KUDOS - Arc@COFA Annual Emerging Artists and Designer Award

My work has been selected as a finalist in an exhibition!

Opening Tuesday 12th October, 5 - 7.30pm

Kudos Gallery, 6 Napier Street, Paddington NSW

Exhibition continues to Saturday 23rd October 2010

Gallery Hours: Wed to Fri, 11am - 6pm; Sat, 11am - 4pm

Winners to be announced at the opening.

Come along and support young makers!

Honours year in progress...

It's been far too long since my last posting, times are very busy and hectic with all my available time focusing on my Honours year, apologies to all for the delay!

Bottles... to contain, to hold, to keep safe, a vestige of celebration.

Tangible reminders of the past.

 Construction and piecing together of fragments, shards of memory.

Studio photograph of bottles in progress.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

Above: Object Gallery
Photo: Sarah Brown

Above: St Margarets Square

Photo: Sarah Brown

Above: my ceramic seed-pod, saggar fired

Photo: Edited by Sarah Brown

Above: close up of seed-pod

Photo: Edited by Sarah Brown

Above: Voluptuous saw-dust fired figures from 2006

 Above: Ceramic telephone with parts of an old camera I found at Rozelle Markets

Above: Slab-built form with crazing

The Big Drink, Sculpture By The Sea 2009, Bondi to Bronte

A trip down memory lane with some old pieces of work from early uni days, some new and improved photographs of these pieces, some borrowed images courtesy of www.sarahbrownie.blogspot.com and some blue pics of the irresistible 'big drink' part of Sculpture by The Sea 2009, Bondi to Bronte.

The Great Unveiling

Tissue transfer

Jugs... black glaze not so successful here

Brooch with tissue transfer...I like this concept, it's simple and interesting

Tissue transfer pieces...I think I'm on to something here, I like what I see

Cute tea-cup, executed nicely if I do say so myself

Quirky salt and pepper shakers, one of my favourite sets :)

Brooches perhaps

Fleur inspired tea-pots... blue stain didn't go according to plan, alas, lesson learn't and many more to learn indeed!

Sugar pot and pourer - quite chuffed with this set

Pieces ready for bisque

The much awaited opening of the kiln door reveals all!

The day has finally come! I cracked the kiln door this morning to reveal all! All pieces made it through the glaze firing in one piece (pheeew!!!), not all have been successfully executed in the glaze process, alas, 'tis a lesson learn't... then there are some little beauties that are lovely to hold and are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. All in all a big learning curve as well as some interesting concepts and ideas that are something to think about for future works... I think I've stumbled accross something of substance here with the tissue transfers, we shall see where it takes me!
Happy Australia Day, working hard, listening to Triple J's hottest 100, enjoy!

Perth, pots and potters

Rachel, me and Fleur at King's Park Out-door cinema: Where the Wild things are
Amanda Shelsher piece...and I was lucky enough to meet her today, lovely-thank you Fleur!
My Fleur Schell inspired pieces in the making
This is what a potters kitchen contains...all hand made beauties, love it!
One of my favourite pieces in the making
My Fleur Schell inspired tea-pot

My goodness that timeless saying "time flies when you are having fun" is so fitting right now. I can't believe it's almost one week until I must leave this warm, welcoming and happy place! Working with Fleur has been such an amazing opportunity; the experience, knowledge and technical skills I have learn't are invaluable. Sunshine, cloudless blue skies, warm smiles, lots of swims and long days in the studio are all a young ceramic artist could want right now... need I say more. It's the simple things in life which bring joy and happiness :) I've managed to churn out quite a body of work over here, the luggage heading back east may not be so forgiving, but it's so worth it! The SODA girls are beautiful, thank you so much for making me feel like part of the family! I definately intend on another visit, hopefully in the not too distant future, bliss!

Pottering around in Western Australia

Fishing Boat Harbour

Vintage telephone

Pourer perhaps

Chilli Charlie

One of the beach-inspired pieces

One of the many beautiful beaches on the beach-crawl up the coast of W.A

Studio space at SODA

Day five on the western side of Aus at SODA studios, North Fremantle, where I am staying with one of my favourite ceramic artists Fleur Schell... inspiration comming in bits and pieces, the soloist needs something of substance to grab and take hold! I've been pottering around more or less the past couple of days, having a play with no real project in mind, throwing, hand-building and experimenting with textures that I collected on my beach-crawl up the West coast. Tomorrow brings a new day, a new week and a new outlook, stay tuned.

'Little Red' 2009

Little Red 2009 is the latest in the 'boot series' which is part of Breathing Colours Christmas exhibition. The opening was a great success with many a Christmas cheer! The gallery was filled with both functional and non-functional pieces, from sculpture to jewellery to wall art, it was full of bright, bold colour as far as the eye could see. This may well be the last of the boot series, time for a step in another direction - study and working in a studio again, rather than my bedroom floor! That will make the landlord happy. We shall see what my honours year conjures up in March 2010. And in the mean time... January 2010, will be spent in Western Australia doing a ceramic residency at SODA studios, Fremantle. I'm looking forward to fresh ideas, new knowledge and a renewed ceramic vision. January will be a welcome coastal change from the NSW side of life- stay tuned for updates on this stay. Have a happy and healthy 2010!