sue rutherford

My work is a mix of hand-built, thrown and altered vessels. They can be functional, whimsical or sculptural.

Influences and methods are wide-ranging, but central to my work is an appreciation of natural form and landscape, a love of colour and of clay itself.

The glazing process involves layering slips, reactive and eruptive glazes, often very thickly, creating rich textural surfaces. Work is fired in an electric kiln to 1220 degrees.

Tregaron Studio

Cemetery Road, Lake Hawea

open by appointment

Southland Wind blown trees on a hill side. White stoneware, stains & glazed lidded box.
Harbour wall Open vessel in white stoneware. Glazed and stains on a textured surface.
southland Wind blown trees on a lidded box. White stoneware, stains & glaze.
Blackbird Collection Whimsical flower tops featuring cheeky blackbirds. Handbuilt earthenware, coloured slips and clear glaze.
Flower Tops - Daffodils Whimsical flower top. Hand-built earthenware clay, stains & slip, clear glaze.
Flower Top Red Whimsical flower top. Handbuilt earthenware, coloured slips and clear glaze.
Scorched Earth Series Handbuilt multi fired. H:15cm Dia: 25cm available: Hullabaloo Art Space
Scorched Earth Series Hand built multi fired available: Hullabaloo Art Space
Markers Markers h:24cm SOLD
Buoys Buoys h:12cm
Red Sun Red Sun h:14cm SOLD
Blue circle Blue Circle h: 17cm SOLD
Three Stones Three Stones h: 24cm SOLD
Reticulated Exhibition Combination of thrown and handbuilt pieces. Crawl glaze over deep red and liquorice glazes.
Reticulated Urn Deep red glaze overlapped with Liquorice black covered with a crawling Bead glaze. H: 24cm