New Zealand potter Merilyn Wiseman (1941-2019) completed her Preliminary Diploma at the Elam School of Art in Auckland in 1959 and went on to obtain a National Diploma in design from Goldsmiths School of Art in London in 1963, followed by an Art Specialist Teachers Diploma the subsequent year. Wiseman embarked on her professional journey as a ceramicist in the mid-1970s, driven by her fascination with clay, which was kindled during a working holiday at a small pottery in Ireland. Upon returning to New Zealand, she constructed a wood-fired kiln near Albany in 1976.
Initially influenced by the prevalent interest in Japanese ceramics in New Zealand during that period, Merilyn Wiseman swiftly developed her distinct artistic style. Her later creations were characterized by organic, alluring forms inspired by nature, complemented by an array of colours she meticulously blended in her glazes to suit her artistic vision more...
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