Would that it had been four months holiday but alas no, life just rudely interrupted my blogging.
But I'm back now so first a catch up.
I feel an exciting change in the clay infused air in Melbourne town: a hint of tentative positivity in the industry perhaps or a re-ignited glimmer in the eye of my fellow world weary ceramicists.
It's taking a different form and 'moving with the times' but it would appear that interest in ceramics is on its way back. Classes are filling at a rapid pace at Northcote Pottery, events and opportunities are coming thick and fast and, from all accounts, sales of handmade ceramic objects seem to be pretty healthy too. God I hope it's not just because Patrick Swayze died and Ghost has been on TV.
It is good to be busy (I say, still in PJ's on a sunny Easter Monday) and that it has been. I have three lovely new retailers - Mac Pelican in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Southwood in Queens Parade, Nth Fitzroy and Coventry St, South Melbourne and then, of course, there is Potier.
But I'm back now so first a catch up.
I feel an exciting change in the clay infused air in Melbourne town: a hint of tentative positivity in the industry perhaps or a re-ignited glimmer in the eye of my fellow world weary ceramicists.
It's taking a different form and 'moving with the times' but it would appear that interest in ceramics is on its way back. Classes are filling at a rapid pace at Northcote Pottery, events and opportunities are coming thick and fast and, from all accounts, sales of handmade ceramic objects seem to be pretty healthy too. God I hope it's not just because Patrick Swayze died and Ghost has been on TV.
It is good to be busy (I say, still in PJ's on a sunny Easter Monday) and that it has been. I have three lovely new retailers - Mac Pelican in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Southwood in Queens Parade, Nth Fitzroy and Coventry St, South Melbourne and then, of course, there is Potier.
Now I don't mean to play favorites but a new Melbourne store entirely devoted to ceramic art does deserve an extra special mention.
Proprietor Judith Buckeridge has spent a number of years researching this project and is passionate about the work she has selected. She has a wonderful website which lists all the artists represented with an image or two of their work.It's well worth visiting online if you are unable to visit the store itself, which I intend to do this Wednesday 7 May, as it is an open day from 10 to 7 and I think there was some mention of champagne...
There's my work sitting in a bay next to Phil Elson's, bit chuffed about that!Potier is at 29 Mills St Albert Park and I really wish Judith all the best with this new venture.
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