Kāpiti Potter, Sarah Bromley says she is absolutely passionate about making fabulous functional ware that gives people pleasure.
Sarah will be opening her latest exhibition FLUX at the Tote Modern art gallery, home of the Ōtaki Pottery Club at the Ōtaki Racecourse on June 1. The exhibition runs for the month of June. Also on show will be paintings by Julia Bromley.
Sarah’s studio is situated on three acres of orchards and gardens surrounded by nature in beautiful Reikorangi on the Kāpiti Coast. She teaches beginner wheel classes at Ōtaki Pottery Club, and is currently undertaking a Diploma in Ceramics at Otago Polytechnic.
Sarah has exhibited work in group exhibitions at the Ōtaki Pottery Club, and has had various market stalls in Waikanae and Reikorangi. She also worked with a group of potters to create the Paekākāriki Potters Market.
“My passion is the making of beautiful everyday objects for people to take pleasure in,” says Sarah, who aims to blend form and colour in each unique piece, so that every cup of tea (or coffee), or bowl of pasta, is transported from mere functionality to a ritual pleasure.
“I delight in the idiosyncrasies of glaze layering, and the alchemy of creating my own glazes.”
Sarah says she is hooked on that sense of magic and wonderment every time she takes work out of the kiln. Some of her favourite pieces are the ‘happy accidents’ that are never planned or expected.
What: FLUX – an exhibition of ceramics by Sarah Bromley, with paintings by Julia Bromley
When: Exhibition launches 5.30pm Thursday June 1.
Where: Tote Modern Art Gallery (what a great name); Ōtaki Racecourse
For More see: https://www.thepottersfolly.co.nz/
