Naiad Trio by Bronwynne Cornish
A trio from the Naiad series by Bronwynne Cornish, dated 2019. A trio of standing figures made from earthenware. Two figures are coloured with white and pink glaze, the other in coloured grey and red and is holding a baby. Each signed to the base underside. Tallest, height 12.60 in., Hoping her work will 'Create a certain atmosphere, ring a long-lost bell, and help people create their own mythologies', Cornish is a leading figure in New Zealand ceramic Art. Her work has been featured at Auckland Art gallery Toi o T'maki, the Dowse Art Museum, and Gus Fisher gallery. It is also included in prominent collections including Te papa Tongarewa, the Auckland war Memorial Museum, the Wallace collection and Kobayashi collection, Tokyo.
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- Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.
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