A new studio/gallery has opened in Oamaru's historic precinct
featuring exclusively New Zealand made art craft and design.
The Lazycat Pottery and Tileworks is located in Oamarus
Historic Precinct and is an addition to this regenerating
area where some of New Zealands best artists and artisans are
gathering taking advantage of the great spaces and Victorian
ambience.
The owner Vaughan Tessier-Varlet is a ceramicist and
specialist tile maker with 20 years experience in ceramics
having spent extended periods of time working in France and
the UK.
This large special space created in the old Sumpters exchange
building allows him to work and exhibit from the same space,
and members of the public can watch tiles being decorated in
a traditional fashion.
However the designs may not be so traditional.
It's not just about tiles though many other artists and
craftspeoples' work is featured.
The gallery/studio seeks to be innovative in its
environmental impact using recyclable packaging where
possible and seeking to resource everything locally to the
the benefit of both the local economy and environment.Ithe
studio is open 7 days a week from 10am-5pm.
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