Crafts & Gardens
Welcome to craft & gardens in and
around Whitianga. The Craft and Garden people in our
area are of high calibre, mostly working from their
homes south of Whitianga to Coromandel. Over the winter
months is pays to call before visiting and the Information
Centre will do this for you. Enjoy visiting our special
area, crafts people and gardens.
To veiw a list of local artists in the Mercury Bay region check the following link www.mercurybayartescape.com
Mercury Bay Art Escape 2010
A self drive Art Tour of Artists Studios and related Art Events around Mercury Bay on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand. This annual Coromandel art event is over 2 long weekends, February 5 - 7 & March 26 - 28. It showcases a diverse group of working artists studios including painters, sculptors, jewellers, printmakers and ceramic artists. Immerse yourself in an amazing tour of arts, meet the artists and purchase art from established and emerging Mercury Bay artists. The opening day of the tour will culminate in an Opening Reception and Taste of the Tour Exhibition at Hot Waves Cafe in Hot Water Beach at 5.30pm. See details at
Jerry Thoma, Telephone (07) 866 3510
Website :www.mercurybayartescape.com
 Alan Rhodes Pottery
1369 State Highway 25
RD 1, Whitianga
Phone: 07 866 3841
Mobile: 027 685 7712
Email: ajpotterz@yahoo.co.nz
Contact: Alan & Julia Rhodes
At Whenukite there's
an interesting pottery - you'll notice the potter
in the paddock working all hours, inviting you
to drive in to Alan Rhodes studio, where there's
a fine array of domestic stoneware, salt and pit-fired
ware. Alan uses local clay and very distinctive
glazes.
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Artists House
1367 State Highway 25
Whenuakite
Phone: (07) 866 3331 (please leave a message)
Contact: Julie Burns-Nevin And Gary Nevin
Web: www.artistshouse.co.nz
A gallery of paintings and sculptures housed in an adobe home that has been created from the earth an inspirational house well worth visiting, daily tours from September to May
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 Bay Carving
The Esplanade, opposite Whitianga Wharf
Ph 07 866 4021 / Freephone: 0800 158 864
Fax: (07) 866 4056
Email: BayCarving@xtra.co.nz
Web: www.dreamland.co.nz/baycarving
Carve your own high quality souvenir with Maurice, the world-renowned bone carver. We also sell high quality bone and shell carvings plus much more. Visitors welcome.
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The Knot Garden
Chris & Brian Bowering
60 Racecourse Road, Whitianga
Ph 07 866 5141
A glorious two-acre garden with
well established large trees, lawns and featured pond.
The varied plantings provide year round colour, particularly
spectacular in the spring. Part of the garden is used
as a wedding venue incorporating a large marquee lawn,
formal lavender garden, rose covered gazebo. The special
"Knot Garden" was planted in 2001 using 750
box-hedging plants as a focal point for daughter Rebecca's
wedding in Nov 2002. Open
Nov - Mar by appointment. $3.00pp entry.
| Kuaotunu (17km North of
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Hand Forged Knives
277 State Highway 25,
RD 1 Kuaotunu
Ph 07 866 2409
Lloyd Franklin
hammers knives to shape form tool steel rod, featuring
handles of native hardwood and brass, semi precious
stone and silver. All types available or will make to
order. The studio - workshop is
to be found approximately 800m on the Whitianga side
of Kuaotunu Village and beach. Open most days.
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 Rapaura
586 Tapu Coroglen Road
Tapu Village, Thames Coast
Fax/Phone: 07 868 4821
Email: rapaura.watergardens@xtra.co.nz
Web:www.rapaurawatergardens.co.nz
Experience the tranquil beauty
of Rapaura Watergardens on The Coromandel Peninsula
New Zealand - Gardens - Bushwalks - Waterfalls
- Art - Accommodation
Open daily including Saturdays, Sundays and Public
Holidays - 9am to 5pm |
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