Silent vessel
Carved porcelain
H 28 x W 12 x D 12cm
Very happy to be part of the beautiful exhibition celebrating the bounty of spring. Curator Salvica Zivkovic invited ceramic artists from around Australia to make vases, she then collaborated with local florist, Mittagong Flower Merchant, pairing the work with the vibrant foliage, blossoms and flowers of spring. Before the show I took this image of early wattle in one of my vases.
Crevice
Porcelain, ceramic stains, ceramic crayons
H 19 x W 34 x D 21cm
This was a show that continues to reverberate - a show linking writing and making, a show borne out of Covid lockdowns. A group of artists isolated by lockdowns would meet up online early each weekday morning. Our task was to respond to a prompt and write as fast as we could, without thinking and without censure. It was a way of finding our way out of the greyness of Covid and ploughing ahead with our arts practices. Even though lockdowns are no longer, the innovator of this project, artist Amy Kennedy, recently revisited these sessions and they were still just as powerful. This work, Crevice, was made during Covid, it was about sand and rocks and the ocean and the beach - all places I couldn’t visit during lockdown.
I have a collection of new work in a summer show, “Great Outdoors”, at Brunswick St Gallery. The exhibition features artists whose work takes direct inspiration from the outdoors - in my case, these new vessels have evolved from memories of a favourite beach in the Otways. I have been drawn to exploring the softer light in the early morning when the tide is out.
Pink Morning Series, 5
Porcelain, ceramic stains, ceramic crayons
19 H x 18 W x 18 D cm
Pink Morning series
Porcelain, ceramic stains
H 25.5cm x W 18cm x D18cm
This porcelain vessel is part of a beautiful group exhibition “High Summer” @mrkitly
Gallerist Bree Claffee has drawn together a great collection of artists responding to, thinking about and revelling in what is summer. The show runs, like summer, through December and January.
This year I spent time exploring what it is that makes a good cup, investigating variations in form, size and surface. I looked at the intricacies of rims, handles, weight, firing temperatures and glazes. I then held a studio sale to see if there was any particular cup that people gravitated towards…but, perhaps not surprisingly, everyone was pretty individual in their choices.
Excited and happy that my solo show ‘Home Soil’ opens on Thursday at Shopfront 342 Gallery.
Around this time last year I was meant to be doing a residency deep in the forests of Japan. However, in 2020 Covid 19 upended my plans and instead I ended up doing my residency project back in my Coburg home studio throughout lockdown. This show is the result of that strange and focused time.
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Viewing by appointment, antony@dimasearchitects.com.au, Shopfront 342, 342 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy
Orange Violet grouping
porcelain, ceramic stains
I’m really pleased to be included in the Fishers Ghost Art award in Sydney this year with my porcelain vessel, Barkskin. The exhibition covers a range of mediums including painting, sculpture and photography. If you are in Sydney you can catch it at the Campbelltown Arts Centre until December 11.
Barkskin,
Porcelain, iron oxide slip,
Coil built and hand carved
H 26cm W 18cm
2020 has been a year like no other as countries around the world have gone into lockdown in an attempt to halt the spread of the Corona Virus. Garland Magazine has created an online exhibition, The Gift of Time, as a way of showcasing the work made across the globe during lockdown. Good things take time. Quality is often at odds with the urgent demands of a modern market. Now is a time to rediscover the beauty of slowness. I am very happy to be selected for this show - you can view the full exhibition at: https://garlandmag.com/loop/the-gift-of-time
“What have you been up to in lockdown” is an online collation, a mix tape of sorts, of works, projects, and meanderings by artists whose work Mr Kitly has represented over the years. Melbourne has been in extended lockdown since March due to corona and is currently under the strictest stay-at-home laws imposed since the crisis began…This series is a way to hear about what our Mr Kitly friends and artist community have been up to during lockdown…I miss seeing them all in person and being inspired by what they do - Bree Claffee, owner of Mr Kitly. I am pleased to be part of Bree’s ongoing project- see how Melbourne artists have weathered the lockdown at: https://mrkitly.com.au/blogs/what-have-you-been-up-to-in-lockdown
Porcelain vessels made during Melbourne lockdown 2020
Very happy that this show is still going ahead during these strange COVID 19 times when so many exhibitions have been postponed or cancelled due to lockdown restrictions. I am really pleased to be a finalist in this award with my work ‘The Distance Between’. The show is on at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville from 31 July - 20 September 2020.
In early March I flew to Japan to take up a residency at the renowned Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. I had envisaged spending the first half of 2020 researching and experimenting with colour development. I planned to take advantage of the extensive facilities and knowledgeable staff at Shigaraki as well as immerse myself in the forests that surround the centre. I was very excited about this opportunity to deepen my craft. This view is from my hotel room in Osaka - the streets were eerily quiet as Covid 19 had already begun to take hold in Japan. SCCP decided it was prudent to close the centre and I came home to Australia. Fingers crossed I will be back there next year.
Forest Ghost series 2018
Porcelain, ceramic pencil, internal clear glaze
H 28cm W 13cm D 13cm
Clay for Australia, 2020 is a global fundraising project to help those directly impacted by the horrific Australian bushfires this summer. Conceived by ceramic artist, Vipoo Srivilasa, over $30,000 has been raised so far.
I am donating this vessel to Wildlife Victoria. While my work has sold there are still many beautiful works on offer until January 31 - please visit https://www.facebook.com/ClayForAustralia
I am thrilled and delighted to be joining The Australian Ceramics Association Board as a director. For me, the Australian Ceramics Association has provided a really vital way to be part of the broader ceramics community through its newsletter, magazine, workshops, talks, triennales and open studios. . In each instance I have been enriched and challenged by new ways of thinking and making, forging new connections and expanding my horizons far beyond my studio. In my new role I look forward to supporting potters around the country and raising the profile of ceramics.
