Details
- Maker•Holly Rose Morgan
- Medium•Clay
- Origin•Aotearoa
- Composition•Japanese Shigaraki clay
- Dimensions•H120 x W130 mm
Description
A one-of-a-kind stoneware vase by Aotearoa ceramic artist Holly Rose Morgan, made in Japan from Japanese Shigaraki clay before travelling to New Zealand to be wood-fired in the historic anagama kiln at Kamaka Pottery, Bridge Pā.
The vessel brings together material and making across two places, beginning with Shigaraki clay in Japan and completing its firing in Aotearoa. Through the anagama firing, wood ash, flame and heat interact directly with the clay, creating the variation in colour and surface particular to the firing.
The Kamaka kiln sits beside the Martin House, the John Scott-designed home and pottery studio built for Estelle and Bruce Martin. After sitting unfired for fifteen years, the historic kiln was revived by a small team that included Holly, bringing it back into use for a new generation of firing.
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Traditional wood firing explored through contemporary ceramic practice.
Holly Rose Morgan is a ceramic artist based in Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay. Her practice explores traditional wood firing through a contemporary ceramic lens, balancing functionality, localism, conceptual depth and global ceramic heritage.
An experienced wood firer, Holly has spent recent years immersed in the study of ancient pottery techniques and cultures, undertaking extensive research overseas with a particular focus on Japanese wood-firing practices and Korean onggi pottery. Through this research, she examines how traditional ceramic techniques can exist within contemporary practice, while questioning how we consume, use and understand vessels today.
Her work spans both functional and conceptual forms and has been selected for national ceramic award exhibitions throughout New Zealand. In 2025, Holly presented Burning Ground, a major solo exhibition at Hastings City Art Gallery, showcasing two years of research and making. In 2026, Holly completed a three-month residency in Faenza, Italy, in association with the International Museum of Ceramics.
