Mauria Te Pono Vessel plates With its gnarled branches

With its gnarled branches

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Mauria Te Pono Vessel plates With its gnarled branchesBelieve in yourself Mauria Te Pono 260mm high Beautifully organic in form, this vessel is handcrafted using the traditional slab and coil ceramic methods. After being hand painted and etched, through a technique called sgraffito, it has been fired twice in the kiln firstly to harden the painting and the clay. Then again to create the lustrous golden interior. Amber Smith is a ceramic artist and printmaker honouring her ties to Ngti Wai through her