Freezing a moment in fire

Creating a mindful pot

Appreciating the beauty of the present

A mindful pot

My name is Ronald Boersen and I’m a potter, ceramic artist, glaze nerd, and educator.

My pots are functional in nature, though hope to evoke an experience beyond the mere utilitarian, exploring touch and texture, creating a connection to the maker’s hands.

Come to my studio and explore with me the materiality of clay – freezing a moment of creation in fire.

The intensity and beauty of clay and fire

Set of small cups

Evocative function

$55 - a wood soda fired cup

Clay in fire

Frozen in fire

with salt glaze dripping in the flames

Practical Glaze Chemistry

Where theory meets practice

View fullsize New fun bits out of the kiln 🤩 #cone6glazes #glazechemistry #pottery #nofilter #makingcoolshit
View fullsize Tomorrow!!! I have a sales table at Big Clay Day Out #BCDO at Auckland Studio Potters… and I’m doing the Potters Olympics 🫣🤩 #pottery #nzceramics #saltglaze #sodaglaze #ceramicart #woodfired
View fullsize Thanks 🙏 to everyone who came out to the open studio this weekend!!! 😍 Had so much fun sharing pots and meeting everyone… (even had a visit from Len Castle’s brother… and he bought one of my pots!!! 🤩) … still open most
View fullsize Day 2 of Open Studio! ❤️ Yesterday was a huge success and super fun… 🤩 Love sharing my pots and showing where I work (and the incidental “spring cleaning” wasn’t entirely unuseful either 😜😂) Map no.36 159B Konini Rd, Tit
View fullsize Open Studio is OPEN 😍 Would love to see you and share some pots… 159B Konini Rd, Titirangi Also check out the many other artists at Titirangi Potters, Erica from Elementos Ceramics (I wanna tag, but don’t know how 🫣), and many mor
View fullsize Open Studio tomorrow!!!! 🥳 Come visit... I'll be doing some demos... and if it's not too busy, maybe you can give the wheel a go as well 🤩 No. 36 on the map @openstudioswNo. 36 on the map @openstudiosw#stonewareaitakere https://www.openstudioswa
View fullsize I do love making cups... so many options... and all just a cup. But each cup has its uniqueness, its character, its personality... and each will have a moment they can make better... Drinking from a mindful handmade cup keeps me in the present 😍 (u
View fullsize Something about trees always moves me... and the view of the Kauri trees from our deck gets to me every time! ❤️ Trying to capture a moment, a texture, a feeling... and folding clay No. 36 on the map @openstudioswaitakere https://www.openstudioswa
View fullsize Nice Jugs... 🤭 ... but also works for summer lemonade and sangria 😉 No. 36 @openstudioswaitakere https://www.openstudioswaitakere.co.nz/2023-artists#/ronald-boersen #woodsodafired #openstudioswaitakere #titirangiartist #kilnfiring #sodaglazed #

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Opening the Phoenix Woodfired kiln at Driving Creek Pottery