Inspiring : Sas and Fez {ceramics}

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Moving between her tiny spare room that doubles as a studio and store room and the electric wheel set up in a corner of her lounge room {and thankful for a “long-suffering and extremely supportive husband who tends to turn a blind eye to my creative endeavours...

The crafted object : Quality ~ it’s in the details

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously said “God is in the details.” Quality is being purposeful and attentive to all those little things that many of us rush over, and is the reward for those of us who choose to heed we see.   {via RebeccaHannon.com}...

The crafted object : Sandra Bowkett {ceramic}

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Sandra Bowkett is one of those artists that the more you find out about them, the more in awe you are of them.     Sandra is a ceramicist living in pristine woodland near Tallarook in central Victoria with her partner, producing cups and bowls in porcelain...

The crafted object : Chris Taylor {ceramics}

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Looking at Chris Taylor’s multi-coloured vessels I am reminded of layers of wallpaper in an ancient house. Pattern on pattern over paint, in colours that are both rich and muted. And just like wallpaper, layers on layers bring with them ideas of process, and...

The crafted object : Susan Hanft ~ ceramics

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The simple shapes and hand drawn patterns of Susan Hanft’s ceramics tread an elegant line between amusing and serious. Like cartoon versions of themselves, their chunky contours are outlined and patterned with simple things – checks, dots, stripes and...