Rosy & Rich aka Rosie Parsonson and Richard Darbyshire are Tai Tokerau artists, they currently work out of their studio located at the Quarry Arts Centre, Whangarei.

The collaborative synergy of Rosy & Rich finds its roots in art history, a nuanced exchange of ideas, shared perspectives and at times, spirited debates. Their artistic process emerges through the construction of forms by Darbyshire, using both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques in clay. Parsonson’s dynamic surface treatment unfolds as graphic concepts are etched,painted and carved.

The interplay of colour and lustre moves between clay and glaze, undergoing multiple firings before each distinctive work is perfected. In the crucible of their creative exchange, where form meets surface, the past converges with the present, and art converges with craft, the alchemical process culminates in richly adorned, functionally ornate pieces.