Janna van Hasselt
- 0226943584
- November 15, 2025
- http://www.janna.co.nz
- jannavanhasselt@gmail.com
I live on the western hills in Te Awa Kairangi, Lower Hutt and my pottery studio is part of a workshop also housing my sculptor husbands bronze casting foundry.
I have a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Canterbury where I majored in Art History and in 2022 I completed a Level 6 Diploma in Arts and Design majoring in Ceramics at Otago Polytechnic.
My ceramic work is predominantly wheel thrown and tends to favour simple forms and clean lines, with a muted colour palette. I like whoever uses my work to know that it is handmade, so I often leave my throwing lines in the clay and the gaps in the glaze where I held the piece while glazing. I try to use New Zealand clays as much as possible and mix up my own glazes inspired by the flora and fauna around our workshop.
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