE:TALE'
Check it out and if this purple vase takes your fancy it is on my website now by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
𝙍𝙚:𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚
𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

On view at The Arts House Trust until Sunday 2 August.

Images: 𝘙𝘦:𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 — Object Maker Aotearoa Fellowship, 2026 (installation view). All photos by Sam Hartnett.

@objectmaker_aotearoa @_hulianaa_ @melfordceramics @shemmakes @birgitmoffattartist @samuel__montgomery_ @mysterycreekceramics @e.v.k._art @sarahziessen #TheArtsHouseTrust #ObjectMakerAotearoa by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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REWIND EDITION: SARAH ZIESSEN

18 months on since the OBJECT MAKER Aotearoa Fellowship, a few highlights worth revisiting for Sarah Ziessen...

Winner of the 2026 Rotorua Museum Art Awards Supreme Award for Of Innocence and Experience, selected from a record 201 entries.

Sarah has continued to deepen her kiln knowledge of wood firing through numerous workshops, and the building and firing of a smokeless Rocket kiln.

She has been preparing work for the Rotoorangi Pottery Extravaganza this May and also running rewarding wheel throwing sessions for families and couples.

@sarahziessen
@rotoruamuseum
@waiclay2025
@waipacreativetrail
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUU0v_bmPqF/?img_index=1

#objectmakernz_sarahziessen #objectmaker_aotearoa #objectmakeraotearoa #fellowship #celebratingcraft #ceramics by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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4 months ago

Thinking about buying a coffee today? Here’s a fun quiz to help you get the order just right

1. What percent of paper cups is plastic?

2. Which is better for you, animal welfare and the environment?
a, Rice milk
b, Cow milk
c, Soy milk
d, Almond milk
e, No milk

3. What percent of paper cups get recycled?

4. How many ‘paper’ cups are thrown away every day?

Answers in the comments!
Enjoy your coffee! by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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REWIND EDITION: ALEX WILKINSON

What has Alex Wilkinson been up to since completing Year One of the Object Maker Aotearoa Fellowship? Here’s a snapshot.

Alex has been keeping things pretty hectic with community projects, arts advocacy work and as always a busy production studio with Mystery Creek Ceramics.

Highlights include organising the @Waipā Creative Trail with Tracey Hancock, spotlighting hidden studios and makers across the Waipā district, while also supporting the Rotorangi Pottery Extravaganza, a stop on the trail at Janet Smith’s Woolshed studio. She has also taught two nerikomi workshops in her own studio to a group of incredible potters.

At the same time Alex has been navigating a significant shift in her own practice leading into the upcoming Re:Tale exhibition at The Arts House Trust (11 June – 2 August) - which she is also leading the coordination of.

Busy - you bet, but with Alex, we’ve come to expect nothing less.

@mysterycreekceramics
@theartshousetrust
@waipacreativetrail

Images:
Alex Wilkinson. Photos by Holly Kate Photography.

#objectmakernz_AlexWilkinson #objectmaker_aotearoa #objectmakeraotearoa #fellowship #HandcraftedCeramics #contemporaryart #creativenz by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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Its been both a pleasure and incredibly painful to make this work for this incredible exhibition.
It has pushed me out of my comfort zone (and I hate that!) but working with The Object Makers has been a privilege.

I am so excited to show you my work for RE:TALE at The Arts House Trust with the incredible makers Juliana Durán, Mel Ford, Eva Kerer, Bebay Millán, Birgit Moffatt, Samuel Montgomery, and Sarah Ziessen.

Come to the opening 12th of June at 5 30 pm at The Arts House Trust, I'd love to see you there by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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Giving new form to old things-this was once a glass China cabinet door by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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@samuel__montgomery_ continues to forge new initiatives and collabs! by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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REWIND EDITION: SAMUEL MONTGOMERY

Here’s a quick recap of what’s unfolded over the past eighteen months for Samuel Montgomery (Waikato Tainui Ngati Tahinga) -

Collaborated with @josephine.jelicich.furniture on bespoke timber furniture and fixtures with for a stylish Tara Iti house designed by @bureauxltd. Samuel has continued to bring other commissioned household works to life and begun to explore ceramic wood-firing practices.

Honoured to be a recipient of the Creative New Zealand Early Career Fund 2025, Samuel will be using this support to connect and collaborate with makers across Aotearoa and internationally, including Sarah Harrison and Martino Gamper - helping to broaden and deepen his practice through shared knowledge, material exploration, and exchange.

@samuel__montgomery_
@josephine.jelicich.furniture
@bureauxltd
@martinogamper

#objectmakernz_samuelmontgomery #objectmaker_aotearoa #objectmakeraotearoa #fellowship #celebratingcraft #wood #creativenz by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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REWIND EDITION: BIRGIT MOFFATT

A few highlights from the past 18 months - because the work never stopped.

Birgit Moffatt has participated in a three month online residence at Glogau Air Berlin and is currently undertaking a three-month residency at Somos, Berlin Kreuzberg - fulfilling a goal first shared during the Fellowship.

She has been a finalist at the 2025 Molly Morpeth Canaday award with her work ‘In Search of my Whenua’ and collaborated on a group exhibition HERE/THERE at Project 100 Nelson alongside Juliana Durán, Eva Kerer and Bebay Millán.

@birgitmoffattartist
@glogauair
@somos.berlin
@project100nelson
@mmcaward

Images:
- Birgit Moffatt. Air Berlin 2026
- Here/There. Project100 Nelson
- In Balance. Glogau AIR online residency
- In search of my whenua. Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2025

#objectmakernz_BirgitMoffat #objectmaker_aotearoa #objectmakeraotearoa #fellowship #celebratingcraft #naturalfibres #creativenz by @objectmaker_aotearoa

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