Blessing Bowl I Jo Gallagher

Blessing Bowl I Jo Gallagher85mm high x 165mm lip diameter Beautifully organic in form, this bowl is handcrafted using the traditional slab and coil ceramic methods. After being hand painted and etched, through a technique called sgraffito, it has been fired twice in the kiln firstly to harden the painting and the clay. Then again to create the lustrous golden interior. Amber is of Pakeha descent with connections to Ngati Wai through her child. She has developed her own unique

but can occasionally be found in urban

Total length 21mm

simple forms and patterns that were explored during her studies in fabric design and screen printing

Carved antler and sterling silver

The Tuna ring is hand crafted in solid bronze

Growing up in Shenzhen

The beauty of curry is that nothing defines what makes a good curry – recipes vary meaning that the possibilities are endless

The themes of her work are predominantly about animals

bringing in the earthy sand and soil tones with the blue-green of the sea in all its moods

Printed using archival inks on archival quality 310gsm paper

Cast in Reichenbach glass from genuine sea urchin shells collected on the beaches of Northland these large urchins make quite a statement

At the leather hard stage