Ayni Artisans

Ayni Artisans 🏺 Artist run pottery studio
🪨 Spanish, English and Clay
✨ Start your pottery journey here

16/04/2026

Check if your work is ready for collection ✨️

And, I look forward to seeing you soon

Missing home a little more than usual lately ✨Mothers hold so much of our world together, quietly shaping who we are.Thi...
16/04/2026

Missing home a little more than usual lately ✨

Mothers hold so much of our world together, quietly shaping who we are.

This Mother’s Day, I’m honouring that through clay, connection, and shared time.

Join us on Sunday 10th May, 2:00–4:30 pm, for a gentle afternoon in the studio.
Come with your mum, your child, or someone who holds that place in your life...
or come on your own, if you feel called to take this time for yourself.

🌿 10% off when booking 2+ tickets
🌿 All levels welcome

A small moment to slow down, create, and be together.

Erica 🤍

During May, I’m opening two one-off classes in the studio ✨Sip n’Clay — Pottery on the Wheel or by HandFriday 22nd · 6 t...
06/04/2026

During May, I’m opening two one-off classes in the studio ✨

Sip n’Clay — Pottery on the Wheel or by Hand
Friday 22nd · 6 to 8.30 pm
A relaxed evening to explore clay your way, on the wheel or by hand, held in a gentle, guided space.

Mum’s Afternoon Masterpieces — Crafting Bowls & Vases
Sunday 10th · 2 to 4.30 pm
A special Mother’s Day session to create, connect, and share time through making.

Limited to small groups, so each person can be supported in their own rhythm.

Bookings via link in bio 🤍

06/04/2026

A new evening pottery class is starting ✨

From 27th April, 6–8:30pm, we’ll gather weekly over five weeks toward a firing, then continue for another five to complete a 10-week term.

Ayni is a space for community, learning through making, sharing space, and bringing your own projects, with guidance that responds to both you and the clay as we go.

You can sign up via the link in bio.

05/04/2026

Noticing who feels at home here... ✨️
and honouring that

May at the studio ✨As the days grow cooler, we gather around warmth, clay, and connection. A gentle invitation to slow d...
31/03/2026

May at the studio ✨

As the days grow cooler, we gather around warmth, clay, and connection. A gentle invitation to slow down, create, and return to yourself.

🌿 Sip n’ Clay | Blue Lotus & Fire Vessels
Friday 22nd · 6–8:30 pm
An evening to soften into presence. We’ll work with clay while sipping blue lotus tea, creating vessels inspired by fire and transformation. A space to unwind, connect, and let your hands guide the process.

🌀 Clay & Flow | Give the Wheel a Go
Thursday 28th · 6–8 pm
A playful introduction to the pottery wheel. Explore the rhythm of movement and breath as you centre clay, and yourself. No experience needed, just curiosity and openness.

All levels welcome 🤍
Limited spaces available.
Book online [link in bio]

Along the way ✨I’ve been realising lately that sometimes I look for ways to escape… as if this world were too much for m...
31/03/2026

Along the way ✨

I’ve been realising lately that sometimes I look for ways to escape… as if this world were too much for me.

And then I remember what I learnt during a 10-day silent retreat last year—something I’m still integrating: when that happens, I’m disconnecting from my body.

Clay gently brings me back.
To touch.
To feel.
To sense what’s within.

The process, the breath… they remind me that I chose this path.
That I am not too much.
That I came equipped with everything I need to exist in this plane.

And in this fast-paced world, I’m also learning to be patient with myself.
To honour my timing, and respect others.

Today, I soften…
and relax into the bliss of the powerful divine within.

Sending love and light to all of you 🤍

April at Ayni ✨For those who’ve been feeling the pull back to clay… Five Week Term ClassesA steady container to deepen y...
28/03/2026

April at Ayni ✨

For those who’ve been feeling the pull back to clay…

Five Week Term Classes
A steady container to deepen your skills, build confidence, and connect with a small, supportive group.
• Tue 28th – 6–8.30 pm
• Wed 29th - 6 to 8.30 pm

🌊 Clay & Flow – Give the Wheel a Go
A playful intro to the wheel. No experience needed
• Thu 30th – 6–8 pm

🍷 Sip n’ Clay: Blue Lotus and Daily Ritual Vessels
Relaxed, playful, and social. Come with a friend or meet new ones while creating something with your own hands.
• Fri 17th - 6–8.30 pm

Small groups. Steady guidance.
A space to create and reconnect through clay.

If it feels aligned, you’ll know.

19/03/2026

Today marks two years since I taught my first class in the studio ✨

It hasn’t always been easy, but it has been real.

Over time, I’ve seen how clay asks for patience, repetition, and presence… and how, for those who stay, something deeper begins to unfold.

This space has slowly become a nest.
A place where it’s safe to let go of external expectations, and simply be with the process.

To the ones who kept showing up, who trusted the unfolding, and allowed themselves to learn in their own time… thank you for being part of this journey.

This space exists because of you as well 🤍

11/03/2026

Sometimes projects take time… and many hands ✨️

This one began during my first open studio in 2024, when visitors made clay bells for the entrance. Last year our community of regular makers gathered, and created more than 100 bells to help complete the vision.

Slowly, piece by piece, this installation came to life.

Each bell carries the touch, intention, and energy of someone from our tribe. Different hands, different stories… all resonating together.

Now they hang here, quietly singing and welcoming people in.
And I still catch myself looking at them thinking: wow, they are real.

Just like you.
Just like me.

Thank you to everyone who added their hands to this 🤍

10/03/2026

Shelves are full ✨

Waiting for you to come and collect.

Check your inbox, it may be your turn to get reunited with your creation/s.

See you soon

Corners ✨Arriving at the studio every morning means turning on the music, picking up the tools I’ll use for the day, put...
05/03/2026

Corners ✨

Arriving at the studio every morning means turning on the music, picking up the tools I’ll use for the day, putting the kettle on for a cuppa, and getting the clay ready to bring a vision to life.

This is one of my favourite corners... where tools wait to be discovered, where we gather at the end of class to tidy what we’ve used, where music and time meet, and where we relax into the final touches of our pieces.

There’s a selection of my own work here too, for inspiration… or for grabs. And the greenery, bringing a little joy to every day of practice.

Little corners in the studio that hold the calm and the order we need, to create freely.

While we get ready for the next five-week term starting next week, I keep working on my own project. I may have been a bit absent here, but I’ve been very present within, and it feels good to have a sense of purpose while so much moves and shifts around us.

The studio is slowly coming back to its rhythm again.

Thank you .birchall for capturing .pottery in images 🤍

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B/203 Karangahape Road
Auckland
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