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
 SouthlandWind blown trees on a hill side. White stoneware, stains & glazed lidded box. |
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 Harbour wallOpen vessel in white stoneware. Glazed and stains on a textured surface. |
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 southlandWind blown trees on a lidded box. White stoneware, stains & glaze. |
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 Blackbird CollectionWhimsical flower tops featuring cheeky blackbirds. Handbuilt earthenware, coloured slips and clear glaze. |
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 Flower Tops - DaffodilsWhimsical flower top. Hand-built earthenware clay, stains & slip, clear glaze. |
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 Flower Top RedWhimsical flower top. Handbuilt earthenware, coloured slips and clear glaze. |
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 Scorched Earth SeriesHandbuilt multi fired. H:15cm Dia: 25cm available: Hullabaloo Art Space |
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 Scorched Earth SeriesHand built multi fired available: Hullabaloo Art Space |
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 MarkersMarkers h:24cm SOLD |
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 BuoysBuoys h:12cm |
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 Red SunRed Sun h:14cm SOLD |
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 Blue circleBlue Circle h: 17cm SOLD |
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 Three StonesThree Stones h: 24cm SOLD |
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 Reticulated ExhibitionCombination of thrown and handbuilt pieces. Crawl glaze over deep red and liquorice glazes. |
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 Reticulated UrnDeep red glaze overlapped with Liquorice black covered with a crawling Bead glaze.
H: 24cm |
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Coastal Series
 Twin rivers vesselSOLD
Hand coiled multi-fired sgraffito, layered slips and glazes.
H: 45cm |
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 Riverbed VesselSOLD
Hand coiled, multi-fired, sgraffito, slips and glaze.
H: 44cm |
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 River BedSOLD
Hand coiled, multi-fired, sgraffito, slips and glaze.
H: 44cm |
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 Rock pool vesselSOLD
Hand coiled, multi-fired, slip, glaze. H:45cm |
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 Rock pool vesselHand coiled. Multi-fired matt glazes. H: 45cm
Price: nz $340 |
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 Rock poolSOLD
Hand coiled. Multi-fired, layered slips and glazes.
H:45cm |
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Carnival Series
 DSCN2261 |
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 Carnival bowlSOLD
white stoneware, coloured slips, glazed, h:14cm
Food safe |
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 Pedestal bowlSOLD
Thrown bowl hand formed foot. White stoneware, coloured slip, clear glaze.
H:24cm |
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 Pedestal bowlSOLD
Thrown bowl hand formed foot. White stoneware, coloured slip, clear glaze.
H:24cm |
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 Carnival JarSOLD
Lidded vessel. White stoneware, coloured slip and clear glaze.
H:24cm |
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 Carnival JarSOLD
Lidded vessel. White stoneware, coloured slip and clear glaze.
H:24cm |
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 Carnival bowlSOLD
white stoneware, coloured slips clear glaze. H:16cm
Food safe. |
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 Carnival bowlSOLD
white stoneware, coloured slips clear glaze. H:16cm
Food safe. |
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 Carnival bowlSOLD
white stoneware, coloured slips clear glaze. H:16cm
Food safe. |
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 Carnival bowlSOLD
white stoneware, coloured slips clear glaze. H:16cm
Food safe. |
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Scorched Earth
Preston Russell Law Art Awards 2019