Open Every Sunday!

We will be opening Every Sunday from 1pm to 5pm from now on.

On the first weekend of each month we will also have our studio open on the Saturday as well, 1pm - 5pm.

Things to see in Waikouaiti and Waitati

The first weekend of the month is almost with us again. This is an exciting time to be in Waikouaiti as you can visit a painter, a potter, and a weaver and see their work and their studios. So do visit us, and Marion Day, we are open the first weekend of the month, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 1pm -5pm.

As the warmer weather approaches, we hope!..., Marion Day and ourselves are considering opening more frequently. We will try opening most Sunday afternoons from this month onwards and may also begin to fling the door open other times too. As we are a working studio, and I have kilns to fire and pots to glaze, things sometimes come up that make it impossible for us to open the door. We will put signs out and, in our case, fly the flag when we are open. If you are making a special trip to see our work, it is a good idea to give a ring first to make sure that we are open.

If you are driving to Waikouaiti, why not combine it with a visit to the Gallery On Blueskin at Waitati? The gallery is the first building you come to on the left as you turn off the main road on the big bend at blueskin bay. The gallery is situated just before the garden center entrance. The gallery is holding its Spring Show at the moment. The show runs until 11 October. Laura and I are two of the 13 artists taking part.

Where you can see our paintings and pottery

We open our studio to the public on the first weekend of each month and we are also happy to see people at other times too. Just phone us to make sure we are home, send me an Email at opogallery AT gmail DOT com, or leave a message on our blog site a day or two before you would like to visit so that we can make arrangements.

Gallery on Blueskin at Waitati, 15 minutes North of Dunedin, have a good selection of Peter's Pottery on show. This gallery is well situated beside beautiful Blueskin Bay and can be part of a nice day out from Dunedin. Louise and Nicky are the delightful people that run the gallery, and you can be sure of a warm welcome there. The gallery is open every day except Monday.
www.gallery-on-blueskin.co.nz

Laura's paintings may be found at Moray Gallery in Princes Street, Dunedin, quite close to the Octagon.
www.moraygallery.com

Peter is a member of the Stuart Street Potter's Co-operative, and always has pottery on show there. The Co-operative Gallery is situated in Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin, just opposite the Law Courts. The Co-operative Gallery is open 6 days every week, Monday to Saturday. Co-op members take turns to look after the gallery, and Peter is there once a fortnight on a Tuesday; he will be there next on Tuesday 8 September.

Peter and Laura usually also have a small selection of work available at Renaissance Gallery, Dunedin, which has a lovely rural location with displays outside of sculpture, a bead shop, and a nice gallery. Check their web site for how to get there. www.renaissancegallery.co.nz

Open Studio This Weekend, Sat & Sun 1pm - 5pm

Open Studio First Weekend of the Month, or when the flags are flying!

These are images from our recent open studio. We open on the first weekend of every month, or when the flags are flying. People are also welcome to contact us and visit by arrangement.

Open Studio This Weekend, Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Open Studio this weekend

Where you can see our pots and paintings

Coming up soon.....
Peter will be taking part in a group show featuring four Dunedin artists at the Dunedin Community Gallery from June 22 to June 28. The three other artists are Mike Bowden, Jack Monaghan, and Justin Morshuis. Peter will be the only potter taking part in the exhibition, and will demonstrate making pots on the wheel on the Thursday and Friday of the exhibition, from 11am to 2pm.


Laura sells her paintings at Moray Gallery, Dunedin; which is on Princess Street, close to the Octagon.

Peter sells his pottery at Stuart Street Potter's Co-operative, Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin; opposite the Law Courts.


Peter also sells his pottery at Gallery on Blueskin, Waitati; 15 minutes North of Dunedin.


Peter also has some pottery, paintings, and printmaking at Renaissance Gallery, Ravensbourne, Dunedin. Laura usually has some paintings there too. Check their excellent website for how to get to this magical place.


On the first weekend of every month we open our studio at Waikouaiti Old Post Office to the public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1pm. You can see us at work, talk to us, and see a display of finished pots and paintings.

Open Studio This Saturday and Sunday afternoons

Yes, it is the first weekend of the month and time for our regular monthly open studio weekend. Our hours are from 1pm to 5pm Saturday and Sunday, and this weekend we have a selection of brand new pots on display that we fired in the wood fired kiln last weekend.








The map below shows where we are located. Please note, "What's Looming", the weaver's studio, is not open this weekend due to sickness.

Open Studio at the Old Post Office Coming up Soon, and Visit a Waikouaiti Weaver!

Yes, another open studio weekend is fast approaching at the Waikouaiti Old Post Office. We have them on the first weekend of each month.


Hours are Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 5pm. There will be displays of finished pots and paintings, as well as a chance to see work in progress and to talk to us about our work.


Peter usually throws pots on the wheel through the weekend, especially on the Sunday afternoon and talks about the process. Visitors are welcome!


Why not combine a trip to our open studio with a visit to the near by studio of Marion Day, who is a weaver?


Marion does beautiful work, she and her husband Eric are great people, and they have a lovely garden.


They open the same hours as us on the first weekend of every month, and we can easily give you directions from our place.


Here is a map of how to find us.

Where you can see our work.

On the first weekend of every month we open our studio at Waikouaiti Old Post Office to the public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1pm. You can see us at work, talk to us, and see a display of finished pots and paintings.


Laura sells her paintings at Moray Gallery, Dunedin; which is on Princess Street, close to the Octagon.


Peter sells his pottery at Stuart Street Potter's Co-operative, Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin; opposite the Law Courts.



Peter also sells his pottery at Gallery on Blueskin, Waitati; 15 minutes North of Dunedin.


Peter also has some pottery, paintings, and printmaking at Renaissance Gallery, Ravensbourne, Dunedin. Laura usually has some paintings there too. Check their excellent website for how to get to this magical place.

Yes, We Are Open This Weekend!

Why not come out for a Sunday drive to Waikouaiti and see some pottery being made, and have a look at some new pottery that was fresh out of the kiln on Friday. There are also paintings here by Laura, (and still some by Peter as well). Waikouaiti also has the world's best fish and chip shop, there is a local weaver who has her studio open (we can point you in her direction), and we have a beautiful beach. So...., don't stay indoors this weekend. Come and see us!

Open Studio Weekend, and Josephine's Tea Party

As usual, on the first weekend of the month, we will open our studio at the Waikouaiti Old Post Office to the public, Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. This gives people a chance to meet us in our studio, and to see work in progress as well as the finished article. I often spend the Open Studio weekend working on my potter's wheel, and have been known to give an impromptu lesson or two

Josephine's Tea Party
Attending a meeting is always a chancy thing. There is a risk that you might end up with something to do or to organise! All it takes, is a stray suggestion, a mere throw away line, when the meeting is getting into General Business, and you can be for it! Near the end of a meeting of the Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, as some were yawning and reaching for their coats, a voice said “why don't we put on an exhibition of tea pots”. The someone was Josephine Waring, a salt glaze potter from Waitati. An innocent enough remark. A couple of dates around Christmas and New Year were suggested, and we all went home. Of course, no one in their right mind actually organises an event for Christmas/New Year, and it was not long before our right minds kicked in and we sheepishly shifted the date to 4 April.

Over the last few weeks the 12 members of the Co-op have been making tea pots and other tea related items. In our various workshops and studios, there has been the “odd drama”. Teapots cracking or exploding in the kiln, glazes developing bubbles and pustules like adolescent acne, but we are mostly succeeding, and as the time for the exhibition draws close we are excited about how it will look.

Do come and celebrate this exhibition with us when you are in Dunedin. The exhibition is called “Josephine's Tea Party, an exhibition of teapots and other tea-making paraphernalia”. The public opening is at 10.45am on Saturday 4 April. The exhibition runs until 17 April. You will find the Stuart Street Potters Co-operative located in Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin, opposite the Law Courts.