Coromandel Town Potter, Murray Rainey, is the Engineer Behind the Wheel
August 10, 2025
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When I first met Murray Rainey, aka Muzza, what struck me wasn’t just his elegant, well-balanced pottery.
When I first met Murray Rainey, aka Muzza, what struck me wasn’t just his elegant, well-balanced pottery.
My work has been published in international art magazines and I am fortunate to have paintings in collections all over the world.
Listen: punk rock agitates, but it always has something to say. Ever since it cursed and spat its way into the beige and regimented mindset of the mid-70s, it’s been loud in calling out the bullshit and challenging the rules.
Impressionist, quirky, cartoon-like painter and sculptor Cindy Alger was born and raised in Coromandel.
From her home in Whitianga, Sandy Gaskell has been quietly and powerfully expressing stories of Aotearoa through the intricate, absorbing world of te whatu kākahu.
When I first met Murray Rainey, aka Muzza, what struck me wasn’t just his elegant, well-balanced pottery.
My work has been published in international art magazines and I am fortunate to have paintings in collections all over the world.
Listen: punk rock agitates, but it always has something to say. Ever since it cursed and spat its way into the beige and regimented mindset of the mid-70s, it’s been loud in calling out the bullshit and challenging the rules.
Impressionist, quirky, cartoon-like painter and sculptor Cindy Alger was born and raised in Coromandel.
From her home in Whitianga, Sandy Gaskell has been quietly and powerfully expressing stories of Aotearoa through the intricate, absorbing world of te whatu kākahu.
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