Cheryl Oliver Cheryl Oliver is an award winning ceramic artist based in Whakamara, Tauranga, New Zealand. Her work has featured in several high profile exhibitions throughout New Zealand and has found its way to many parts of the world, including the home of Sir Elton John.

For the last fifteen years my focus with clay has been in variously representing the small moments of what it is to be human, with a bias towards the light hearted, holding the belief as I do that the humorous has a legitimate place on the art spectrum. The work is deliberately simple in form relying heavily on texture and facial expression to create narrative which, to great and personally satisfying extent, becomes the choice of the owner.

I use a combination of soft slab with a low fired porcelain type clay body, direct moulding techniques and studio made glazes and miscellaneous found objects. The pieces are at least twice fired to 1160oC in an electric kiln.

You can contact Cheryl at info@cheryloliverceramics.com.