Little Black Gallery

A LANGUAGE OF HER OWN | RACHEL BARBER

A glimpse of Rachel Barber, one of the artists joining us for New Light.

Rachel is a Northland artist whose distinctive work has found homes around New Zealand and overseas.

She describes having developed her own visual language through pattern, symbol and shape, often beginning not with a particular subject or place, but with a feeling she wants to convey.

There is a wonderful sense of continuation in her work. Rachel once told us that the way she uses pattern and line can create the illusion that a work might “go on infinitely if I had a large enough canvas.”
Here is our first glimpse of Rachel’s work for New Light. We’re delighted to have her exhibiting with us again.

NEW LIGHT ART EXHIBTION
Opening Thursday 22 October, 4pm
Little Black Gallery | Kerikeri
394B Kerikeri Road

A little colour for New Light

Gallery owner Anna Hamilton has been back at the jewellery bench, creating new pieces for our upcoming New Light exhibition.

Two quite different directions are taking shape. One brings together vibrant coloured stones and silver in Anna’s more eclectic style while the other is quieter and more elegant, combining freshwater pearls, greenstone and silver.

Both will be part of New Light when the exhibition opens at Little Black Gallery on Thursday 22 October.

We’ll be sharing glimpses of new work from our exhibiting artists as it arrives over the next few weeks.

New Light
Opening Thursday 22 October, 4pm
Little Black Gallery, Kerikeri

LAST CHANCE BEFORE OUR LITTLE BREAK | 60% OFF

If you’ve been meaning to call in, today is your last chance before we close for a week.

All remaining pieces in our sale collection are now 60% off, with some beautiful dinnerware, homewares and gifts still to discover.

If you’ve had your eye on something, or would like to add to pieces you already have, today is a very good time to call in.

Little Black Gallery will be closed next week for maintenance, reopening Tuesday 13 October. If you’d like to visit while we’re closed, we’re still very happy to arrange a private appointment.
We’ll reopen Tuesday 13 October.

LITTLE BLACK GALLERY
394B Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Open today | 11am–3pm
Closed 6–9 October
Reopening Tuesday 13 October

SOMETHING NEW IS TAKING SHAPE

Our New Light exhibition is coming together.

Bringing together a wonderful mix of artists and makers, New Light will feature painting, ceramics, wood and jewellery, with fresh work and individual ways of seeing at the heart of the exhibition.

We’ll continue to share glimpses as images arrive from the artists, giving you a preview of some of the new work being created for New Light.

THE ARTISTS
Laura Allen :: Rachel Barber :: Vicki Comrie Moore :: Max Daillecourt :: Catherine Dunn :: Lindsay Evans :: Formed Function :: Wendy Galbraith :: Anna Hamilton :: Sally Herbert :: Jody Hope Gibbons :: Jasmine Keir :: Ceara Lile :: Liz McAuliffe :: Daphne Muller :: Alan Muller :: Mike Nettmann :: Lynn Pirrie Smith :: Erika Wasner :: Rina Ward :: Moira Warnoch :: Janette Walker :: Amanda Whitehead :: Amy Whyte

Save the date.

NEW LIGHT
Opening Thursday 22 October | 4pm

LITTLE BLACK GALLERY
394B Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Tuesday–Friday | 11am–3pm

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝟲𝟬% 𝗢𝗳𝗳

We’ve made the final reduction to our sale collection, with all remaining sale pieces now 60% off.
There are still some beautiful pieces to discover across dinnerware, homewares and gifts.

If you’ve had your eye on something, or would like to add to pieces you already have, now is a very good time to call in.

Little Black Gallery will be closed next week for maintenance, reopening Tuesday 13 October. If you’d like to visit while we’re closed, we’re still very happy to arrange a private appointment.

LITTLE BLACK GALLERY
394B Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Open Tuesday–Friday | 11am–3pm
Closed 6–9 October
Reopening Tuesday 13 October

Layers of New Light - Catherine Dunn

A first look at Catherine Dunn’s new work for New Light, opening at Little Black Gallery on Thursday 22 October.

For this exhibition, Catherine has worked in layers of cold wax and oil paint, building colour, texture and depth into these new pieces.

NEW LIGHT
Opening Thursday 22 October, 4pm

These are works created for New Light, but you don’t have to wait until October to see Catherine's work. We have a selection of her current paintings in the gallery now.
Come in and take a look, and watch for more previews from New Light as the exhibition takes shape.

LITTLE BLACK GALLERY
Kerikeri
Tuesday–Friday | 11am–3pm

Things worth keeping

Rina Ward has been collecting small treasures from nature since childhood, from pebbles and leaves to the shells she still gathers along Northland's shoreline today.

Through Nostalgem, those finds become something quite different.

Rina works with real shells, bone and botanicals, using techniques including hand-sculpting, kintsugi gilding and electroplating. She doesn't try to perfect what nature has made. The individual marks and imperfections remain part of each piece.

Her latest shell necklaces pair farmed pāua with a second farmed paua shell, kina or kota, each one selected and made by hand.

A little piece of the coast, transformed into something to keep.

Rina Ward | Available at Little Black Gallery, Kerikeri.

Remembering Judi Soutar

We were deeply saddened to hear that Judi died yesterday.

Judi was an amazingly talented artist who gave so much to the art scene in our region. But she was also a true friend, loved for her kindness, her pithiness and wonderful sense of humour.

We feel very privileged to have known her, to have shared in her creative life, and to have called her our friend.

She will be very much missed.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃

There’s something quite different about living with something that has been made by hand.

It isn't perfectly identical to the next piece, nor should it be. The slight variations in shape, surface and finish are part of what give handmade ceramics their character.

You can see that individuality in Kristina Robertson’s ceramics. Each piece has its own character, while still being made to be used and enjoyed.

A bowl can still be a bowl. A vessel can still be used.

But when something has been thoughtfully made by hand, it can bring a little more pleasure to the everyday.

We have a selection of Kristina Robertson’s work in the gallery now.

Little Black Gallery
394B Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
Open Tuesday to Friday, 11am–3pm
09 407 1311
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