Sophie Perkins Ceramicist_Ahipao Woman

At Ahipao, we cherish our place within the Waiheke community - a landscape rich with creativity, care, and craft. We’re always drawn to connecting with local makers, artists, and businesses whose values echo our own: thoughtful design, locally made, and grounded in a deep sense of place.
Today, we’re delighted to share the work of one such woman who has inspired us with her delicate, distinctive, and quietly cozy creations: Sophie Perkins.

Sophie Perkins has been making ceramics for 12 years. Initially a printmaker she was interested in clay as another medium to print on. She soon realised ceramics is a whole world into itself – describing it as ‘a curious, frustrating, joyful, journey, where the boundaries only lie in your own ability and the clay’s natural limit.


Perkins enjoys writing and expressing my poems in clay calling her creations poetry bowls or poetry plates. When working with clay in other ways and gets stuck she always comes back to these meditative little bowls or expansive large plates–she just loves making them!

You can explore her work through the Waiheke Community Art Gallery: waihekeartgallery.org.nz