Duo Rosie Parsonson and Richard Darbyshire aka Rosy & Rich are Tai
Tokerau-based artists working from their studio at the Quarry Arts Centre,
Whangārei. Formed in 2013, their partnership unites Parsonson’s refined graphic
line and painterly sensibility with Darbyshire’s mastery of form, scale, and
ceramic technique. Together, they create contemporary ceramic works that
explore myth, culture, and the human condition through layered surface and
sculptural presence.

Their collaborative process begins in shared dialogue, sometimes
debate rooted in art history, observation and influence. Darbyshire’s thrown and
hand-built vessels establish the form, while Parsonson’s etched, carved and
painted imagery animates the surface. The result is a synthesis of art and
craft.  Works that balance ornament and function, reverence and irreverence, the
classical and the contemporary.