Over the last two years I made the shift from hobbyist to artist.  I left my career of 30 years, completed a Diploma of Ceramics at Hornsby TAFE NSW, and settled into a life with clay. It has been a time of transition and learning, diving into a completely different way of life, and finding a rhythm with my studio practice.

 

I am predominantly a hand builder and figurative sculptor using a range of techniques such as slab and coil building.  I make plaster moulds creating press moulds for my works so I can explore replication and variation.  I make my own slips and glazes to finish my work up to Mid-fire temperature of 1200oC.   I enjoy working with a variety of clays and exploring clay and glaze waste combinations through my ReClaym process.  I am an experimental style artist, I love learning and developing new techniques, that I can apply to both sculptural and functional ceramics.

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As I continue to learn and grow as a sculptor and ceramicist, the Clay Effect brings together all the elements of my journey, my passion and vision of my life as an Artist.