One of my entries in the "60 Years in Clay" exhibition sold. It is wheel thrown using high fire porcelain, decorated with underglaze and scraffito design. The design depicts the Australian native vine, Eustrephus latifolius or Wombat Berry.
Anna's Ceramics by Anna Ryland
09 June 2022
02 April 2022
looking forward to being part of this exhibition at the end of the month..
I will be taking part in the Port Hacking Potters Group's 60th Anniversary exhibition at our local Gallery and Arts Centre.. mark your calendar and come along..
29 April to 10 May 2022
06 February 2022
Charity Fund Raiser and First firing for 2022
I started the year off taking part in the fund raiser for the islands of Tonga who have been hit by an Tsunami and an earthquake.. the clay community came together and raised $A17,589 for the small Pacific nation. My brooch sold but the ring is still available.
Then happily someone decided they needed more of my pigs so I had a good reason to get into my studio again..
Some reasonable results but disappointed in a couple of vases.. the glaze I used is a fickle one and this time it was not wanting to play.
Yesterday was time to clean bottoms and pig trotters.
05 January 2022
Goodbye 2021
Well, we survived another year of the pandemic.. here is hoping for a better year for the world in 2022.
I hope you and your families have got through with as little drama as possible and your good health intact.
We are having a rather wet summer which makes for a nice change after recent years of drought and bushfire. I am giving my studio a bit of a clean and sorting out my clay. Combining scraps and recycling and labelling the buckets so I have a better idea of what is there. Washing out the plastic clay bags ready for reuse. Almost done. Waiting for some scraps to dry out but it is a wet week so I can't quite complete the task yet. Once I'm done I'll then have to break that barrier of not wanting to spoil the clean and tidy look.
Here are some memories from 2021and my best wishes for you and your families in 2022.
The Australian Brooch Show had an interrupted showing but managed to proceed and happily my turtle and fish both sold.
A very successful Pop Up Shop with the Port Hacking Potters Group, held at the Cronulla School of Arts saw these all off to new homes. |
02 December 2021
PopUp in Cronulla
Looking to buy local?
Join me at the Cronulla School of Arts and see a range of styles and prices to suit all tastes.
I will have a range of bowls, vases, plates, jewellery and Christmas decorations for you to choose from.
07 November 2021
Headed for the Gallery shop
10 October 2021
not quite a match
In this image the illustration appears to be black, however it is in fact a dark green...
It is based on an Australian native plant which has edible fruit... will have to come back to you on which one...
Next time I will use a darker green underglaze for the border..
Wheel thrown using a mid firing porcelain - "Cool Ice".
05 September 2021
Keeping busy in lockdown
Here we are in September and still in lockdown here in Sydney and now the regional areas of the state are in lockdown too...
So to keep busy I have been putting some of my jewellery pieces together in the hope I will get to sell them.. maybe just before Christmas??
26 July 2021
One door closes
I was working towards an entry in the Port Hacking Potters National Competition but unfortunately it has been cancelled.. Due to Covid restrictions in Sydney the gallery has closed and with it unclear as to when it could reopen the decision was made to cancel. The committee couldn't risk pots from other states being left in limbo. It is possible the group will stage a members only show a bit later, so another door opens.
23 March 2021
Experimental Clay
I have been having some fun back at TAFE the last few Saturdays. I am undertaking a Master Class with Julie Bartholomew who truly is a Master of the unexpected.
https://www.instagram.com/juliebartholomewceramics/
She is a great teacher and I am hoping the short course will inspire me for an art work to enter in the Port Hacking Potters National Competition later this year...
One of the things we have been doing is dipping dry plant matter in porcelain slip and then firing them.. such interesting results.