Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 22. Characteristics " frothy " appearance. Identical with ordinary household pumice....

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 14. Iron Sand Ordinary black sand. many of the grains are strongly magnetic, low in...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 12. Semi Schistose argillite or fine-grained greywacke Sample 13. Greywacke Sample 41....

Having a play with the greener tones of the Bondy glazes. The aim is to produce a palette of New Zealand glazes which will be mapped with...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 89. Sand near Nelson Principally quartz and feldspar (mainly microcline) derived from...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 88. Sand Near Motueka Considerable Quartz and feldspars mainly potash, little grains of...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 86. Waimea River Sand Some Quartz and Feldspar and also fragments of not well-preserved...

So while it looks like I'm still travelling the country, in real-time there has been more time spent in the studio grinding and testing...