Laurie Steer
January 1, 2025
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Laurie Steer is a full-time potter and contemporary artist based in Mount Maunganui, known for his wall art, pottery, magnets, drawings and gift cards.
Laurie Steer is a full-time potter and contemporary artist based in Mount Maunganui, known for his wall art, pottery, magnets, drawings and gift cards.
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Laurie Steer is a full-time potter and contemporary artist based in Mount Maunganui, known for his wall art, pottery, magnets, drawings and gift cards.
Many homes in Coromandel Town and the surrounding area have a Tony Calsaferri on their wall. After 24 years of painting, Tony’s work has found its place, with him completing 100 paintings annually.
Jocelyn Pratt’s passion lies in sculpting hardstone, where she explores and enhances the natural qualities of stone through form, polish, texture, light and shadow. Her creations celebrate the natural solidity and strength of stone, aiming to evoke a sense of tactile repose and optimism for societal change.
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Quilling artist Sarah Alves of Tairua makes fascinating creations out of strips of paper. It’s an ancient craft from the Middle Ages, when nuns would gather excess bits of paper from the monks’ writings and turn them into art. The term ‘quilling’ comes from the feather quill which they used to twirl paper strips around. The result is a kind of filigree. It’s hard to believe Sarah has no art training. In fact, she reckons she’s hopeless at painting (even a small board). But after discovering the art of quilling about eight years ago, she has been hooked on this unique art form and has many lovely works to show for it.
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