A far cry from the brown pots of studio pottery we’re familiar with, the artists in Screech take their cues from subjects like raging rockstars, other-worldly paintings and imaginary creatures. Their work moves beyond use and form to explore pop culture, mythology and social dynamics.

Lady Bits is an exhibition of items from Te Manawa’s collection, uncovering some of the tools women have used to craft themselves into socially-desirable, suitably feminine, ladlylike versions of themselves.