My partner and I bought a beautiful pit fired bottle 5-7 years ago in Coromandel Town. The muddy, lumpy form was being exhibited as part of a community ceramics show in the town hall. It was love at first sight. A rich, rustic and heavily textured piece that looks like it was just pulled from … Continue reading Works in Woodfire – Kiwi Ceramists
As much as I love them, museums only take you so far when you're trying to research ceramic drawing options... and there's nothing like deep trawling the internet for ceramics inspiration, am I right? Ruth and I have been researching for our collab body of work over the past six months which has dug up … Continue reading 10 Contemporary Ceramic Artists Embracing Line
I really miss New Zealand. Nothing like walking along the beach on a breezy morning and and having a few strangers wish you a good morning, or start up a chat about some sandy dog. In fact, the place is so small you might bump into someone you actually know while you're there. Kiwis are … Continue reading Droolworthy NZ Ceramic Collaborations
Welcome to The Humble Mud, a ceramics blog by Carragh Amos. I'm Carragh (pronounced Cara), a ceramic artist from New Zealand. I've started this blog as a way to archive my research and technique development. Posts will spread across a range of subjects related to the clay arts, like process break downs, round ups of … Continue reading Welcome
