Mirek Smisek

Te Horo Pottery.
One of the kilns Mirek Smisek built:

Inside a kiln:

My one and only piece of Mirek Smisek's pottery!


The Mirek Smisek's mark on the coffee mug is just one of his marks ..

Friends of mine bought this piece earlier this week


It's a Gateway into the world bowl like the one in the 60 Years 60 Pots exhibition

That's lovely Tony!
Is it made from porcelain clay?

I don't know enough about clay to be able to tell you. The description says Gateway into the world, Bowl, Waikanae, 2009, Snowglaze, 85 x 175

The small unglazed parts of the base are white. Because of the way the glaze ended up Mirek sold it as a second but to my untrained eye it looked interesting. The pinkish tone is from a nearby cushion.

A listing for another Gateway into the world bowl : 263669373

https://s1068.photobucket.com/albums/u446/mrnarna1/Mirek%20Smisek/

You lucky blighter!
You went to Mirek's 60 years 60 pots Exhibition didn't you
Where did you see it?
Still don't know if it's coming to Auckland .....

Here's an article about Mirek's kilns being relocated:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12025685

when I saw them they had long been decommissioned as the build up of salt inside had choked them. There was a third kiln still in use by John Wineera up to some weeks before I visited.