Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 79. Pukaki River Sand Almost certainly derived from Greywacke and possibly schist. Much...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 90. Sand near Omarama Considerable quartz, rather weathered feldspar, sericite,...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 75. Waitaki River Sand (Schist in Otago is largely derived from greywacke and their bulk...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 54. Basalt A hard dark fine-grained rock consisting essentially of lime-soda feldspar,...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 93. Clutha River Sand Abundant Quartz, considerably less common feldspar, occasional...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 12. Semi Schistose Argilite or fine-grained Greywacke This hard blue-grey rock a...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 2. Gabbro A rather dark crystalline rock with grain-size averaging about 2mm. Visible...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 15: Pink Granite, Stewart Island A light colour rock made up of relatively large (up to...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 1: Semi-schist A light greenish-grey rock showing a pronounced platey structure The...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 25: Dark coarse-grained grit, Greymouth A dark grey, coarse sandstone or grit showing...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 78: Buller River Sand Quartz, Feldspar (mainly Microline), Minor mica and hornblende....

Based on Rock glazes of NZ Minna Bondy Sample 15: Pink Granite A light colour rock made up of relatively large (up to 1/2") crystals,...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 77: Wairau river sand The commonest recognisable grains are of quartz, most of this is...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 92: Weathered Schist, Sand near Picton Slightly weathered Schist similar to the schist...

Saturday 4th July, Titahi Bay When I first discovered Minna Bondy's book 'Rock glazes of New Zealand' (1960) I searched for more...

Dear All, just writing to let you know about a project I'm working on over the next few months. I'm Janeen Page a potter from Taranaki...

I love my little space at the old cheese factory at Tataraimaka, Taranaki New Zealand. One visitor described it as humble and that sits...

Through my study into the geology of the Taranaki landscape, I have experimented and developed six stable glazes. These glazes are...