Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson

  • Biography

    Peter Johnson was born, raised and educated in Invercargill, New Zealand.
    He was introduced to clay at high school and has made pots, attended and tutored many workshops and built kilns throughout New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Sweden. The late Sir Barry Brickell, Coromandel, has been a major influence in his work.
    “I dig and process local clays for all my work and my current focus is on ‘raku’ style firing of seals and sea lions in a gas kiln to around 900 - 1000 degrees centigrade. Pieces are removed with tongs at top temperature, partly covered in combustible materials and when cooled, waxed and burnished.”
    His lifelong passion, surfing, discovered at the tender age of 15, is what has brought him to producing these miniature, life like mammals. Currently living in Karitane, north of Dunedin, he gets to see and “occasionally meet a few of these lovely sea creatures.”

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Peter Johnson

Chook Chook - lidded with eggs, 2023
11 x 11 x 8 cm Raku fired ceramics $93.00

Peter Johnson

Mother and Pup seal, 2023
Raku fired ceramics $130.00

Peter Johnson

Mugs, 2022
stoneware ceramic $40.00

Peter Johnson

Teapot, 2022
ceramic and flax handle $224.00

Peter Johnson

Seals
ceramic $90.00

Peter Johnson

Mother and Pup seal, 2023
Raku fired ceramics Sold

Peter Johnson

Mother and Pup seal, 2023
Raku fired ceramics Sold

Peter Johnson

Mother and Pup seal, 2023
Raku fired ceramics Sold

Peter Johnson

Jar Form, 2022
14 cm Raku and saggar fired ceramics (not waterproof) Sold

Peter Johnson

Open "lugged" Jar, 2022
14 cm wood fired ceramics Sold

Peter Johnson

Teapot, 2022
ceramic and flax handle Sold

Peter Johnson

Small teapot, 2020
15 cm ceramic with dried flax handle Sold

Peter Johnson

tiny pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Tiny pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Tiny pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Tiny pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Tiny pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Tiny straw pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged Pot, 2018
bizen Fired Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal (baby), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal (baby), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal(baby), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal (baby), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal (baby), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Seal (large), 2018
Raku fired pottery, waxed and burnished Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku fired with local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

baby seal, 2018
Raku fired with local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

baby seal, 2018
Raku fired with local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku fired with local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged pot, 2018
14 cm Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot, 2018
9 cm Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot, 2018
9 cm Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

straw pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot, 2018
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku fired with local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal, 2018
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Adult seal, 2018
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

baby seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Adult seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Adult seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal
Raku Fired, local clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged pot
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged pot
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

straw pot
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

New Artwork
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw pot
Rake fired local clay pottery Sold

Peter Johnson

Straw Pots
Bizen fired local clays Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby seal
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Baby Seal
Raku Fired local Clay Sold

Peter Johnson

Lugged pot
Bizen fired local clays Sold