Collection: Pip Woods Ceramics

Pip Woods Ceramics studio is based in Wellington, New Zealand, she makes small collections of sculptural vessels. Most of her work is coil built using stoneware and porcelain clay bodies. Pip was introduced to clay while studying in her early twenties and it has never really left her side . Exploring clay and all its possibilities, has been woven through her life whilst pursuing a career in healthcare, other creative pursuits- jewellery and glass; and raising three children. Wherever Pip has lived in NZ and overseas she have pursued lessons and studio space so she could 'play' with clay.

In 2019 she decided to dedicate more time to 'making', converted her garage to a studio, and bought a kiln. Pip's fascination with the natural world, and love of gardens has influenced her desire to focus making on vases and vessels, to essentially 'bring the outside world in'. Whilst using a simple aesthetic, inspiration for her vases has come from ancient vessels; human postures and relationships, and the magic of the anthropomorphised objects as in the books of Dr Seuss. More recently Pip has been drawn to exploring sculptural forms and various surface treatments referencing textures and shapes from the natural world, and imagined landscapes.

Working with clay provides endless opportunity for exploration and discovery, and it is in this medium that she has found 'her place' for expression and giving voice to issues Pip cares deeply about. The most pressing of these is the need for kaitiakitanga or guardianship of our natural environment. Traditionally, Maori believe that there is a deep kinship between humans and the natural world. People are not superior to the natural order, they are a part of it. The fragility of our world is being exposed through climate change, and only by applyiing principles of kaitiakitanga can we address this.

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