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It is of course nicely synchronous that you would choose ‘Muses’ as a theme for the show. Why did that come about?I have always been very interested in cultural narratives. Myths and legends are vehicles to share meaning and facets...

Muse: Where does your inspiration come from?Tom: Muse has been the personification of the intangible, but I think a lot has to be said for what comes out of working, and what has gone before. Muse: Why do you use painting...

Thank you for agreeing to participate in our Affordable Art Show 2025. It is by far the most popular and keenly anticipated event of our exhibition calendar. People queue for hours outside before the doors open at 3pm. The intention...

MY MUSE: AUNT MARION, VIRGINIA WOOLF & THE BLOOMSBURY GROUP Who is my Muse? Before I sat down to answer this, I thought it would be easy, obvious. But now that I am here, I am not so sure. My...

MY MUSE: BOSCH & LED ZEPPELIN As a child, I was captivated by a poster of Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” that hung in my uncle’s home. I would gaze at the vibrant, chaotic scenes for hours while the...

MY MUSE: Sholto Smith My Muse is probably a long-gone French-Canadian architect called Sholto Smith. Sholto Smith was big news in the NZ Arts & Crafts scene back in the day. He made his name designing some of Auckland’s most high-profile...

My Muse: Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood is my muse because of her revolutionary approach to fashion and her fearless advocacy for the environment. As a designer, she didn’t just create garments; she redefined the very concept of fashion, blending punk,...

We are celebrating turning eight this March by giving away eight limited edition, signed prints by renown New Zealand artist, Denys Watkins. These fabulous prints are valued at $450 each and are up for grabs to anyone who is signed...

MY MUSE: GEORGE SHAW I’ve never been to Tile Hill, or even to Coventry, but that doesn’t matter, as for me they aren’t a portrayal of a specific place, as such. They speak to a memory or a sentiment. Something...

My Muse: Idleness Growing up, I never knew a relaxed woman. Successful women? Yes. Productive women? Plenty. Anxious and afraid and apologetic women? Heaps of them. But relaxed women? At ease women? Women who aren't afraid to take up space...

I have always travelled a different road from other New Zealand studio potters. Abandoning the acceptable truth to materials philosophy of the Anglo-Japanese, Leach/Hamada tradition, my mentors were European ceramicists Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. Lucie was a great inspiration...

Few people would see a connection between my Crease Paintings and Op Art, but that's the beauty of the muse... it's about inspiration not imitation. We had the idea of opening an art gallery in late 2016 and chose to call it Muse, because our intention was to inspire people to live with art. When I explained to the designer who my "muse" was, she came up with the perfect logo using a type face based on the work of Bridget Riley.