About my work
My forms are usually large, wheel-thrown vessels and tableware that are altered and marked. On surfaces I use slips, oxides and layer glazes, or leave pieces raw for natural ash deposits to form.
Each piece is fired for over 100+ hours in my Anagama kiln, using an ancient technique of altering the kiln’s atmosphere, using fire, air and time to develop depth to the clay body surfaces.
When the kiln reaches temp, the wood ash drifts and melts onto the pots, forming a natural glaze with greenish tones, translucent, with depth and complexity. I prefer to use our local clay with its inclusions and personality, with subtle irregularities. Perfection doesn’t interest me.
About me
There is something almost human about an old pot, as though its form holds a soul or spirit. It’s not always a grand revelation but rather a subtle feeling, strong, wise, humble, or proud. When creating pieces, I want this same presence, a silent resonance.
My work is influenced by the clay history of my Maltese heritage, leaning towards forming amphora-like vessels that carry both function and ritual.
Other current clay pursuits include being president of North Coast Ceramics, and I also sit on the board of Ceramic Arts Queensland.
My clay life
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Makers Gallery - CLASH Exhibition
Northern Rivers Ceramics - ‘Endurance’ Exhibition
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Northern Rivers Ceramice ‘Hero’ Exhibition
Linden Postcard Show
Coraki Arts Classic
Newcastle Cup Show
Byron Writers Festival Sculpture installation.
‘Unique’ Gulgong 24
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Ocean Shores ‘Arts Classic’.
Elevator ARI Gallery - Ceramic Exhibition
‘Ingenuity’ Sculpture Exhibition - Mullumbimby Museum.
Byron Writers Festival - ‘Wild Imagination’ Sculpture Walk
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Ocean Shores ‘Arts Classic’
Eltham Gallery ‘Presence’ Exhibition
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Lismore Regional Art Gallery - ’21 Elements’ Exhibition
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TAFE Lismore - Graduate Exhibition - ‘Unearthed’
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