magnolia girl

my friend shannon has spent a year documenting
a magnolia garden...
a beautiful process, and now even more so in its result...
shannon's exhibition opens this saturday in maleny

written in clay....

my heart......

long overdue photos...

as is the case in life: days, weeks, and months pass all too quickly !
i have been meaning to post these images for the longest time,
so for those that have been waiting my apologies...
it has now been six months
since the launch of count me the stars

finally, i am sharing some photos of that very special night !
taken by my old school friend matthew,
the images remind me how lucky i am :
not only have a collection of my work published,
but also to have the love and support of the many people
who came along that night... (as well as those who did so from afar)

1 in the forecourt (under the stars) at the GoMA Brisbane
2 my hand signing a book
3 my dear friend lincoln, who graced the night
with the most beautiful of speeches... again, thankyou x

aqua vitae

this week sees the opening of the group show AQUA VITAE

that i am a part of with my friends of the umbrella collective

showing at kick arts in cairns,
we all created work in response to water...
i use clouds often in both my poetry and ceramics,
so for this show i expanded on ideas that i had already started -
and made a suite of cloud wall sculptures...

in the creation of this work it was the shadows and shapes in between
i found most surprising and ultimately rewarding...
(kind of like life really)

the show runs until august 30

a blossom in melbourne...

my dear friend erin had a stall this past weekend
at the life in style trade-fair...
i went down for the weekend with friends
kia and sarah as a bit of a cheer squad for erin,
do a bit of ordering for paper boat press,
and to have a couple of days away in wonderful melbourne too

for erin's full report on her adventures,
and all the other great brisbane gals that i caught up with too
(including the lovely jane, kylie, and tiel)
erin's post says it all...
it all looked so great erin, you are an inspiration!!!

a handful of stars...

so as to use every bit of rolled clay i can,
the other day these little stars appeared from the spaces in between...

as my studio helper ms jenny was moving them onto a board
her hands were covered in stars...
i treasure these moments of happenstance in a busy days work

christmas (for paper boat press) is here...

orders from my stockists around the country

(and overseas) have started flooding in...

every year i create a new bird design
& above is this years...

closer to christmas i will be sending a
mailing list email out letting you all know what stores
will have stock of my christmas work,
& also those stores that will have them
for purchase online.

join my mailing list here to keep up to date,
or keep an eye on these news pages
for i will post information here as well...

keep calm and carry on

the fabulous mel robson has an exhibition
of her beautiful and profound work
opening at jan manton art this weekend...
the exhibition runs until august 16th

mel is such an inspiring ceramic artist.
i am so lucky to have a lovely little collection
of her work within my home...
and even more lucky to call her a friend.

drop in to see the show if you get a chance,
knowing mel, and her dedication to her art -
you won't be disappointed !

in the studio

i've been cleaning out my studio...
a new shelf to store work arrived this week
(a birthday present from my ever-encouraging parents)
and my mum gave me this piece of peach blossom from her garden...

it is so important to me that my work space inspires me...
i am very blessed that the view from my
studio is so beautiful too:
i over look old buildings, a 19th century church,
and a rambling garden...

the vase is one i bought
when i was in japan earlier this year
from a local potter in the historic town of takayama

this studio holds so many things other than work

gifts from my mother's garden...
pieces from journeys and travels...
memories of stolen moments...

and today, these are the things i am grateful for

thank you...

thankyou to all those who made it along to
the winter show, it was such a lovely day...

kia, sarah, erin and myself are all grateful
for your support and enthusiasm for our work...

it was so nice to hang out on the weekend
(as erin has also said)
with some of the best friends you could ask for...

and it was great to catch up with some old customers
and to meet new collectors of my work as well...
thank you so much:
this exchange keeps me making, creating, and dreaming...

above are a few shots of our work
1: kia and my work
2. blossom creations (erin)
3. red felt flower (sarah)