about my work
My forms are usually large wheel-thrown vessels and tableware that are altered and marked. On the surfaces are slips, oxides and glazes, or pieces are raw to claim ash deposits.
Each piece is fired over 100+ hours in the Anagama kiln, altering the kiln’s atmosphere, using fire, air and time to develop depth to the clay body and applied surfaces.
During the firing, the wood ash drifts and melts onto the pots, forming a natural glaze with greenish tones, translucent, with a 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 currently sit on the board of Ceramic Arts Queensland.
clay life
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Makers Gallery - CLASH Exhibition
Northern Rivers Ceramics - ‘Endurance’ Exhibition
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Northern Rivers Ceramic ‘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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