—  About

Biz Hayman is an artist, design historian & teacher based in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

I have taught & researched art & design at universities, art schools and local community. My work in ceramics is a return to my original medium, first encountered at school. My Dad made my first pottery wheel out of an old spin dryer and a car brake pad, invented a petrol-feed for my first home-built kiln and drove me the hundreds of miles to Glasgow for my ceramic degree interview.

I handbuild from sections I’ve thrown on the wheel and then altered. Most of my work is abstract, sometimes made with certain symbolic functions in mind. I love the idea of using the time-honoured, traditional technique of throwing to pursue radical, fresh forms. I need to see something on the wheelhead, the banding wheel, the workbench that I’ve not seen before. Once that’s happening, I’m happy to commit to the rest of the ceramic process.

My historic research is focused on an 18th century incident that happened in my home town of Tring in Herfordshire, UK. It’s likely to have ceramic outcomes as well as published word content.

I also collaborate with book publishing projects, design book covers, develop websites & mull over best ways to get creative work out there.

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