Harlinah Teoh

What led you to reconnect with ceramics in 2019?At the end of 2018 I was raising teenagers, working long hours in a demanding job, and studying a…


Fiona Hiscock

Are all the native Australian birds on flora that is specific to the bird’s habitat?Yes, I am really particular about composing the painting so…


Frances Priest

Discuss the importance of detail in your work I have always been drawn to intricate things, providing a place for concentration focus and respite……


Tina Vlassopulos

When did you decide to do one-off built pieces?  I studied ceramics in the 70s when an interest in sculptural ceramics was just beginning to grow but…


Julie Nelson

Can you discuss the importance of symbolism in your work? Symbols allow us to communicate without the barrier of language. They might mean different…


Pippin Drysdale

Pippin Drysdale is an award-winning ceramic artist based in Perth who is renowned internationally for her large, intricate works inspired by the…


Björk Haraldsdóttir

How has your architectural training influenced your ceramic work? My background in Architecture is naturally a strong influence on my work. Training…


Nicholas Lees

You have said, “I am intrigued in exploring the boundaries between shadows and light.” Discuss in relations to your current work. My current body of…


Kate Schuricht

On completion of your Three Dimensional Design degree you participated in a ceramic residency in Japan. How did your time in Japan influence and…


Sally Cleary

What lead you to Paris? I married a French man in 2014 and moved to Paris. It was unexpected but life changing. How has your Australian background…


Pamela Sunday

What, lead you to leap into ceramics full time? I entered the world of ceramic serendipitously.  A group of friends were searching for creative ways…


Jo Davies

How does and English potter get a Solo exhibition in Shanghai? Last year I spent a few weeks in China teaching at Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute and…


Cathy Franzi

Can you discuss how the Nelson Nichols Scholarship has affected your art practice? I received this award in my first year of a Master of Visual Arts…


Antonia Salmon

Can we discuss the interesting past you have and how it has led and developed into the work you do today?  Labarinth Pattern Axe Head Both my…


Chris Chun, Painter- Plus

Explain how you have your feet in both countries, Thailand and Australia? My husband and I have been based here in Chiang Mai since 2010. Originally,…


Reiko Miyagi

East meets West and Reiko Miyagi produces new ceramics Zoneone Arts brings Reiko Miyagi to you…   Can you explain about your pottery training and…


Neville French

Sumptuous-lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, lush, lavishly… These words only begin to introduce you to Neville French’s……


Helen Earl

You currently are currently exhibiting work as part of The North Head Project curated by Katherine Roberts at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. Can you…


Mary Fox

You comment that your work is ‘original art work to inspire functional wares to enhance your eating experience’, enhance on this comment. To me,…


Claire Molloy

You combine two techniques in your pottery, horsehair and saggar firing.  Can you take one piece and explain both the combinations and techniques? I…


Matthew Chambers

When did you first begin to add layers to your work? The layering technique I use now began just after I left college in 2004. I have been way more…


Alberto Bustos

 You started your artistic career as a painter, why did you feel the need to work in 3D? When I was young I was interested all the artistic…


Mark Noble

John Constable understood Turners vision as golden visions, glorious and beautiful.  Can you discuss your own feeling related to the visions around…


Amy Cooper

Expand on how you decided to return to University with the primary goal to set up your own business and how this unfolded? I had done years of…


Nicole Aquillano

What lead you to leave your former career and take up a full time career in ceramics? I realized that life was too short to not love what I do…


Jo Davies

You began your art education at Cardiff School of Art and Design in 1999 by 2002 you had specialized in ceramics what made you take up ceramic above…


Tiffany Scull

Discuss your work in relation to Art Nouveau movement? I feel a strong connection visually to Art Nouveau in relation to the way I use the natural…


Lynne Meade

Before we discuss all the changes in your work can we take a quick look at the past?You did your art training majoring in ceramics, when did you…


Antoinette Badenhorst

You did your training in South Africa. Was this very different from the training available in the USA? I did a few workshops in the US, but taught…


Elisa Confortini

Discuss your ceramic technique What is it about clay that give you such pleasure in the creating? What types of clay do you use?Where do you source…


Athena Jahantigh

Poetic Gazelles - series Can you discuss the way you have been able to use simple gestures of the gazelles, to give different characters to these…


Sandra Black

While writing this conversation you will be in China at a residency. Can you explain how this came to be and what you are learning now? I am…


Emily-Kriste Wilcox

One major emphasis in your work is your subtle colour and design. Can you expand on this? Painting plays an important role in my process and I make…


Kala Stein

Kala, when did your first come upon the idea of using double and multiple units? It came directly out of the process of slip casting and mould…


John Wheeldon

Can you expand on several aspects of your ceramic work and how you use these techniques? Copper Matt During the 1980’s I had developed a way of…


Regina Heinz

You have done many residencies in the UK and beyond. Can you expand on the importance of them to you work? Residencies are a great opportunity to…


Katharine Morling

You see each of your pieces as being “embedded with stories” - can you take this further? For me, the starting point for each piece is entirely…


Debra Oliva

You have a background in the arts but did not turn to clay until 1988, can you explain how this came about? I was a child the first time I saw…


Maiju Altpere-Woodhead

You have only been doing ceramics since 1993, what made you follow this medium? I was born and grew up in Tallinn, Estonia, during the soviet…


Mollie Bosworth

You use laser prints and imagery can you expand on how you use this on your ceramics? I develop my images using Photoshop and print them onto…


Jane Annois

How would you describe your own pottery style? I work in two styles: in raku, originally a Japanese firing technique but adapted to modern equipment…