It is just wonderful to be back in the studio after nearly a year due to illness and recovery. So I am very excited about my new stains from US Pigments – strong bright colours that I have displayed well on these lovely little porcelain bowls.
Author: Ellen S Appleby
Playing with mark and colour
One of my interests is the “space” between the “art buyer” and the “artwork object”. Initially when a piece of art is purchased there is a connection, possibly a wisdom or a beauty – an aesthetic magic, a ‘wow’ factor, the feeling that this object is something special – I have to have it, I…
Small porcelain bowls
These gorgeous tiny silky southern ice porcelain bowls have been rolling out of my studio for a while now. They are slipcast from a little mould from China, and are very popular in my outlets around Noosa. They come packaged in recycled paper boxes, and make wonderful souvenirs, light and easy to slip in a…
Landscape vessels
Smoke on the Water was huge, a big effort, a huge success and completely exhausting. We did it – follow the FB page smokeonthewater2017 (still quite active) and http://www.smokeonthewater2017.com.au. So now I am lying low as I go through a healing journey for a sarcoma cancer in my thigh. New directions, vessels, strong shapes, and…
Cooloola printing in clay
Just returned from a very creative and productive workshop with the Cooloola potters. It was lots of fun, and they used transfer printings, photocopy resists prints, tetra PAC intaglio, laser decals, screen prints and Lino cut blocks. Yes, we were busy, and the results were worth it.
It’s all about Balance revisited
The original little Balancer from my exhibition “It’s all about balance” fell off her table. My friend was so distressed when she ended up in a squillion pieces on the floor that I made her another one. This one is a different colour and has higher fired glazes which I hope will make her stronger….
Words, materials and transformation
I love how my hands can transform materials it into new forms. Sometimes unexpected. My love affair with clay is still alive and well, and the journey has shown me colour and print. It has re-ignited an interest in chemistry as glaze investigations are now part of my life. The mystical alchemy and transformations in the…
