Karuna had no artistic abilities until a brain injury in 1997 unleashed her creative talent.  She’s the first to admit that she can barely ‘make’ anything but luckily she’s saved by her passion and skills for glaze chemistry and ceramic surfaces.

“My work exists in the layers just below and just above the clay. It’s only microns thick but how you fuse and flux the minerals and chemicals in the glaze can result in a multitude of responses.” 

As an indigenous artist, the graphic intensity of Karuna’s work is strongly influenced by her multi-cultural upbringing.  In her vibrant tilework, Indian influences within the imagery, textures and colours are clearly identifiable, all elements that strongly reference her ancestral homeland; while her stunning pounamu macrocrystalline glazes evoke a unique sense of the whenua, with strong and unmistakable references to Aotearoa’s dynamic and volatile landscapes.