Peter Gibbs - MCP Exhibition Judge Workshop

Service Description

Peter was a professional potter in Nelson between 1975 and 1993. As a parallel career, he developed an interest in writing during the 1980s, contributing to many pottery and craft magazines around the world. During the early 1990s he became editor of the quarterly magazine Craft NZ, selling the rural Omaio Pottery. In 1994, he joined the Nelson Mail newspaper as a sub-editor, continuing in that career until retirement in 2015. In late 2022, some chance conversations and encouragement from friends led to the establishment of a small pottery in the Nelson suburb of The Wood with his wife Cathie Lindsey. They've recently moved the workshop to Tirimoana, near Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds, where they have a small showrooom. They continue to sell at the Suter Gallery and Wall to Wall Art, both in Bridge St, Nelson. Things you could do depend a little on drying times, so the weather will play a part in a one-day workshop. Throwing large pots in two pieces. Facetting using a cheese cutter. Shaping round pots using a throwing stick. Lids thrown off a hump. Teapots. Pulling handles. Cost of materials and firings included