Gallery

Follow my Instagram page karenwildeart for regular posts of gallery images, including the latest designs, shop updates, works in progress and studio sneak peeks. Each post will have product information and links to purchase if still *available.

Not sure if this is a #bird or a #hedgehog 🦉🦔? I created the #texture with a bisqued clay tool I made. Some yummy closeups of "Te Hau Pango me te Mā, Black and White Wind", NZ red clay, various glazes and west coast black sand, 2022. Part of "Hot Dirt" end of year show (TBC) "Te Hau Pango me te Mā, Black and White Wind", NZ red clay, various glazes and west coast black sand, 2022. Some more close ups of "Aihikirīmi Āniwaniwa, #Rainbow Ice-cream", stoneware fired cream clay, stains, slips and raku glaze, 2022 (currently unavailable and part of Hot Dirt exhibition, date TBC). Title: "Aihikirīmi Āniwaniwa, Rainbow Ice-cream", stoneware fired cream clay, stains, slips and raku glaze, 2022. Title: “Seafoam Waves”, NZ red clay abstract wearable art with foamy green and blue glaze. Stoneware fired (fully glazed), 2022. #limitededition "fish and chip" pendants and keyrings are now available at karenwilde.art 🐟 Title: Trypo XV, Stoneware fired NZ red clay with site-specific glazes. Partially glazed, double-sided, 2022. Title: Trypo VIII, Stoneware fired red clay and glaze, 2021. Only a few mini Puia Volcanoes left in stock. Available: karenwilde.art Title: "Puia Pareidolia in Pango Black", Raku Earthenware fired NZ red clay with copper and mixed glaze reduction, 2022. Manu Tōpuku, Round Birds, 2022. Ipu Ngahere, Forest Vessel Stoneware (pit and kiln) fired NZ red clay and various glazes, 2021. My favourite piece right now! 😍 New blog post out today on my website: karenwilde.art 👀 "How to clean up clay and glaze safely. Don't put it down the sink!" Happy Friday! Here's a good example of how a simple clear glaze can completley transform a clay body. Black stoneware clay unglazed and fired to cone 5 vs the same clay with a few coats of clear glaze. Changing to a dark cocoa brown 🤎 These little #rays of sunshine will be available in my shop (as pendants or keychains) during August: karenwilde.art Exploring #tehenga walk along the #hillarytrail It's not a complete walk unless I collect dirt samples 🤓🧪 Found some iron rich sediment for my next groggy glaze experiment. Fresh from bisque fire. #Foraged #redclay slip and white underglaze over #blackclay 😍 I'm tempted to leave it #raw unglazed, what do you think? SOLD! Raku Puia #whaletail 🐋 Off to a new home in US🇺🇸 Visit my website for more #uniqueart with WORLDWIDE delivery: karenwilde.art ✈️ Finding new ways to create #textures in surfaces of #handbuilt forms. This piece was made from black clay and wild foraged red slip. Anyone else have creative induced insomnia? Just five more minutes! (3 hours later!!) A tricky process of layering glaze, glass and sand to produce #unique #surfacetextures. Both sides of this piece has interesting elements to discover. Inspired by nature and the #macroscopic world around us. What do you see? Smoking Kitty Catcanoes are ready for a new home! They have a bit of attitude but will tolerate dogs and kidlets that play gentle 😉 😺😺 Edition of two, sold individually. A few #shino and crystal #circle #claypendants, getting back into making #jewellery and smaller pieces on the side for fun. Listed in the shop today. ALSO I'm having a little mid-year sale if you want some cool local art, support #NZmade woohoo! Four firings later and #spiky boi #claysculpture is finished! First #recycledglass #experiment added to the final #glaze firing (note to self.. lots of careful sanding required to avoid sharp bits from both glass and textured glaze!) Multiple elements layered in this piece including #organics / site-specific materials / #crystals and other secret stuff 😉 Catcanoes in #oatmealglaze and #crystalglaze on #redclay. A three layer glazing experiment, fired multiple times. This edition of two only will be listed in my shop tomorrow (will post update when available). This is going in the kiln tomorrow. Please dont explode! #experimentalart This #spiky boi is getting ready for tomorrow's glaze firing. #Organic textured purple glaze on the outside with bronze gold inside. I've also started experimenting with slumping recycled glass over #ceramics💧If the tests go well I will attempt to add another glass layer on this piece. Tiny galaxy #volacoes for Matariki. This experimental black copper glaze bubbles and blisters under fire. Once cooled the bubbles are carefully sanded away to reveal colourful star clusters beneath 🤩 Late nights and too many beers = fantasy #shroom sculpture / incense burner 🍄

*Karen Wilde Artworks are handbuilt one of a kind! Some images above may already be marked as Sold. Visit my SHOP for available-to-purchase works.

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