About this Business
Nina's pottery lineage goes back to her parents, Harry & May Davis, who first met at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, Cornwall. Throughout the 1950's Harry & May established and operated their own well-known workshop, Crowan Pottery. In 1962 the whole family uprooted, workshop and all, and emigrated to New Zealand. Nina was 16 at the time.
In 1968 Nina graduated with a Dip. F.A. Hons. from Canterbury University School of Art. From there she joined her parents at their Nelson Pottery, 'Crewenna'. After her initial training Nina gained further experience working in England with Ray Finch at Winchcombe Pottery in Gloucestershire. She returned to New Zealand once again however, and later spent a year in Peru helping her parents establish a small self-sufficient workshop for the local Indians, high in the Andes.
From Peru Nina returned to Winchcombe Pottery for a second time. In 1978 Nina and her husband emigrated to New Zealand for the final time. In 1999 they opened their pottery at Teal Valley, near Nelson.
Nina continues to enjoy making beautifully-finished domestic stoneware, fired to 1300 degrees centigrade in a gas kiln. Colours are predominately blues, purples and blacks, as well as a light blue chun.
Visitors are welcome to visit the showroom at any time. The pottery is a 15 minute drive north of Nelson - turn right off State Highway 6 into Teal Valley just before the road climbs steeply into the Whangamoa hills. The workshop is 1.5 km up scenic Teal Valley on the left-hand side.
See 'Products & Services' for a detailed map.
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AddressNina Davis Pottery
145 Teal Valley Road
Hira, R.D.1, Nelson
Phone+64 (03) 5450278
Contact UsBest way to contact us is via the phone number above.
Alternatively, just drop by - someone is almost always at home.
Business CategoryCeramics and Pottery
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