http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.waikatopotters.co.nz en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:50:41 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/162930/happy-easter-potters/ We're heading into Easter tomorrow, so we'll be closed for a few days, but thanks to our fabulous volunteers, we'll still be open on Saturday for Play with Clay and Members' Open Studio. If you're heading into the studio on Saturday please make sure you give our volunteers some love - we couldn't run this place without them, and you wouldn't be able to pot on weekends and holidays without their contribution. Aroha nui to all our volunteers - superstars! 🤩... Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:04:59 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post162930 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/162573/term-2-classes-school-hols-workshops-and-bye-bye-larissa/ Most of our Term 1 classes finished up this week, and we know that lots of people are hanging out for the Term 2 classes to be loaded online - well, they're going live tomorrow at 9am! Check out the offerings below, and get in quick to secure your spot.Reports are that the Phoenix wood firing on the weekend went well, and this Saturday the firers will get to open up the kiln and see the results of their efforts! If you're around on the weekend, head over to the corner of the carpark and check ou... Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:57:49 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post162573 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/162126/upcoming-agm-wsp-staff-members-possible-power-outage/ We hope everyone is enjoying these last days of summer / early autumn - long may it last. The pieces coming out of the kilns were excellent this week, as were the people - as is always the case at the best club in the world! Take a gander at the beauties above 😍This week we need to tell you about the upcoming AGM and we have new(ish) staff members to introduce you to. Read all about it below...... Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:43:01 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post162126 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/161898/an-evening-with-rick-rudd-and-a-couple-of-inspiring-exhibitions-to-check-out/ Exciting news this week, particularly for anyone who missed out on the Rick Rudd workshop... Rick will be in the studio delivering an artist's talk and slide show on the 1st May. Come along and share a pot luck kai, and hear Rick's inspiring story! Read the details below, along with other news from WSP, the best pottery club in the world™️... Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:23:08 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post161898 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/161443/news-from-the-best-club-in-the-world/ *probably ;)... Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:55 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post161443 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/160788/school-holiday-workshops-diploma-teaching-starts-this-week/ It's been another busy and fun week here in the studio, and we're excited to be welcoming our Diploma students into our community tomorrow. Please note that this does mean the studio is closed all day, apart from drop offs and pick ups. We may also be closed on Saturday afternoon as we don't have a volunteer to run the Members' Open Studio session yet. That may change, so please be sure to check the studio calendar before you head in!In other news, we successfully reregistered WSP under the... Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:09:46 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post160788 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/160645/raku-firing-studio-fees-upcoming-road-closure/ Next week the classes we teach for the New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design - Ceramics studio modules will start. We are excited to be welcoming 12 diploma students into our studio this year and are looking forward to the additional creative energy this programme brings to our already vibrant clay community. The classes for the diploma programme used to take place every second Friday, but this year they will take place every Friday during the Otago Polytechnic teaching terms. For the main pa... Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:34:07 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post160645 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/160397/the-rick-rudd-workshop-is-open-to-non-members-now/ We've just got an itty-bitty newsletter for you this week, with the most important news being that the Rick Ruck workshop on 2nd and 3rd May is now open to non-members to enrol in, but... There's only one place left! Get in quick.The Fiona Tunnicliffe workshop sold out in less than 12-hours, so at this stage there aren't any places to offer to non-members sorry. However, do add your name to the waitlist, as any places arising from a cancellation will be offered to those formally registered on th... Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:42:13 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post160397 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/159876/workshops-open-for-enrolments-a-call-for-volunteers-wood-firing-4-week-classes/ This week has been fantastic! Classes and Kids' Play with Clay started up this week and so we've had lots of new and returning faces coming through the doors. The studio is starting to hum again and the creative energy is as incredible as ever.We have news this week about classes, workshops, firings and a call for a few more Saturday volunteers - read about all that, plus more, below.... Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:52:27 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post159876 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/post/159445/rick-rudd-and-fiona-tunnicliffe-are-coming-to-wsp/ We hope you're enjoying the short week, and this tiny patch of fine weather we've been blessed with.It's been a productive week in the studio and we have finalised two thoroughly excellent workshops to bring you in April and May. As the heading suggests, we have Rick Rudd MNZM, and Fiona Tunnicliffe coming to deliver their respective 2-day weekend workshops!Please note that for both of these highly anticipated workshops, we will be prioritising ticket sales for financial members of the Waikato S... Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:03:22 +1300 http://www.waikatopotters.co.nz/blog/#post159445