Detail of a porcelain tile with a hand drawn mud map by local artist Jenny Taylor of where she grew up in New Zealand - part of a larger collaborative work made during my residency at the @araluenartscentre #araluenartscentre #mapping #mudmap #porcelain #tile #creativeinresidence #collaboration #australianceramics #artsnt
When you know you probably need a day off but go into the studio anyway and drop your favourite mould on the ground and smash it to smithereens 🙄
Little sneak peak at some early outcomes of my residency with @araluenartscentre, this one in response to a painting in the collection by Queenie McKenzie, one of the first works I spent time with. Making new work is such a looooong slow process for me, with every slight shift in technique requiring so much testing and trialling so while the residency itself is almost over, it’s really just the beginning. Oh, And I’ve become addicted to handbuilding 😀#australianceramics #handbuilt #stoneware #slipcast #porcelain #queeniemckenzie #araluenartscentre #creativeinresidence #mapping #place
Painted sky and the promise of rain after a stiflingly hot day #alicesprings #centralaustralia #desertrain
Fired oval forms. Not quite finished yet though. One more firing to go. #australianceramics #handbuilt #earthenware and #porcelain #place #centralaustralia
Found local clay test fired to 1150. Beautiful rich browny red and only required a sieve to get out all the bits. Other than that pretty much usable straight from the ground! #foundclay #terracotta #place #mapping #australianceramics