Last day of the Clay Works Potters’ Market in Auckland! 🤍
If you love handmade ceramics, this is your sign to pop in today. Beautiful work from 49 NZ potters all under one roof — from functional pieces to statement makers, perfect for gifting (or keeping 👀).
🕙 Today until 4pm
📍 St Columba Church Hall, 92 Surrey Cres, Grey Lynn
If you’re out and about in Auckland, go support some incredibly talented local makers ✨ #supportlocal #nzceramics #potterylover #aucklandevents #handmadeceramics
The last piece that I entered into the Rotorua Pottery Club’s Winter Blues Exhibition.
“Finding peace with the voices”
Thrilled to say this piece also won a prize,‘Excellence in surface design’
A big thank you to Botpots and Rotorua pottery club @rotoruapotters@botpots
Mini Bot Pots road trip - its been a while 😅
Mel and Chris are heading up to @quarryarts Whangarei this Friday to see the QCA exhibition and meet Rosie and Rich who won our award - very much looking forward to seeing their beautiful pieces in person.
If anyone else is in the area early afternoon let us know - always keen for a pottery yarn 😁
Another afternoon on the @mahurangiartist Trail ✨️
Beautiful textile art @alysnmmart , gorgeous ceramics and glass at Sue McFadden's studio and wonderful pottery at Maggie's and at Joy Zaloum's. Most of the trail still open till Sunday
Accidentally needed some presents for myself!
Hope the rest if the week goes well for you guys 😊
Mel
What a fabulous afternoon!
We only got around a few of the @mahurangiartist Trail sites of 2026 today and didn’t get nearly enough fan pics (especially at The Grey House!) as we got distracted with chatting and admiring but saw so many wonderful pieces of art and beautifully made functional ware.
Its on for another week! We'll be heading back mid week to see some more ✨️❤️
@juliananz68@dstudio_pottery@lizsharek@cecisclayart@pottery.by.sandra.mather
And more!
Congratulations to Cat Thompson of Tauranga. Her work ‘Shards of the past’ won the Bot Pots Merit Award at Waiclay 2025 on at Waikato Museum until 23 March. Cat says of her work “By combining traditional techniques with experimental reclaimed and recycled past work, it honors both the history of what was and now reimagined to what it has become.
Symbolic of fragility even after breakage, this way the piece becomes both a vessel and a storyteller, holding memories of the past.“ #recycledart #meritaward #botpots #nzpottery #nzceramics
Keen to keep creating over Christmas and the New Year? Swing by our main shop in Flat Bush for all your pottery needs these holidays 🎄✨
We’re open:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Saturdays 10am-3pm
Except STAT days
The Salon at the David Lloyd Gallery in Hamilton - unselected works from @waiclay2025
Another stunning display of vision and talent. Open all this weekend 10am to 3pm 🙏
Its today!
What a beautiful day for the Big Clay Day Out at @aucklandstudiopotters ☀️
Get along and see some great pots, great food and the Potters' Olympics about 1pm 👍
A huge thank you to our Waiclay 2025 Merit Award Sponsors. Their commitment to Aotearoa’s ceramic arts community ensures we can continue recognising excellence, innovation, and creative exploration.
Please give them your support.
Bot Pots of Auckland supply pottery materials: clay, tools, kilns, slab rollers, etc. They serve everyone from hobbyist potters to professional ceramists.
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The Clay Centre Ltd in Ellerslie, Auckland, is a multi-purpose pottery facility offering classes, workshops, and studio access. Workshops include hand-building, wheel throwing, sculptural classes, one-off workshops (e.g. “Wine & Wheel”), and private events. They also run a shop on-site that stocks clay, glazes, tools, and other ceramics supplies.
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