Caro Becroft

I feel fortunate to be a Waiheke Island Based ceramicist.  My first journey into ceramics was in the late seventies when I worked exclusively in porcelain mainly making vases to order for various shops.  Then family commitments and other creative pursuits took over and it took a move to Waiheke, after a break of over thirty years, for me to find the time and space to rekindle my interest in clay.

My work is now very much inspired by the beauty of the natural world and often reflects my love of colour, texture and birds.  I have a particular interest in owls and the work of the Martin Brothers who were some of the first English “studio potters”, still famous today for their “Wallybirds”.  A few years ago I began to make a series of small sculptures called “Waiheke Wallybirds”, referencing with amusement a number of archetypical island personalities.  From time to time I add to this series.

In 2018 I graduated from Otago Polytechnic with a Diploma in Ceramic Arts.  I now work with both porcelain and stoneware clay and enjoy making my own slips and glazes.