Kim Morgan Pottery

Kim Morgan Pottery A Master NZ Potter Kim works to strike the right balance between the timelessness of what is fired i "You can just see when it comes naturally.

When Kim Morgan first entered a potter's workshop and plunged his hands into a lump of wet clay at the tender age of nine, he know instinctively he wanted to be a potter. After more than 30+ years as an artisan potter, Kim has lost none of that early fascination and still has a deep admiration for older potters, who work their clay into amazing forms with uncanny ease. His goal is to remain at the leading edge of his craft as he continues to experiment with different techniques and ideas to produce new designs that are both functional and artistic. Back in the early 1970s when Kim Morgan first stepped into a Palmerston North potter's workshop during a primary school trip, the small of the clay, the sight of muddy industrial age wheels, the shelves of pots in varying stages of completion and the blast of heat from the kiln, took him quite by surprise. Once he got his hands into the clay, he knew that this was something he could be good at. Even today when he steps into his own gallery or visits other potter's workshops, there's often a sense of deja vu as he recalls that primal moment. In 2000 Kim Morgan returned to New Zealand with his young family, opting to live in the rolling farmland along the banks of Hawke's Bay's rambling Tukituki River, where they established a lifestyle block and purpose built potter's workshop. It's a constant learning curve, and as Kim gets older he reckons a new quality is starting to show in his work. Perhaps it's that X-factor that he observes in older potters who've been doing it for decades. They poke their finger at a pot and it works: what comes through is life experience." Kim quotes some seasoned expert who told him that it takes 20 years to learn, 20 years to forget and then you start making some good pots. "I've been making pots now for 30 plus years so I figure my best years are still a head." When asked what's been his most satisfying experience, Kim's quick response is: "The pot I made last night and the pot I'm going to make this afternoon".

Mugs Cups some of my new favorites
04/08/2026

Mugs Cups some of my new favorites

25/06/2026
Jugs well the idea is jugs but I suppose it’s a vase It’s not function it’s all form
10/06/2026

Jugs well the idea is jugs but I suppose it’s a vase
It’s not function it’s all form

More of the bowls from the last firing I really enjoy painting but with ceramics there’s so many variables how much the ...
10/06/2026

More of the bowls from the last firing I really enjoy painting but with ceramics there’s so many variables how much the glaze will run how to the well fire I use gas so there’s always a variable there so the surprise of what comes out is why I still do it. Hope you like them.

Something new out of the kiln this week
10/06/2026

Something new out of the kiln this week

22/03/2026

Some cups mugs from the last firing keep a couple for myself love them

Casserole weather coming these are old school but if it was good enough for your grandmother it’s even better for you $2...
19/03/2026

Casserole weather coming these are

old school but if it was good enough for your grandmother it’s even better for you
$250

Tea cup long black short black your choice it’s always going to taste way better in a hand made vessel $65 look forward ...
18/03/2026

Tea cup long black short black your choice it’s always going to taste way better in a hand made vessel $65 look forward to hearing from you

Got teapots available again if your keen give me a call or email price $120 plus shipping or a vist to the workshop and ...
17/03/2026

Got teapots available again if your keen give me a call or email price $120 plus shipping or a vist to the workshop and get a free cup to go with it
Kim

Tall vases
15/11/2025

Tall vases

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211 Rochfort Road, RD14 Kahuranaki
Havelock North
4295

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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