Pamella and Mirek moved to Weggery Drive, Waikanae Beach, after years of living in an idyllic place in Te Horo surrounded by native trees.
The move to Waikanae Beach was for three reasons - downsizing, enjoying views of the Waikanae estuary and Kapiti Island, and the fact the property had reticulated natural gas which was ideal for their pottery creations.
Time in Weggery Drive had been a enjoyable and productive time, she said.
It was where Mirek, with some help from Pamella, created 700 pottery pieces for The Lord of the Rings film, and where many Czech people came to give Mirek various honours and awards.
Pamella thanked the many people the couple had met over the years while living in Waikanae Beach.
"It has been a lovely experience living and working among the people here."
She intends to stay in touch and is working on a creative community project in the Te Horo area which is under wraps at the moment.
And she will continue her love of pottery.
Pamella's interest in pottery started when she studied fine arts at Hutt Valley High School which was tutored by James Coe who she described as "a brilliant man".
"He was part of that whole wonderful drive, started by Clarence Beeby and Gordon Tovey, who were nurturing art in schools and basically gave breath to the renaissance of New Zealand art and crafts.
"And the emphasis, I would say, on true teaching...developing the original mind."
She recalls one part of an exam where she had to make a sculpture.
"I hadn't made a sculpture before and was confronted by this big tub of wonderful ochre-coloured clay and had to form a sculpture from it.
"I just fell in love with the medium at that point."
