Jennifer Turnbull – Jailhouse Pottery
About
Specialising in porcelain and stoneware, fired in gas, diesel and wood kilns, fired using soda and salt.
Jennifer has been a ceramic artist for over 30 years, gaining a Diploma of Fine Arts (Ceramics) 1990.
She tutors for Otago Polytechnic School of Fine Arts, as a distance tutor/supervisor of the Diploma of Arts and Design (Ceramics). She also runs specialised workshops around the country. Her work has won many awards and is in collections here and overseas.
Jennifer works from her home studio, and fires mostly in high firing kilns. The majority of her work is vessel based, domestic and decorative, from small to large pieces. She uses a combination of making techniques, hand and wheel throwing. Throughout the year, she focuses on collections of works, either for exhibitions or commissions. She draws inspiration from the landscape, her garden and flora of New Zealand, specially the Kāpiti Coast. Visitors to the studio are able see work on display in a potters studio, and in a large garden.